WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 9761, 25 June 1892, Page 3

WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE.

Professional etiquette almost always pre- 1 vents one doctor finding fault with another** treatment,no matter how erroneous he may. consider it, but a case where they quite 1 differed occurred the other day in the city of Melbourne. A poor nervous patient suffering from the follies of early life called upon a medical man, who subjected him to a thorough examination, and then, patting on his most sympathetic and serious look, exclaimed, "My poor man, you are in a terrible and dangerous condition,. your spinal cord is only hanging hy two ihreadt, and it will cost one hundred and fifty guineas to cure you.” This announcement of course frightened the patient out of a year’s life, and be considered he had better have another opinion if tha case wa* bo serious, and went to another doctor, who also examined him carefully and pronounced “Dr »■ » is a i 1 fool, for your spinal cord is. only hanging by one thread, and it will cost three hundred guineas to cure yon.” And ax got it. So much for frightening nervous subjects, three hundred guineas for a few bottles of physic not half so good or reliable as Clements Tonic. This medicine will cure the worst ease of nervona debility when all the quacks have failed to "restore manhood;” a course always result! with success, but it must not be expected that one bottle will give any man a new lease of life. If your case is worth treating or your life valuable to you, treat the case thoroughly and you will meet with the same success as others do. H. H. Bestman, Esq., Klein street, Toowoomba, Q., writes Knowing that you are always pleased to hear of the cures effected by your remedy, I am glad to state that I have derived great results by its use. Some years ago I caught a severs cold which induced dyspepsia, severs pains all over my body, tbe joints being swollen, my appetite impaired and a great swelling under my right arm, all finally ending in St Vitus’ dance, my body being continually ‘on the shake.’ I consulted a physician; he prescribed medicines, hot baths and rubbing the body with Rhus. Tox, and so on; but his treatment did me no good. Be then bad recourse to Clements Tonic and said I must take a coarse of that medicine. I did so and so recovered my appetite, and my strength began to improve generally and in eight months ths shakes were entirely stopped, and now I am entirely cured, solely by the use of Clements Tome.” Patients must be 09 their guard against imitations; insist 09 having what you call for, “Clements Tonic.” Refuse all where the package has been tampered with. F. M. Clements, Melbourne and Sydney. To be obtained from Messrs Coox and Ross, Colombo street.