Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-21
I The True Physician, The Professional SoundrA, and The Wonder Doctor.
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} Read mr the Morgan County Medical soAz rb 10 1s1, and .umnmomv VOTE v. n~i published
~ J. L.. 0HORT ~. O.,

The True Physieian-The fact that the True
Physician depends upon his skill and success
as means by which his ability may be known
to a deserving public, and that he is a modest
and un%assuming gentleman, who does not de-
light in sounding his own praise, nor in hear
ing others do so, may lead som who do not
understand the fundamental principles of the
science and art Of healing, to believe that he is
lacking in interest and knowledge concerning
their ailments. The fact that he does not ex-
pose the physical defects Of his patients by pub
fishing an account Of their infrmities in the
newspapers, and by lauding himself to the
skies as their healer, may, and does, lead
some to believe that his professional ability is
greatly limited. The people in general do not
understand that, beside::the knowledge of anat-
omy, physiology, pathology, ~symptomotology,
e~tiology, diagnosis, prognosis, chemistry, ma
terra medica, therapeutics and prophylactics,
attained by the physician during his four years
Of close and tedious application in medical
school, there are true and sacred principles
inculcated on his mind and heart, which make
him a more useful benefactor to the ommun
ity in which he lives, as we'll as useful to the
suffering who are wise enough, and fortunate
enough, to choose him as their physician and
friend.
The True Physician is not vain, but is neat
in all his habits, and is plainly clad like other
citizens. He is temperate in all things. He
is not a criminal, but stands for justice, and
against wrong. He does not boast of his skill,
nor OF his cures, even though they may be
marvellous and many; because he is trust
worthy, being true to his patients, knowing
that he has no legal right to divulge thei.
smallest infrmities. TO him belongs the cred
it of all important discoveries and scientific
advancement in medicine and surgery. He
is not to be found on the streets abusing other
physicians, nor is he writing a glowing report
OF his cures; because he is far above such de-
grading practices, and is too busy administer
ing to his patients and reviewing his latest
medical publications in order to control some
obstinate case which has been intrusted to his
care. While he duly considers every new
method or remedy, and CLEANS from each, all
the elements which prove to be valuable, he is
too b~road-pinded to drop into any one chan
mel or system which tends to restrict him to
certain bounds. He does not confine his re-
search or source of knowledge to any one
pathy, ism, OF cism, but he considers all meth
dds known to the world, and weighs each care
fully, with a well-balanced mind, and makes a
judicious application of such as, in his judg-
nent, will prove the most pleasant and ben
fetal to his patient. lie is too refined and
elevated to be compared to the pretended doc
tor of medicine, who sounds his own praise,
and styles his professional brethren as, sim
competent upstairs and old fogies." Right
here | will impart a secret which all people
should. know, and but few doknow. 1t is this:
Whenever a pretended physician is heard,
in public or in private, making uncomplimen-
tary remarks about other physicians in the
community, he himself is possessed of a jeal-
jus, %envious, and otherwise low disposition,
and is not worthy to be considered an honor
able member OF the profession which he claims
to belong to-. He is, in heart, a scoundrel in
disguise.
The Professional Scoundrel.-ln order to
understand what is meant Vy tie term %''scoun-
drel' in relation to the medical profession,
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