this is the stage at which you should say so.
There is now complete emancipation from “the insanitary oath.” For the sake of public example you should decline to “kiss the Book” unless you have brought a Testament with you. Insist on your right either to affirm or to swear by the Scots method.[1]
After Being “Sworn.”
Whatever you say in giving evidence will not render you open to an action for slander.
The privilege of a witness under examination is extended to a witness making statements to a solicitor preparing his “proof.”
State your full name and address. Then say, “I am a registered medical practitioner”; your exact qualifications are immaterial.
Giving Medical Evidence.
(Cf. Reports, p. 24.)
“There is matter in manner.” “Tell the truth, and make the truth tell.” “Be the plainest man in the world in the witness box.” “All trifles are not trifling.” “Pathology creates the doctor, as distinct from the nurse.”
The Manner.