The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-09

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saerstand woman, just because he's a
| man. and 1t says too taat it's Just revolt
| .ng. TO 20 10 man physician anyhow"
/ And Mrs. l.ovegood stopped because she
was out OF breauh.
II bet you,'' said her husband. that the
| advertisement don't say she's q woman
! physician why. yes 1t does" said his
Wife. as she looked at the advertisement
| again. We'll, no, L guess 1t doesn't say
! sizes a Physician, but II means the same
! thing For IL says THAT 1T is a woman whose
expe ience In treating woman's diseases
| is speater than that OF any living physi
CLAN, male or female . Mr.. Lovcgood
ch'icslel ar5 said. That's what l love
! about you, my dear. You are SO ready TO
I beleYa without question when there's a
bargain IN view. II y5u were little fish,
| I'd catch you every time with, a rubber
worm II | put d bargain sign above tho
J hook"
oh! do be serious for once" cried Mrs.
| Ipyegocd. Then. to be serious" he re-
| piled, "this woman doe:nt claim 10 be u
physician. She would claim TO be d ;,hy-
sic.an IL she could. because she is trying
| TO convey the impression in every other
way than by a direct claim that she IS
physician. She is not therefore IL physi-
4 clan and can never have practisad medi
| cine. YET not being II phys clan, and there
| fore never having practiesd medicine, she
claims to have had experience in lrcatsng
| womans diseases, greater than amy Hvirt;
/ physac4an Now die question IS, since she
newer practiced medicine. where did she
got that eXperence?"
well. that is So" Mrs. Lovegood some
what Reluctantly admitted, "but then she
/ is woman" Pm not so sure about that
even" said her husband. 1T looks to me
rs II some man was working the women
| with THE bearded lady act"
90 Reardel la ortt I)l
J d;at they have dime museum freaks for
/ doctors? Why you must be fool sh, or eise
amazingly prejudred," cried his wife.
You are too literal. my dear" said Mr..
Lovegood. What mean by the bearded
lady act is that some man is posing as
woman. writing ever a woman's signaturs
or using woman as stalking horse, as
Stunning a woman's character to mislead.
The bearded lasy' of the show Is always
Il freak and generally fraud The point
in this advertisement we are discussing ~
that you are asked to write TO n woman
The implication being that the woman IL
competent to give and VIII give you quail
tb;d and valuable medical advice. but ne
III isn't specified that the woman Is a
physician there's no infraction of tho law
The probabilities are that there ism :
qualified doctor around the place, and the
whole so-called medical correspondence.
is done by lot OF girl clerks
"Oh!'' Mrs. Lovego1d Nnterjected, "that's
only women see the correspondence. y
Exactly, my dear" continued her ht,s-
band, "and suppose the woman in the al
vertisement Is a real woman and not the
'beaI'!hd lady, there's yoair dressInaker
who Is also a woman. not to speak of Mrs.
Flanagan the cooks mother, who Is
realty excellent woman. II a woman no.
doctor then ono woinans as good as RI
other and IT'S FOOLISH going to stranger
hundreds of miles distant for the syni-
,..t,f .e, feta 1u a1tt lao
supply. And as for a man not understand.
ing woman's diseases because he's man.
that is the cheapest sort OF claptrap. Who
have done the factoring In the past two
Thousand years? The pisn. Where must
the nicdern woman physician 20 In her
knowledge? TO schools Taught by men and
books written by men. IL this woman, who
clams men DON'T understand w0rian's dis
cases should ever take to the study OF
medicine saha'd have to be taught every
ng she knew by the neu who don't know
anything according to her opinion. The
problem Is, how A man who don't know
anything abrtit wornans diseases can teach
n woman To know everything about them.
give 1t up.'
Then YOU wouldn't wrlte,' said Mrs
Loyegiaod loubiully
write. iwilSat for?" said her husband
Write 10 a woman? What's the use nt
writing TO Il woman? II you want to write.
write 10 doctor. The first question IN
sickness Is not question OF sex but 1
oueslttcn OF medical ability and aualIiIca-
flons. There's no sex IN medicine any
how III yru want TO write why moi write
10 n man OF medical standing. specialist
iiko pr X. v. Pieace. OF Buffalo, n. Y.
you know he's a regularly graduated doc
tor. You know he's a good one and Ut
the head CT crest medical institution.
Ycu know he's haii thirty years exper.
cnce. and has wadr the aid of his staff OF
nearly 4 score Of sklled specialists treat
ed more than MALT mllscn .wcinen. who
freely ,onflded In tho integrity Of the mau
ana the skill or the physician. President
GARFIELD onca said az DR.. Pierce, he is
one az the best men in the world. and he Is
M tine ,hleld cf one 81 the beiS medical M
st!tutons In the world. Taerss nothing
new about this free consultation by letter..
my dear II has been a feature Of DR.
Plcrce's practice for years, In fact. for
mere than e quarter OF century. WITT
10 him. because You'll geo the best aivicq
and no striug Ted g II. 50 10 speak,
But" querled MIS-. Loye2oad, do Jon
think oven th9uah pr. Pierce Is . qualified
physician. and ranks 50 hssA AS 4 spe-
c.alist ne can trcat discase by eorrs.
srondenccg"
II d'sn't see WHY not.'' answered Mi.
Isveaood. Medical science . wheeling
into linz with everything else. AMI drop
ping the hcais rocus OF the midlie ages.
The divinity thar hedged In the priest
aud physician = thing OF tine past 4
msn Is taken for what he Is aud VIVA, lie
can do OF course tho members Of re
rrnfessicn who are oct sp@Nis,itfs would