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treated as such. The title of professor there means 

 much more than with us, for the reason that it can not 

 be made use of without, being granted by the govern- 

 ment. A professor must, therefore, not be addressed 

 as doctor, as is customary in our country, where the 

 freshman medical student does not hesitate to make 

 use -of this common and familiar term in addressing his 

 teachers, and if he comes from some rural district, 

 where physicians are too familiar with their clients and 

 neighbors, he may be bold enough to shorten the word 

 to "doc." 



As soon as a European professor is honored by a 

 government title he has a decided preference for the 

 latter, hence, if he is a Lord, Sir, Excellency, Geheim- 

 rath. Baron, Pasha. Bey, etc., he expects to be addressed 

 by the titles with which he has been honored. 



Another thing the traveling physician should always 

 be mindful of, and that is not to pester the teacher or 

 operator with unnecessary questions. Many of these 

 men we meet are very busy, and their temper is some- 

 times ruffled by overwork. The assistants, less burdened 

 with responsibilities, are always glad to give the re- 

 quired information if approached properly and at an 

 opportune time. The firing of questions, often of an 

 irrelevant nature, at a busy, overburdened professional 

 man, is in exceedingly bad taste, and can hardly fail 

 to excite his displeasure. The physician away from 

 his cares and strenuous duties should not undertake to 

 teach or to instruct, but should devote all available time 

 to add to his knowledge by seeing, hearing and reading. 

 The visiting plrysician must become a well-squeezed 

 sponge, ready and eager to absorb, slow in offering .ad- 

 vice and in exhibiting his operative skill. The display 

 of technical skill in strange hospitals and clinics should 

 be discouraged, as the operator labors under the great 

 disadvantages of doing his work with unfamiliar instru- 

 ments and strange assistants, and for these and other 

 obvious reasons can not do himself and his patient jus- 



