The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-29

tho doctor must have of his profession FROM
| that required by the exiStncics or an.
other? Did you ever contrast for even a
moment the demands YOU make on him
with what you ask at the hands OF others?
| am afraid net Indeed, it Is almos
| natural that you should not. unless yot
| have given the matter careful thought.
| The minister selects his topic for .
aermnn. He studies the text In the oriri-
| nal. looks UP the meaning OF every word
! and phrase in the Greek Latin and He
| brew lcxicons: fnds the opinions Of all
| the commentators; investigates the ques-
| lions involved In the light OF history, both
sacred aud profanc In fact, calls - his aid
| everything said and written in ancient,
medieval and modern times in Biblical
| literature, history, music. poetry and art.
Small wonder is II that the result is Il
| masterpiece In pulpit oratory that moves
the devout TO tears and sinners to repent
ancc. He has done but his simple duty In
calling upon all the resources at his COM
mand and bringing them to bear on the
end to be accomplished.
You submit TO your most eriditc coun-
selor a, law legal proposition and he
tells you 10 call again for an opinion.
He forthwith retres to his "inner cham
ber', ana begins to consult authorities and
hunt up court decisions and National,
state and municipal. commercial and cor
poration law. Until on your return he
reads to you typewriter opinion that
is gem OF classical thought and n per-
feet monument OF lck | lore. Even the
most worthy and learned judge on the
bench takes case under alvsoment,
am told, when involving particularly in
tricate points OF law.
This is right and proper. and certainly
worthy Of ali commentator. 1t Is not
that we object to this course on the part
..I tha ,ltttss g.,. 10. Ia.
do claim that ii the doctor shows, ii may
be a little hesitancy or n little less faniil-
tority at the moment With n peculiar phase
of disease, than they do with the difficult
problems presented 10 Them IL does not
necessarily convict him of want of abill-
", Industry aud Integrity. No human
being could desire anything with a keener
anxiety than the doctor longs for the op-
portunity 10 study his text, to look IN his
case, to consult authorities and precedent5
before giving an opinion or insttu,ing
treatment. Hut no, the angel of death Is
passing his way and viii not stay his re-
morso!ess hand while the doctor studies
The map OF his itnery aud spocuIatcs on
the stops he VIII make.
oar friends. the lawyers, sometimes try
10 twit even a good, honest, we'll informed
doctor because he can not answer offhand
and definitely every question that their
ingenuity has enabled them to devise about
n case in court of which the doctor never
heard before. II is just possible that some
of them do This and ,hcn % outaide ,rJ
maize diena,',,t,, ~ ~ ~ ~
az TO tho character and attainments OF the
decor Under such circumstances. Shams
on such generosity!
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I,',,, 80 ,.,s ~ ''n 'nins lhat .ue
bns h,', Ia ~. . H." w yenps wa.
frs,n, ~ 49, 49, W ,a'Vn on 'ne SupJuc1
W., -" VIZ uaSe y, ualpu VI lhs Bou" hour.
fo',, a' aP' n,'u.l suon NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. W
,"' s, ~. We ho0' IN n,uA'"s up uls
,,,,,, me- . w :, - ~ mo,e VIZ w.,
h",''"" .,a"'e u,Nine )" an its solni,oslto
piuNee' put WIN 'hat otms, prlnetp'e q.
our existence whieh we eau we, 'ha' pit'
Va 10 "n'uI "n''n wy l"gti"'S nun
ii u.en no'e 10 learn so iltte' mat un-
KhoWn ana. was ABOUT TO say, uhihow-
aD,e part OF US u me science OF hneuicln"
were matter OF aiVihe reVeiation IKE re.
iision, or OF custom, USAGE ana precedent
IKE the iawi or IL IL were SUBSCRIPTIONS oi
ma'hematiral delnonstfation IKE astroh-
omy' or II there did not enter into It's cal
culations and dominate al Its conclusions
Inns same suptlle' intahg'oie' ethereni torce
that we call hfe-ever present, yet forever
evadng the touch of the most ski!iful
hend, never entering the VISUAL circle OF
the kecnest eye, nor making a sound audit
BILE 10 the acutest ear-then the doctor, II
as well prepared rs he ought 10 he, should
always give n caiesoflchi answer u all
questions pfopnunded to MN
He would then be able to tell for IN
stance. Just why, when two persons are |
exposed TO the same contaglon of smnll- |
poN, ono has light case and is soon well |
while the other has severe case and dies |
IN few DAYS II does MOI explain to say |
That one has less vitality to resist disease
han the other. Sec the lilies, how they
grow" Wien YOU tell me In just so many |
words what the life principle Is that makes
hem grow, by the same token ! viii tell |
You what 1t Is That enables one TO resist
disease ana without which another sue
'umhs 10 II,
When that milIernial day Of human
knowledge comes tie doctors Of our he
owed Southland ran tell you With un-
ailing precision where and at what hour
he pesttlential scourge OF yellow fever
viii visit our coast States when that de-
ightful day shall dawn our own Texas
ioetors Will know Yellow Jack when they
SEQ him and vii, not have to be iutro-
luoed
But did not intend TO jest--so much In
he hone that I may help yoa never to
orget that all questions OF human health
md life luvnlvp nrturtntes that aro a ,,.r.