FROM SADDLEBAGS TO POCKETBOOKS.
1900; American Medical Association; Volume: XXXIV; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/jama.1900.24610010025001f
ISSN1538-3598
Autores Tópico(s)History of Medicine Studies
ResumoWithin the memory of men yet young it is not difficult to find the picture of the ancient physician, of the old type and taking a wholesome pride to himself as belonging to the old school, in fighting the battles of which he would expend a mighty polemical energy. He was an ornament to his profession, and his profession reflected honor on him. With the minister and the squire, the doctor formed the triumvirate of the American community, leaders of public opinion, foremost in all public works, the friends and advisers of all classes of society. There was then no opportunity for specialism nor for office practice. The old doctor was called to cover a wide district in his gig, more often on the back of an equally sedate horse, which had through long experience learned the doctor's calling list, even if not his method of treatment. But whether in
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