The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-09

pronounced incurable- Your ho-,. =.
sicians do not claim 20 possess a. my
OF medical knowledge. a fact uhIob A -
prove BY the hundreds OF ueor.T- ttl-1y
they annually induce TO visit ms ~, r.i tla
specialist in New York. Philadelu-is 90. -
even Atlanta, Ga The medical n-ofs.-1-
is not different from any other 81 80
men become more proficient in thef- 80 ,i.7
les than others and rapidly advarc- 49,
some. like billiards Hnga- "--s
the rear Of the procession. Tben ag,5.i
nothing affords a physician tbe So So
chance for study and advanceu7er- -
large and varied practice. This NJ 80 ~ q
and we do not exaggerate in the slIgb-ss.
degree when We assert that ,E-a 60
more more, patients and treat more cOmpii-
any four physicians in Savannah --4
WHY SEND THEM AWAY
Your local physicians know their NJ
ness, and publish it by the numbers ~ -,
tients sent away from home for yras--
ment Still at the same time rhav -
down any specialist who visits your civ
but who does not conform to the am
quated and Old-fogyfied rules of t1eir M
tective association. They patropiza -
vertised specialists in all parts of ~
country, but rebel against one who an
nounces his coming into their own town
through and advertising medium
The doctor then escorted the renorta-
through the institute, explaining the usa
OF the many instruments. the operating
nnH
are used in delicate operations perform
on the eye and numbers OF Others thar ~.
News man could not keep track of.
What college are you a graduate of7,
IN reply TO that question DR. A bho ps,-.
a sweeping swing Of his hand around ~
room attracting to the attention of tba re
porter the only Communications adornino
the walls, which consisted of dfDlonnsS
from several college, all bearing stan1Ds
and seals in profusion, and which fbo
news hunter had neither time or incllna.
ton to decipher.
Has the science Of medicine pairaa
much Roadway in the past few vears9''
The advancement of the medical nro-
fesSion IN the last twenty years has bean
phenomenal said DIR. Abbo saDd ranx-
diseases that prior to that time were con.
sldere9 incurable are being successfully
treated to-day. Edison, Pasteur. Koch ana
other eminent medical scientists have made
rapid strides and startling DISCOVERIES
which by the way, are always advertised
remedies and feel their own smallness
Another form of practitioners that are en-
Wed and cried down by the caIomel and
jalap party are the physicians who do
not spend lifetime in some little town,
but visit the larger cities constantly in
search OF difficult cases, and consequently
acquire the knowledge to treat diseases
that are never even seen by your local
.physlclans. We have been very much
grained with our reception in this cit,
by the people. We have had among our
patients members of some of the very best
families. They have been satisfied with
our treatment of their cases, and we have
as a consequence built up quite a nice
family practice"
Do you intend to remain in Savannah
much longer?"
why, We are just getting settled and
as we like Savannah very well we expect
to respond to an invitation of some of orr
friends to eat our Christmas dinner with
them and we are open for an invitation
to spend next summer at Tybee at the
expense of some other good friend"
DO you intend to continue advertising
If you remain?' hesitatingly asked the re-.
porter.
Why. shouldn't we advertise? Is tbere
any thing wrong in letting the public
know what you are doing, especially If II
is nothing to be ashamed Of The churches
advertise, the business man advertises. In
fact, all men Of advanced ideas use the
press as medium of business publicity.
and why should the medical profession
which is supposed to be in the foremost
rank Of advancement remain in the old
ruts that were dug for them a hundred
years ago. Yes, we expect to advertise
and long before we leave savannah r.
see some of the old-timers using the adyer
Using column of the daily papers and
curing their patients at home instead of
sending them to New York"
The ringing OF an electrict bell at inter
walls or scarcely a minute apart and
which announced the arrival of a new
visitor compelled the reporter to cut his
interview and content himself with what
he had Cleaned to give his readers at least
little information of the Abbo Institute.
and Its wonderful little doctor.