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Saturday, July 09, 2005....physicians, as we have shown, have ever recognized some of the benefits of quiet. For certain troublesome neurasthenic cases, particularly in women, this discussion suggests a practical therapeutic measure. We see women utterly exhausted by a day of noisy shopping or nearly as noisy social duty, and they seek relief in many expedients. For them prescribe each day until relieved one or two or three hours spent in the quietest available spot, and insist on even the absence of conversation and of the sounds of their own voices, for there are many who wear out their nerves talking and listening to others talk. Don't Get Cocky: Also from 100 years ago, the dangers of assuming too much: A physician who was very great on physiognomonic diagnosis in going through the wards one day directed the attention of his students to the teeth of a patient, saying that they were splendid examples of gouty teeth. The patient, seeing that the professor was so much interested, took the teeth out and handed them to him, asking if he would like to examine them more closely. A word to the wise is sufficient. posted by Sydney on 7/09/2005 01:49:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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