The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-18

hear all about 1t, my dear said her hus-
! band. But you know I'm a little du-
bious about your bargains. Your swans
f 50 often turn out 20 he geese We'll
then, it's an offer BY a woman (physician)
I to give free medical advice by letter. and
! it says it's better 10 write 10 a woman
I because man can't understand a woman,
( uSt because ne's a man, and II says. too.
/ that it's just revolving 20 go 10 q man
j physician anyhow" And Mrs. Lovegood
/ stopped because she was out OF breath.
Il bet YOU >" said her husband, ''thAl the
/ advertisement don't say SHE'S a woman
{ physician Why. yes it does said MS
wife. as she looked at The advertise ment
again. wei, no. I guess it doesn't say
( she's physician, but it means me same
thing for it says that IL is a woman
whose experience in treating woman's
DISEASES, is greater than that of any liv-
ing physician, male or female Mr..
LOvegood cshuckied and said. That's what
I love about you, my dear You are 80
ready TO believe without question when
there's a bargain in view II you were
little fish. I'd eaten YOU every time
with a rubber worm if 1 put a bargain
sign above the hook"
on, do be serious for once" cried Mrs.
Lovegood. Then. TO be serious he re-
piled, "this woman doesn't claim to be a
{ physician She would claim TO be ply
stefan if she coBld. because. she is trying
70 convey the impression in every other
way than BIZ a direct claim that she is a
physician. she is not therefore a physi-
clan and can never have practiced medi-
cine, yet not being physician. and there
fore never having practiced medicine,
she claims 10 have had experience
in treating wosnan's diseases. greater than
any living physician Now the question
is. since she never practkced medicine.
where did she get that experienceg'
We'll that is So" Mrs. Lovegood some
what reluctantly admitted. 'T5ut then she
IS a woman" "Pm not 50 sure about
that even" said her husband. at looks
10 me as II some man was working the
women with the bearded lady act
Bearded lady acti Do you mean 20 say
that they have dime museum freaks for
doctors? Why Won must be foolish. or
else amazingly prejudiced." cried his wife.
''You are too literal, my dear" said Mr..
Lrovegood. "what ! mean by the bard
ed lady act is that some man is posing
as a woman, writing over a woman's
signature or Using a woman as a stalk
ing morse, assuming a woman's charac-
ter to mislead. The bearded lady OF the
show is always a freak and generally a
fraud The point in this advertisement
we are discussing is that you are asked
20 'write TO a woman. the Implication
being that the woman IS competent %
give and viii give you qualified and val
liable medical advice. But IL Isn't spec
flied that rsle woman Is a physician
there's no infractioa Of the law. The
probabilities are that there isn't a quail
fed doctor around the place. and the
whole so-caned medical correspondence
= done 10y a lot Of girl clerks
on Mrs. Iovegood interjectet. mats
what it means then when they say that
only women see the correspondence.
Exactly. my dear" continued her hus-
hand" and suppose the woman IN the ad-
vertiSe1nent Is real woman and not the
bearded lady there's your dressrnaker.
VINO i also a woman, not TO speak II
Mrs Flanagan. the cook mother. who
IS a really excellent woman. II a wo-
mans not a doctor then one woman's as
good as another and it's fooilsh going 20
the sympathy which friends a. acme can
better supply. And as Tor man not IN
Outstanding wonan's diseases because
hes a man thar Is The cheapest sort ~
clap-trap. Who have done the dcctorilg
IN the psSt Two thousand years? The
men. Where must the modern woman
physician 20 for her knowledge To
schools taught by men and books written
by men. II this woman. VINO claims men
done understand woman's diseases. should
ever take 20 the study y uedsciHe. sre'd
nave % be taught everything so kna7P
b. the meu VINO dent know anything
according ID her opinion The proaie1n
j.. .ow a man who ion't know anything
about wsunsns diseases can teach = w0-
man % know everything about them. I
give &, up"
Then you wouldn't write said Mrs.
Lovsgood. doubtfully.
Write, What for@~ said ae- husband
Write % a woman? WHAT'S the Use ~
writing 20 a woman II you want - write.
write % a doctor. The first question r
Sickness = not . question q Sax bgr "a
question OF medical ability and qlaEaca- {
lions There's 10 sex il medicine snyhox. (
Il you want TO write whg not VIE u 4
man % medical standing. q specialist Ike
Dr. p =. Pierce Of BuEa.o. y y Yal
knew he's q regularly graduated doctor. +
You know has q good nee and az 1he head
% a great medical iuzritutloa. Taa krozr
he's had thirty years experience and l-as.
Eith IRE AID % hiz scan q n=azy a scors (
% skilled specialists treated mere than
ha8 = million women. Mo freely c9cages
e. THE Integrity - 1be nsaE ard the -ki -
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ia ne world. ara - = 81 ths had 3. ere
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