Life — August 27, 1908 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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Reflections of a Physician RDAY I performed 18 opera- tions. Y' I remember the time when this would day’s work! considered extraordinary Medical science has indeed made prog- One has to work rapidly to do as much But fortunately it happens that we are all built pretty much alike. The result is that it gets to be second have been ire where one does the same thing and over member, also, the time when plest operations involved a Tt was always a was necessary it is always so over sense of responsibility. question as to whether or not, But now tha well done, and so painless, it is ally only a question of the financ sponsibility of the patient. Or it may be put thus: No harm can ever come from any operation; therefore even in cases where it isn't necessary it is just as well to perform it. This is a great help. It gives a kind ‘LIFE: All In the Same Boat Perhaps you know this one—old “Fi EUROPE? TUT! rope-be-darned.”” If you mention some building or v Right out of freedom that in itself cannot but add 1o one’s effectiveness. Besides, it in this respect ods of prescribing medicines being so severely criticised that opera- tions have come to take their place. If I prescribe medicine for a patient insist upon knowing what it is The chances are that he will know almost as much about the effectiv Cor futility) of the drug as T do. this robs it of its psychic quality—most important. But the suggestion that he must be operated upon leaves him no defense. Onerations are a little more costly, perhaps, but, then, everything is higher than it used to he. rks a distinct a at the old time are eth now Lam giving him ness Of cours RIGGS: tributed paign Fund will ions this year. Griggs: That's strange, that everything else going up, the price of Presidents should be declining. They say the amount con- the Republican Cam- be only about three to with » “We've got sump'n ‘Il beat that a mile old mazoo! "* Wise.Old Massachusetts Rostox, July 25th, 1908. EAR LIF Tt cannot fail to interest you and your readers to hear that Massachisetts has just raised a fund to expend in an anti-compul- sory vaccination campaign, and that Mr. Joh Tonner (lecturer and ‘organizer National Vaccination League), of Leicester, England, is to com rk the’ State. Mr. Bonner i wa in, Engiand, where he has wa en years’ anti-con marked success; d has outgrown compulsory vaccin: sand provides exempt sely th s vaccination is opti h the parent, idual which is used. The now left in England is for ployees; this is not a Parlia- y decree, but comes from the heads departments, ard can, therefore, be easily anged. as it 3 Il be, without delay. By fe estimate, the exemp: tion certificates will reach half a million this year in England, although this law has but just been enacted. If Englard is saving her ldren from the needless perils of vaccina- . why should not we, in America, save New York and States will engage Mr. Bonner’s services, af- ter he has helped to srap the chains and turn on the light in, Massachusetts. Mr. Bonner’s address and headquarters while in Massachusetts will be 74 Boylston street, care Dr, Chas. Fessenden Nichols, Toston, Mass. J.C, Henpersox, Pres, Mass. Anti:Comp. Vac. Soc. It is hoped that other comicbooks.com