The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-05
- vuIi,N BRADY, VI. ID.

.lJ Indicate hat the present figure
u,., rum So. up n the thousands.
o., with war modern science it is
.,ua d.ili,., ur- to tell "A plausible lie
: oil, ,m,rs,n., Almost anybody can
,,,rl ma r..u, good story on reason
Al, ,,,ic. Nli it takes a person of sound
mentality foo lg.,u, a satisfactory yarn
,b. .pur uf the moment. one that
an An IL. we'll ~ though 1t were the
actual truth
Nth. office boy who invented the grand
MI. her idea U.s. il means Of getting away
.,.,h. bali Same was employed 10y doc
a.. lie had uf,ru heard the doctor ex-
o,,irips ssh, some patient couldn't reach
,,r m ~. telephone at night. He had
r,tced TIA, Dh.rr was remarkable dis.
.,,,,ncy between the city's birth rat,
,rd ,hc frequency with which the doctor
had been uur ON 4 case.
porine over large volume of NOR
,,r,y Statistics one sultry summer after
hsn Wh'c the doctor was out attend
s.a poor follow who got caught trying
10 steal second with two out and the
.,ore tied In the last inning. the office
hoy discovered that more grandnothcrs
,uctumhrd between June 1 and Septem-
hr So-ou fair dayS--than in all the rest
Of ,he wear .uscthcr. The force of cir
cln,,anccs struck the boy blow from
which he never recovered. He began
killing MS relations with neither pity
nor shame
when the boy sustains the los. Of an
ether srlndmothcr Is that he. the boss.
Aas no more srlndmothers left. II the
boss wcr, as richly endowed with con
aeluons tu hc sacrificed as the office
boy =. and these connections would
choosy such nice days for their demise.
why The average boss would congrat-
ma the hny IN his bereavement, in
stead Of yelling Bah" as soon as the
lad comes t. him and mentions the
dear o,l lady.
Asa general practitioner Of the noblest
Q! The arts find It imperative to have
always available a complete assortment
Of TIED ana true excuses for emergency
purpose. y family doctor never knows
The minute he may be called upon to
defend himself against some base in
snua,Ion.
No less a person than G.. l.. Shaw
himself has stated that a doctor who
tells the truth at all times will lose his
patients. and goodness knows one loses
enough patients even without the aid of
the most reckless honesty. So make
i a point To 20 well armed upon all
OCCASIONS, carrying with me a variety
0i ammunition sufficient to insure mo
'dsalnSt the fatal mistake of telling the
same lie twice to the same patient.
That good old standby about having
been out all night on a case is sUll
worked by some of my colleagues, and
WIN considerable success. People ac-
sept it without batting an eye: there
are few people who still imagine
aoc'ors normal occupation from. say.
me time the theatres open in the eve
Hns till the last bell rings for the
school children in the morning Is that of
attending q case.
sometimes wonder what would hap
pen to the reputation Of the profession
the public should keep memoranda
anu ma that We are reporting only
ABOUT per cent. of the births and
deaths 10 Thee authorities. Many "A
physician would he ruined il some cap.
nous critic were To collate his word of
mouth statements with the vital statis-
'Is report for the month and publish
'he same In neat parallel columns.
Us an example Of the difficult position
" winch a physician finds himself
almost daily we may take the custom
aiy greeting between doctor and pa
tent
, w u, doctor" the patient or one of
We family begins. II suppose there is
'o'S of sickness ahout?"
Yes, wc'r" On the go every minute
seems tough"
nAy special trouble? Any epidemic
oh' the persistent induisitor con-
linues.
Well, "r why, there's quite Il lot Of
typhoid and measles; nothing much
ere Just now, guess"
SUPPOSE YOU doctors have to keep
moving IA hate 10 he doctor-golng
about ln 1' sorts Of weather, day and
home,
''A. 49, don't mind if We can only
snatch ID few hours sleep occasionally.
L,'" r'0'.' for sleep Just at present.
! maven ud four hours rest in six
ua}s s"'w- Tough" the seems tough
lakes M. .urs. nff.
The r..' .NN the paper publishes tho
month"; f weekly health report, Five
eases of 'Nphpld in the city, seven Of
III .aSi'- There are lS5 doctors to di'
vide the u,rk.
IT'S tri lie the doctor leads.
""h wn.. wouldn't question MS 50
''oSrly. LDl n suffice that we're rushed
" d"aiH 'nl haven't time to eat o'
weep quest uNr the old timers VIII" ha'
40 r'a..r" hnalJh reports to conten'
with,
Wonder what the nose and throa
'"'n '' ... prnpprdic surgeons, or th'
n'''' Specialists say when they wall
'"'' '0' PATIENTS room ms fresh an'
PINK dis pH-N at 10 o'clock in th'
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