The secrets of specialists / by A. Dale Covey.

  • Covey, A. Dale (Alfred Dale), 1869-
Date:
[1911]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The secrets of specialists / by A. Dale Covey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE SPECIALIST. Of the genius ‘‘ City Doctor’’ Are species not a few; There are many arrant humbugs, There are others learn’d and true. The ever-weening egotist Will tell you all he knows, Some flourish on society, And some depend on clothes. One city man’s an oculist; A second treats the ear; A third devotes himself to lungs, And curious sounds doth hear. A fourth with his laryngoscope, Will see your glottis quiver, While many men the kidneys love, And many more the liver. Some specialists prefer the joints. A few the brain and nerves; Some spray away at old catarrhs, With hope that never swerves. Some think a man in buttons, A coach and pair to drive, May serve in lieu of wisdom And thus expect to thrive. But ’mid these varied callings ali, The man who heads the list, Is that gentle fingered ge-in-us, The gy-ne-col-o-gist! He’s such a charming fellow, So clever in his way; He always thrives in cities— I meet him every day. His rooms are over-crowded With ladies, quite a host, And if he has a wife, they trust She’ll soon give up the ghost. . God bless these noble specialists In all they have to do; And God have mercy on the souls Of all the patients, too.
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