EDITORIAL. 
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tion, and ever remember that your patients, though dumb, 
are in all things like as we are—they hear, see, feel, smell, taste, 
suffer pain, and enjoy pleasureable emotions just as we do. 
Deal with them in the full consciousness of these facts. Do 
not frighten them either by voice or look, never cause even 
the slightest pain that you can prevent, and never nauseate 
them by nauseous medical compounds such as you would con¬ 
sider barbarous in a doctor to prescribe for yourself. 
In surgical operations, don’t forget the sentient nerves 
which ramify every part of the body, employ every means in 
your power to lessen the suffering in necessary operations; 
too little use is made of the valuable discoveries applied to 
lessen human suffering; local and general anaesthetics. 
In your fees be moderate—by no means undervalue your 
professional services—but be satisfied with fair, moderate 
charges. 
Acquire prompt business habits, keep engagements punctu 
ally; nothing drives friends and clients away as quickly as in¬ 
attention to engagements. 
Collect your accounts regularly, pay your own debts 
promptly, and avoid debt as you would a quicksand. 
Gentlemen, in going out into the great world, do not sup¬ 
pose that you will not have to meet with opposition and dis¬ 
couragements—for you shall; but meet them manfully ; and 
let me assure you, that with your scientific attainments, and 
by unimpeachable conduct, by industry, sobriety, and fair 
dealing with all men, you need have no fear for the future. 
The importance of your profession is daily becoming more 
and more understood ; if you fail, blame not your profession, 
but blame yourselves, and never forget that, under no circum¬ 
stances, can your profession disgrace you—but you may dis¬ 
grace your profession. 
Choose for your companions those only who are enlight¬ 
ened and refined; let your reading and your conversation 
always be elevating in character. 
In all things be gentlemen; live as gentlemen, talk as gen¬ 
tlemen, and dress like gentlemen. 
Much more might profitable be said on your duty to your- 
