The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-25

have been mayor three terms. but two
terms were enough 49,
The suggestion that be candidate for
the United States Senate was not obnox-
ious- said So Indeed. 2 went further
and observed that I would be delighted
10 serve my State in Congress- There
are plenty Of men better qualified for the
once than myself said. but they are
not running this year. OF the bunch who
are running I said, I think am the
best 1t was good. square analysis Of
the situation. and here / am"
Doctors and the ReDertess.
why do physicians.'' I asked, "pre-
tend to dislike publicity?"
There y no prtense about It," DR..
Lane answered. They are taught In
the medical schools to keep their names
out Of print. Older physicians SO coun-
sel students and young practitioner. The
competent doctor doesn't need adver-
Using. he can pitch his tent in the bush
end the people win wear a path In the
grass to his door. The incompetent doc
tor hires big Snowy ONCE and makes
q noise. That Is the only way he has
of letting the people know he 10 in
town.
mo man Of good taste will wear a
green necktie. a purple vest and a red
shirt He keeps his colors down. A
physician separates himself from the
quacks by the mcdesty of his language
and demeanor. He lets his patients do
the talking for him. Physicians school
themselves In silence They understand
that they cannot engage In bedside
stunts Of oratory. The patient on his
back watches the expression on the doc
tors face and clutches at every word
that is said. So do the relatives stand
ing around.
Each human being Is a separate ma
chine, which works in its own way and
often mysteriously. A man may show the
symptoms OF one disease and actually be
suffering from something else. The hair
trigger doctor, hurting out his first i'm
pressions. may have to change his state
ment later on. Doubt. then. would dis
place confidence in the patients mind
and the family might gable all over
the neighborhood. Doctors must keel
tn, ir mouths shut, except about subjects
unrelated to the sick person. Likewise,
they are cautioned to shun newspaper
reporters and interviewers."
Should a physician tell man that
he Is going to die?"
Yes. when the man Is brave and
philosophical: no. when the man is
cowardly and collapsible.' A person who
IL slowly dying ought to get ready for
the event But to tell some men that
they are hopelessly i'll would kill them
right of. No doctor wants to be re-
sponsible for such a tragedy"
"A regular physician ] said, can
appropriate anything the irregular doc
tors discover and keep within the ethics
of the medical profession"
why Some Men Are ExotI.t..
"Of course; why not? / have a right to
use any means on earth to save or pro-
long life. 1t Is not only right. but an
obligation. II a quack comes upon a rem
edy or a method that is helpful in curing
or preventing a disease IL belong to the
whole world OF medicine But your
question" DR.. Lane continued, is sup
positional / will not admit that quacks
ever contribute to the sum of medical
knowledge"
rs every human being more or less in
sane7" / inquired
That absurd and ancient saying should
be turned end for end so as TO read that
every insane person Is more or less sane.
Some OF the wisest men I have ever
known were inmates Of the Oregon asy-
lum. tore down the walls inclosing the