ON 



The Physician Himself 



AND THINGS THAT CONCERN 



HIS REPUTATION AND SUCCESS. 



D. W. CATHELL, M.D., 



BALTIMORE, MD. 



Being the NINTH EDITION (Enlarged and Thoroughly Revised) of the "PHYSICIAN 



HIMSELF, AND WHAT HE SHOULD ADD TO HIS SCIENTIFIC ACQUIREMENTS 



IN ORDER TO SECURE SUCCESS." 



In One Handsome Octavo Volume of 298 Pages, Bound in Extra Cloth. 



Prie, Post-paid, in United States and Canada, $2.OO, Net; Great 



Britain, 8s. 6d. ; France, 12 fr. 4O. 



This remarkable book has passed through eight (8) editions in less 

 than five years, has met with the unanimous and hearty approval of the 

 Profession, and is practically indispensable to every young graduate 

 who aims at success in his chosen profession. It has just undergone a 

 thorough revision by the author, who has added much new matter cover- 

 ing many points and elucidating many excellent ideas not included in 

 former editions. This unique book, the only complete one of the kind 

 ever written, will prove of inestimable pleasure and value to the practi- 

 tioner of many years' standing, as well as to the young physician who 

 needs just such a work to point the way to success. 



We give below a few of the many unsolicited letters received by 

 the author, and extracts from reviews in the Medical Journals of the 

 former editions : 



" 'The Physician Himself is an opportune and 

 most u>eful book, which cannot fail to exert a good 

 influence on the morale and the business success of 

 the Medical profession." From Prof. Roberts 

 Bartholow, Philadelphia, Pa. 



'I have read 'The Physician Himself with 

 pleasure delight. It is brimful of medical and 

 social philosophy; every doctor in the land can 

 study it with pleasure and profit. I wish I could 

 have read such a work thirty years ago." From 

 Prof. John S. Lynch, Baltimore, Md. 



"The Physician Himself interested me so 

 much that I actually read it through at one sitting. 

 It is brimful of the very best advice possible for 

 medical men. I, for one, shall try to profit by it." 

 from Prof. William Goodell, Philadelphia. 



" I would be glad if, in the true interest of the 

 professian in 'Old England,' some able practitioner 

 here would prepare a work for us on the same line as 

 'The Physician Himself.'" Front Dr. Jukes de 

 Styrap, Shrewsbury, England. 



" I am most favorably impressed with the 

 wisdom and force of the points made in 'The Phy- 

 sician Himself,' and believe the work in the hands 

 of a young graduate will greatly enhance his chances 

 for professional success." From Prof. D. Hayes 

 Agnew, Philadelphia, Pa. 



" This book is evidently the production of an 

 unspoiled mind and the fruit of a ripe career. I 

 admire its pure tone and feel the value of its practi- 

 cal points. How I wish I could have read such a 

 guide at the outset of my career!" From Prof. 

 James Nevins Hyde, Chicago, III. 



" It contains a great deal of good sense, well 

 depressed." From Prof. Oliver Wendell Holmes, 

 Harvard University. 



" 'The Physician Himself i^ useful alike to the 

 tyro and the sage the neophyte and the veteran. It 

 is a headlight in the splendor of whose beams a 

 multitude of our profession shall find their way to 

 success." From Prof. J. M. Bodine, Dean Uni- 

 versity of Louisville. 



" It is replete with good sense and sound phi- 

 losophy. No man can read it without realizing that 

 its author is a Christian, a gentleman, and a shrewd 

 obserTer." From Prof. Edward H r arren (Bey), 

 Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, etc., Paris, 

 France. 



"I have read 'The Physician Himself,' care- 

 fully. I find it an admirable work, and shall advise 

 our Janitor to keep a stock on hand in the book de- 

 partment of Bellevue." From Prof. U'il/iam T. 

 Lusk, Neiv York. 



" It must impress all its readers with the belief 

 that it was written by an able and honest member of 

 the profession and for the good of the profession." 

 From Prof. IV. H. Byford, Chicago, III. 



" It is marked with good common sense, and 

 replete with excellent maxims and suggestions for 

 the guidanceof medical men." From The British 

 .Medical Journal, London. 



" We strongly advise every actual and intend- 

 ing practitioner of medicine or surgery to have 

 ' The Physician Himself,' and the more it influences 

 his future conduct the better he will be." from 

 The Canada Medical and Surgical Journal, 

 Montreal. 



" We would advise every docK>r to well w*gh 

 the p.dvise given in this book, and govern his con- 

 duct accordingly." From The Virginia Medicat 

 Monthly. 



(F. A. DAVIS, Medical Publisher, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A.) 



