Physick is a jest, a whim, an humour ... To which is added, a discourse or letter on the degree of doctor, in this profession / [By D. de C].

  • Dennis De Coetlogon
Date:
1739
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Credit: Physick is a jest, a whim, an humour ... To which is added, a discourse or letter on the degree of doctor, in this profession / [By D. de C]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [V] make in. the World, as that of their Equipage, or expenlive Living, &c. than from any real or folid Confideration, as that of the real Me¬ rit and Knowledge of any fuch Perfon. And next, if we privately examine each, feparately, as to his Opinion of the reft of his Paid Bre¬ thren, he will very readily infinuate to you, that fuch know but little of the matter, in comparifon with himfelf.' Now as to the Good that is done, or how many are pre- ferved by the one, more than by the other, may be the queftion. If then we would be de¬ termin'd in this by the Opinion of Apotheca¬ ries, whom Patients commonly agree to be far better Judges of fuch Matters than they themfelves are, 'tis well if thefe Praftitioners do not determine the Affair in favour of thofe as the very beft, whom they have the greatejl number of Bills from. In fine, we fhall ob- ferve fome Male, or Female, of the firft Rank, to recommend fome one Practitioner, by which fuch Phyfician fhall advance into an extraordi¬ nary Credit, Money, and Bufinefs: Whilft another (at the fame time) who is poftibly much more knowing, or, modeftly Ipeaking, knows full as much, is forgot or entirely ncg- lefted : or, according to the modern Phrafe, is little better then irarvcd. Is not all this Af¬ fair then of Phyfick, or the Pradicc thereof, a mere jeft ? Yes, fay y ou; but I rnuft take care of, and recommend my Friend. 'But then auain, lay I, it would by this Rule feein that thc' onc