"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."