The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-12
SURGEONS.
EVERY LARGE RAILROAD NOW LAS
ITS CORPS OF DOCTORS.


rhey Are Very Useful In Defeating Fraud;
uient Ciaims-UnscrupuIous Lawyers and
Doctors Try to work" the Companies.
This Is the Railway side.
Doubtless every one knows something
Of the business of the eye doctor, the
horse doctor and divers others to whom
the medical title is applied; but, with
the exception of the unfortunate individ-
nails who have come into contact with
the gentleman, few people know any
thing about the routine duties of the
railway doctor. 1t would be false rea
soning to suppose that, because an eye
doctor treats the orbs of vision and
horse doctor prescribes for horses, the
business of railway surgeon is to re-
pair railways. 1t might DO said that
in general the disciple of Galen and
Hippocrates knows as much about rail
roads as the ordinary railway man
knows about the art of Esculapius.
Actuated by principles of philan-
thropy and business Ga cynical outsider
would in all probability reverse the or
der, nearly all the large railways in
this country have instituted what is
known as ''relief corps" Prominent
members of this corps have formed an
association known as the National As.
ISOLATION of Railway Surgeons.
The greater part Of the railway sur
geon's time is taken up in attending TO
accidents in the yards. The men who
sustain these injuries are, in majority
of cases, the switchmen. A New York
gentleman who has been connected with
several railroads said: You can always
tell switchman by one of two things
"a bruised thumb and grievance. If
he hasn't just come out of an accident,
he is just getting ready to strike.
Whereas there are numerous cases of
passengers being seriously hurt, the vast
majority of the claims made upon the
railroads for injuries are fraudulent
Half of these claims would never be
heard of if there did not exist a class oi
lawyers who just watch the papers fol
news of railroad accident and pounce
upon the injured with alacrity. Allied
with them is different class of rail
way surgeons" that cost the companies
a great deal, but who are paid indirect
ly. If they find man who has slight
confusion, they prove to him, and TO a
Jury sometimes, that he is suffering
from q severe conclusion of the spine.
Their fine work is in what are known
. as spinal injuries. If train of passen.
: gers happens to be slightly jostled near.
ly every one aboard, with the aid OF
these doctors, may develop case Of
, spinal disease. If man insists he ha,
shooting pains" in the back, no one
can say him nay, and in absence OF
proof that he has not jury will natu
rally give him damages The railway
surgeons" referred TO have no associa.
ton that is known, hut they know theii
business from alpha to omega. They
instruct their pupils as to all the symp-
toms of the disease they are supposed &c
have, and in learned terms amaze the
ordinary country jury.
On roads like the Pennsylvania and
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
there are regular surgeons at stated
points, and as soon as an accident oc
ours they are Immediately sent for. They
have the power of calling such extra
help as they deem necessary.
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