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_Why She Objected_
An old woman's son was seriously ill and the attending surgeon advised
an operation. But the mother bitterly objected.
"I don't believe in operations!" she exclaimed. "Even the Scriptures
is agin it. Don't the Bible say plain and flat: 'What God hath j'ined
togither, let not man put asunder'?"
REDD--"The doctor said he'd have me on my feet in a fortnight."
GREENE--"And did he?"
"Sure. I've had to sell my automobile."
SPECIALIST--"You are suffering from nerve exhaustion. I can cure you
for the small sum of $2,000."
PATIENT--"And will my nerve be as good as yours then?"
In a confidential little talk to a group of medical students an
eminent physician took up the extremely important matter of correct
diagnosis of the maximum fee.
"The best rewards," he said, "come, of course, to the established
specialist. For instance, I charge twenty-five dollars a call at the
residence, ten dollars for an office consultation, and five dollars
for a telephone consultation."
There was an appreciative and envious silence, and then a voice from
the back of the theater, slightly thickened, spoke:
"Doc," it asked, "how much do you charge a fellow for passing you on
the street?"
An insurance agent was filling out an application blank.
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