Identifier: daydreamsofdocto00unse (find matches)
Title: Daydreams of a doctor
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Barlow, Columbus,1847-1907
Subjects: Medicine
Publisher: Buffalo, Paul Book Co.
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
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he grim monster at bay andprotect the entire populace against the ravages of conta-gious and infectious diseases; and I think of one in par-ticular—one of my early friends—who made an un-usually good record, and whom I will introduce to you asDoctor Samuel Jones, who, something less than twentyyears ago, was a young man full of life, hope, and energy,and who had recently become the possessor of a piece ofparchment familiarly known as a sheepskin. He had been looking forward with great expectationsto the time when he should possess this coveted docu-ment, and now that he had secured it, the great questionpresented to his mind was—what was he to do with it?His daydreams of the past three or four years were nowactually fulfilled; the time had at last—though slow incoming—arrived when he was the proud possessor of thevery important scroll which entitled him to pursue thepractice of medicine in any part of the United States.What part of it must he select as most likely to furnish
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Reveries 3 immediate returns, in a financial way, for the abilitywhich he believed himself to possess, and for which hefelt sure some particular locality was at that very momentanxiously and impatiently waiting? In his dreams of the future he had pictured a clienteleof prosperous farmers, or business men, or both, whowould, of course, appreciate him at once, and wouldamply remunerate him in solid cash for the many profes-sional services he could already see himself—in his imagi-nation—cheerfully but anxiously rendering them. Some,he imagined, would almost take the risk of a slight indis-position just to give him a chance to display his extraor-dinary abilities, which, of course, would be meekly andmodestly brought into service upon his magnanimouspatients. He (this young medicus) even dreamed ofpleasant drives in a magnificent turnout of his own, and abeautiful home, backed by sufficient funds to amply meetthe demands of such a home and of such a life. Hedreamed of wealth and repu

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