The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-25
TuuE LpERED SICK MAN.
~ITY the poor sick person. His
lot always has been "a hard
y one. u gfoMs no better fast.

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From the days Of universal blood
letting dow To the present day oi
infinitely distributed medical special
ization the sick man. of all people on
the bright. green earth. has had i.is
thinking done for him, his actions
decided for him, his course in daily
life laid down for him. His family
or the family doctor formerly directed
the daily life and works OF the ailing
brother. Later the specialist took rp
the sick mans burden. For a time
there seemed some chance for eman-
cipation for those whose health was
below normal. Various varieties OF
new systems foi health, which dis
penscd with all varieties OF the med.
ical profession, sprung int existence
and the horizon of the sick one took
on n rosy hue.
Th" hope for rcipatIon. how
ever. pro, ed false. The family doctor
At s. the visit ani 81 the office pre-.
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salary per inspection. aud the NON
medical systems with various brands
of expensive literature and more eN-
pensive athletic equipment have boon
displaced very largely by that SPLEEN
did. public-spirited institution. the
American f~ifteen-cent magazine. And
th. st.k ,uuu uhn haA h.pun Ia hnns
that he might do u little thinking to-
himself, or at least purchase hi'
thought as he himself believed he
needed u, has been fairly swampcd
under u flood of absolutely gratuitons
advice from which there II no escape
aud which Is guaranteed tn keep ever
In his mind the particular aiiment Of
any man. from an insrowing toe-nail
to bubonic plague.
In his day the man Of average In
%telligenoe n OF average weakness
II character reads the current mas
axines-or some OF them. He feels II
"a duty. ever though he falls to md
amusement. Between every maga-
zine covering he finds a wealth OF
absolutely free medical advice COW
ering every possible humsn al ard
YER phase OF living.
Take. for instance. the March, 1910.
ISSUES Of our popular magazines.
Pick up any one Of them to prove
the utter hopelessness Of escape from
thought about ones Ills. In one
magazine on your desk this morning
you1i find fun and complete dircc-
tions on how to beat the family doc
tor out Of his fees. The assumption
hat the average sick mar hasn't al
ready learned that lesson is "a violent
one: but the advice Is available Just
the same. II IN even minated that
he average family doctor IN subject
I'd to various strong temptations T.
rob his patients-and M IL urged n
hire him by the year, ~ IN the Chi
nese system. Under his plan ons
may be III constantly without addec
expense. and maxi life perfectly mis-
cradle for the family doctor. IL I,
Indicated that misery Is what th'
family doctor deserves. He shout,
have more sense and become IA spe
cialisl.
Turn to the next magazine-n'
matter what IT is. ard YOU will fin,
hat the specialist ~ the particulal
burglar TO avoid and that what VI
need IN "A return Ia the days OF IN
slant standby was blue mass ana
feather with which 10 scar the ira
lated throat.
In another March magazine th'
real caus. of all human Ills is la.'
bare, and the remedy set forth. IN.
real trouble with ms is that We wori
think bearings still heated We rrsI
home To "A sumptuous six o'clock din
ner and heat them some more. Tai
system, so generally followed d
America, especially among me p"of'
classes. h responsible. Tor most of IN
nervous breakdow ns. The remedy !
quite simple. Just knock on worI
two hours earlier han you've beoi
Ia the habit ot doing go home. taN'
a hot bath-lf you have a bath IA
and n gas heatei-and sleep hall al
hour before dinner hen rise, dres
deliberately in n silk shirt aud ain
ner coat. and with the blood In you
heels instead 81 your head, you
seyen-coursc dinner viii do YOU M
solutely M damage.
Working men, especially thos'
working nights, are advised TO ~
this system. For those who eat rec
ularly II has many advantages.
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