The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-11
SHORT STORIES.
The Chinese System a Failur.

New Orleans TImeS-Deuocral
The Chinese system Of paylr-
physlciaus-while the patient kesrs 80
and shutting of the salary when ~
sick, always struck me as be.re s-r,-tsl-s
y sensible" said one Of the tea7r-s
big Office building yesterday. -yr-
Il gives doctor every incentive d. ~
an undF0ldAUle illness as br5er aS --7
bic, while our method OF paving y.l+-7S.-
are disabled Offers just the c1rrS-s t7
oucemenr- OF course. 7 DOM --z-- IT.
say that any reputable prac-l.f5r..- ,--- %
deliberately keep a patient larE m go
The sake OF his fee. but the rar---a-.-
certainty mighty strong. and ias- =
ear :, after settling a Whipping h-5 t
Tor the preceding quarter. I made M ~,
Ialnc 20 SlFe the Chinese ma-hrl d --.-'
Just as an interesting experiment I -
aIrild 20 make the prOpCs.Cl- I'D nv -.S
ular physician. who Is a S-iff-r-rL-f ri
inner. ana would probably have Brain,
me Wl1n a StethOScOpe. under rr- f---'
sion that I was impuguiue his t..-.-
hunted up a very earnest. able ,.,-.-l
QSctor, Wnom / knew TO he s.-----.-.o
ldIu 20 sel q IooIhold. and lsfI r.,
scheme before him. I'm IN -.-----
health said, and your proreS-.--. --- pc
eralIy gets good deal Of -.r-. 80
one years end TO the other I.-.H.- ---
mig me up in BED and pr-ye--s-- ~
from attending to business Nov. Il. NJ
Z
me Wen. If / set sick your pay --1-
uncI I'm up again He thoue..
ment and accepted. 1
Wen, how did ii turn ou- o. asked OBI.
or q group OF listeners I'm fu-- ..--..
10 that replied the speaker. --r---'--
week or 50 II worked all rlg-- w.- ..--
Tor dropped in once or twice Id r..r- b..
over casually, and I had q pleasant ---'
iAS tnat some one was vitality m-s-a.-.5
IN seeing that I kept well T-a- ..-,--
a rainy day. and ! was hurryErg Dbl. .---.--
street toward the office when 4. man -.-1'
denly bounced on me and dragge- ms r..
a AallWay- II was the doctor. .grs#
heavens. he fairly yelled. 'Waer- an. --.--
LuDoeIS don't know I s-arrz-af
man Started out OF my wits. -Tr.- r--
me the money 10 buy YOU q u7-- ..- ..-.... ~
ne said. or you'll be down with --.-r-.
ma, ana J. u lose q whole months v-.--s-
ne was 50 nerCc that I shtIef r-- -.-r
missed several Important eraaE--.-.- .-
waited A few nights af-erW.-. 3 .--.-
quietly eaung rum Omele--a i- d -ss-
tduFant When VINO should rush md r--
that same COMPOUNDED doctor -p-.- ..--
elelte- he gasped. turning pale rs r.r--
Why, man alive, do YOU Want -s --.,-. BIZ
bread right out OF my mlu-h-' aus ,,-.-E
InaL he grabbed the Omela--a ans r-r.r-t
mo some tea and toast. Your G.ea~-svs
organs are very sensitive r- SAID -.-r
an attack Of gaStr-tiS would mean S> mp an
out Of my pocket. I'm % poor. man sl=4
ne, and / can't afford 10 take ann s--+
chances It wouldn't be just 20 mn f4---
lly. ate the tea and toast. which Z
dOOmln8le. and began 10 wonder u--a.ra-
the ChIneSe system was quite as ur-r r-
circh as Il seemed at IOuE RANCE V-ar'
1 wont bore you with all the details b--
/ give you my word that for The u-y- ---l
weeks suffered marJyrdom. The ir-=--
mai doctor was continually bsbhinc r1 ~
uheNpected places. determined L1 Keen ma
We'll or perish in the ATTEMPT. Al I.-- n.
passed the limit. I was at The ---7--.
WIN q party OF friends. and by some h0r
Tlble fatality, he was sitting in tho ray-
row He kept shifting about u0e1,r-
and finally. right in the midst Of mo -z--
IOrmances he leaned over and ults1=-a7
hoarseiy- say, did you remember 10 r.-
on your chest protector Every body near
Us Uttered. and / yearned for his r--.
Next day I fired him. I have gone fs..-
10 the old system. It's crude. I admir-
and open TO abuses, but that mans ram
pant solcltude was unJerul1-r-- nv
health