Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-13
PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE.
Refused to Ne Scciablc while Attending
rs Family Physician.


rs Family Physician.
I'm my expNriencc, " said we'll known
doctor, Il havo met with many curious OK
amplcS OF distorted idcas of what profos.
sional etiquette should he, but tho most
marked caSr VI any Is to be found In u
Philadelphia doctor Of high standing. Tie
poSscSS,s considerable skin, and this, along
with many uanneriSms and aifectat,ons
with u startling niccty of dress, always In
tho latest fashion, has made this physician
the pot Of tho world of fashion, who are
willing 10 pay eNorhitant fees for indulg.
ing IN n social fad. They all like him be-
CAUSE he Is So ditfercnt,
"Vhe doctor Is u gr,,at stickler ON tho
ethics OF medical practice and considers
his methods the only proper ones for u
physician to follow, He refrainS when Wis.
iting u patient from saying anything to
amy person IN tho house, aside from asking
for Information concerning the case In
hand, hut most polite Good day when
arriving and leaving, lie believes that tho
doctor should he apart from the man; SO,
in we'll defined maunor, he conducts
dual hte--nr, Blank ~ tho physician and
DIR, Blank rs tho Social man,
"Nou can Imagine how this cool profcs-
sioual manucr seems In tho homes VI his
friends, yet no matter how closely he may
hr connected when called In professional
ly' he ALWAYS maintains his attitudr
know of ono case in which he was called
in Ivy u college chum to attend his wife.
Tho two had been tho warmrst sort OF
friends in college, having rromcd together
and graduated IN the saun class, But, rs
such things ~ IN this world, they had not
secn much vt each other IN Etc years,
their business keeping them apart and
kind fortune having favored tho mans
homo with health, So there was no need OF
u physician, But he called his friend In
WHEN he urcdcd him, At the door he met
him With u cordial grCoting and hearty
haudNhako, only to have n cold GOOD morn
ing and an indttiownt grasp of tho hand
In return
"Tho man, thinking tho doctor must
have some cause for his apparently cool,
indifferent manner, said no more, hut con.
ductcd him TO his wiIc's room, whcr he
answered all the questions put to him by
tho physician, AS he was going down
stairs he stopped IN tho library, and taking
up drcantor said, ALLOW me- Ia give you
glass Of shorty, docturY This tho doc
tor refused and proceeded ON his way
down stairs, and with u Good day went
cut uf the door,
"1ho gcntlcman was nonplusod by his
strange actions, Tho friend OF his college
days So changcdl His medla,ions wore
interrupted Ivy the ringing of the boil, and
on going to tho head of tho stairs ho found
II WINS the doctor returned, But 1t was not
tho dootor, II was tho man, The return.
ed doctor did not walt for his trlcnd to
como down and greet him, but rushed up
the stairs, and taking his hand was most
cordial, This puzzled tho gentleman morn
than over, and he began To think his friend
had really Como insane, hut his college
ohum dragged him into tho library, where,
without waiting Cor nm invitation from
his host, he took up the docantor and pour.
cd out two glasses of wine, Then, SOLICIT.
ing nm easy chair, ho sat down, with tho
remark, Well, John, this IL like tho good
old days gone by
"Thon tho doctor plicd all sorts af qncs.
tlons To tho astonishod man, who was so
amazed That everything seemed iumblod to
him. Finally ho recovered himself to ask
| him tho monning of his actions upon his
| first visit, Tho doctor explained how rig
idly he adhered to n limo of ethics IN mod
ioal practice, and how ho never presumed
TINT u professional call was intended TO DO
social visit.
Now, ho went on, ! finished my pro.
fossional eall, went outside and waited
awhile; thon mnde my socinl call for
was anxious to SEQ and talk with you,
John | mover allow any Of my patients
To sny oyorstopped tho line Of profession
alism oven ono iota My lifo as u doctor
and my lifc ns n man aro two different
things altogether and ! keep them apart
| from each other, NJ thnt thcy are perfect
strangers, II may soom strange, but II IL
IN idoa have. "--Pittsburg Dispatch