SEVERE ON THE PROFESSION.
" Ay, she's a fine example o' doctor's ski 1, she is," sarcastically romar' ed an old ni*n, referring to his ack wife who *as rapidly growing worse, notw thstanding the attendance and prtsc iptions of the young local dootur. *' 01, gie him time, man, gie him time, said the old man's neighbour. Yes rely canna expect a cure to be tffected &' at onoe " ; but it's my ope-nion he disna ken what's wrung wi' her," rejoined the old man, " ah' if he gets much langer time ye'll maybe see that doc or's skill is no sae very niuoh differeat frae doctor's k.JI." "Hoot*, man, that's no a way to talk," remonstrated the neighbour. "If t•• doctor disna manage to core your wife, that's no to say he has killed her."; " Maybe no," replied the husband, bit. t rly, " but the haua tride would suit a lot o' time chaps a hantle sight better than doctorin'. i'hen they could kill thtir patient* first, an' cure theni after* watds."
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 128, 14 November 1901, Page 4
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170SEVERE ON THE PROFESSION. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 128, 14 November 1901, Page 4
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