Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

everything she right by the book Her hat had
properly large crown her skirt was correctly scant
but they reminiscent visible proofs Of the trans
migration of clothes.
"There wouldn't be any trouble about getting prac
tce if it wasn't for the jealousy of the men, insisted
orcibe They're afraid well get their patients
away, and they block every turn. Why only last
week and she told OF that looked like discrim-
nation.
Now these were intelligent and interesting women,
far above the intellectual average doctor should be-
they not beginners in their profession, by any
means and yet it evident that in spite of the bluff
they putting up, the worry about money took as
much of their strength as their work did. They
chcap fed and cheaply clothed and the necessity to
consider pennies written large all over them. What
nc matter? lcy, trying to play game they
Didn't know, and it wasn't the game Of medicine by any
mems. 1t the game of business competition for
patients, to which they hadn't been trained.
Maria Prescott summed it up. what we need IS
doctors subsidy BILL it's lots important than
ship subsidy BILL said she. Il ought to be free to do the
best work that is in me, without thinking how much
money to get for it. I've had the best medical
training in the country and yet I'm waste product
It's disgustng Also it's dangerous to make doctors
prosperous in proportion to the number OF people who
are sick instead of the number we keep well. You
wouldn't think of saying to the street cleaner III pay
you proportion the amount OF dirt you leave the
street You wouldn't dare-and yet that's exactly
what YOU do with the doctor.
NOW when you to think of it, the unsubsidized
doctor a menace for doctors no better and
than other people, and isn't quite fair put
them in the position of losing money every time they
a Wasn't it this sort Of situation that rounded
the tragedy of the Montagucs and Capulets? Re
member what Romeo said to the apothecary when he
wanted to buy poison from him against the law!
Famine is in thy checks.
Need and oppression starvcth IN thine eyes,
The world affords no law make thee rich;
Then be not poor, bat break it, and take this
The apothccar. answers, My poverty but not my
WILL consents
II pay thy poverty, and not thy WILL Romeo tells
him, taking the poison necessary preliminary to
that pleasant little in the to,nb.
Perhaps this is the whole explanation of the quack
the NAL practitioner, and the patent medicine man,
that their poverty must be paid. And afford to
pay poverty the money that ought go TO knowledge
and skill,
A LARGE, handsome, competent woman in excep-
tionsl tailor suit and took the vacant seat
the end of the table, like my questioning
I'm sorry be late, she said helping herself TO food
with a healthy consideration of her needs There 5
been much important and interesting work do that
l couldn't get away declare, I'm keener about my job
every day | stick to it!
"What was SO interesting | asked her.
"Whv, we're threatened with epidemic of diph-
thcral Can't tell yet, of course but there four
children this morning with white patches in their
thro4ts. I've taken cultures and m keeping them out
of school till know. You see, I'm the school doctor,