New-York tribune., 1902-06-29

of lis success. They give. in addition. de-
tailed picture Of the conditions that surrounded.
in the early part Of the last century, the edu-
cation AID raining Of physicians and surgeons
When Paget entered private practice he gave
NJ professorsbip il the College Of Surgeons
that PAID him $500 q year. His first years
Practice netted him $500, and this sum was
Increased every year until. as he himself says,
reached a total Of more than $4,000 an
aually- Then, having been poisoned at post
no-ten examination, he forced to give
up operating, whereUpon his income fell to
about $4,000 a year The earlier years, after
ne obtained his diploma, We're discoUraging in
the extreme, his largest years income from
Practice il the first seven years being about
sll5, Until he had been a surgeon sixteen
years Il never exceeded $500. Some part Of his
great success later on he frankly ascribes TO
The fact that he was known to be in attendance
On the Princess Of Wales, now Queen Alex
andra, but he declares that If he had died before
be was forty-seven he would have left his wife
and children n extreme poverty. Before that
age he had nor been able 10 save a shilling.
Sir James Paget's success was achieved de-
spite the presence Of great personal obstacles.
de had inherited tendency toward gout,
which troubled him great deal. and between
nonia- under which it seems that only the most
amazing luck or unconquerable constitutional
Strength, would enable a man 10 survive Early
n life. too he had wrestled with a severe
attack Of ty-phUs caught from a poor patient
Bgt with al these hindrances he performed an
almost Incredible amount OF work In the ordi-
nary routine Of his private practice, he tells Us,
lAere were very seldom less than eleven hours
g constant work between breakfast and din
ner and often there were twelve or thirteen
After dinner came more duties, which brought
NE average total up TO sixteen hours day In
us most active years h travelled from 1850
70 HDv0 miles. The effect OF much work.
which he would probably have been the first TO
Condemn in another was that when he suffered
rom blood poisoning he vas in imminent dan
ger Of death. and die not recover MS health for
nree months This illness led TO his resignation
oI The hospital surSeoncy. soon after which
SOeen Victoria conferred 4 baroneJcy upon
him
The famous surgeon was d great believer in
IaGt1rnify, especially in dealing with loqua-
cous patients. He said il was the quickest
way II the end once he was challenged TO
sort Of contest in brevity and accepted the chal-
enge- bis adversary was a Yorkshire man.
sho entered his consulting room and thrust
III his Lip, saying: What's that Cancer"
sald the physician And what's TO be done
win itT' cut IL out" What's your fee"
Two guineas" You must make a deal O.
money al that rate" Here the conversation
Tested
mat Sir James recognized an element Of
IN IN subject that has lately been brought
= ne Level Of fanaticism is shown by these
ssniences from essay on The Use Of the
WI for Health:
- may often be observed that not only the
,e-s VI some diseases but their progress and
81 may In some measure be determined by
- S1aents viii: mean not only by the will
re- pruoently or unwisely, but by the direct
1ence OK The VIII sensation and motion.