Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08
FUTURE OF THE DOCTORS.
One of Them Predicts They Will Be
Paid to Keep People Well.

Two notable addresses by eminent
physicians were maze recently at The
mass meeting of 2,UOV meulcai students,
neId at the American Museum or Ma
.ural History, IN connection with the
tuberculosis exhibit. DR.. Edward G.
Janeway presided. DR.. S. Adolphus
nnopf, OF the department of health,
warmly praised the Emmanuel move
ment. DR.. Woods Hutchinson declared
mat the doctor of the future would be
paid to keep the family well, not to
cure the sick.
DIR. knopts endorsement Of the En-
manuel movement and method OF treat
ment apparently came as a surprise,
put the speaker took special pains to
see that he should not be misunder-
stood Or misquoted.
DR.. Knopf said:
1t was recenUy my privilege to meet
the great leaders Of the Emmanuel
church movement, the two doctors Of
divinity, Worcester and McComb, and
the two doctors Of medicine, Coriat and
Pratt l was interested to find out why
it was possible for these men to OBJ
tain and do what to the best Of my
knowledge has never been attained or
done before. They made no secrets to
me Of their methods.
THE so per cent Of cures they tell
of relate to % cases Of pulmonary tu-
berculosis in various stages Of the dis
ease. The patients have been treated
for two long years in classes in or near
their homes, after the most improved
hygienic and dietetic treatment, with
rest in the open air and constant su-
pervision by nurses.
$50 much for their medical treat
ment. Now listen to the secret. With
out imposing their religious conyic-
tions, the doctors Of divinity went
among these patients and, assisted by
friendly visitors, inspired them with
hope and comfort, talked to them OF
home, children, wives and husbands.
Then the friendly visitors looked after
the wives or children and saw to 1t
that there was nothing wanting in that
home without a bread-winner.
In other words, the invalids and
their families were taken care Of by
the Emmanuel Church people for two
years. Perhaps never before in their
lives had these individuals so much
peace of mind, happiness, and content
ment as when, lying on their reclining
chairs, taking the rest cure in the open
air and thinking Of their well-provid-
ed family and their. prospective recov-
cry. And all this without being away
from home. Herein lies the success Of
the Emmanuel Church movement so
far as tuberculosis Is concerned"
DR.. Hutchinson said, in part:
There are persons in this hall who
will live to see tuberculosis as nearly ex-
tinct as leprosy or smallpox. The death
rate from tuberculosis in this city has
decreased 20 per cent in the last twen-
ty years. The disease is being rapidly
stamped out The fact Is we doctors
are working ourselves out OF living
by checking diseases"
The audience laughed, and he con-
tinued:
we doctors used to live by typhoid
fever in the fall, pneumonia In the Win
ter, and influenza in the spring. A doc
tor with a fair practice could always
count on from $500 to $4,000 every fall
from typhoid fever. Now that is prac-
tically gone"
There was another burst Of laugh
ter, when DR.. Hutchinson said:
Every doctor could also count on
a good deal from the visits OF the
stork, but even that has almost passed
away these days.
From this point Of view," he con-
tinued, "the future for the doctor Is a
bit discouraging, for this Is the
dawn of the new doctor. The time is
rapidly coming when two thirds Of the
doctors will be in the employ Of the
community, either as inspectors In the
schools or on boards Of various kinds.
The day also is near at hand when the
doctor will no longer be engaged to
patch up the sick man, but to prevent
him from getting sick. He will visit
families. examine the premises, inspect
factories and shops, and give instruc-
ton to his patients how to keep from
getting sick Each family will select
its doctor and pay him so much year
per capita. The doctors will not lose
by the arrangement-NewY York Times