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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1911. PREV El MISSION F in Dr. Woods Hutchinson Outlines Some New Duties for Doctors of the Future. . (United Prjss Leued Wlrs.) New Tork, Feb. "The man who first said: 'An ounce of prevention Is worth & pound of cure spoke even more wisely than be knew. He put up a If n poat that an ever Increasing num ber of doctors axe following and laid the foundation for a community In which the . family doctor will be a far different and far more useful individual than ha la today." ' This: is the opinion of Dr. Woods Hutchinson. A. M., M. p., formerly of Portland. Or., one of the best known and most progressive medical men. of the flnlted States.' As a writer, lectur er and practitioner. Or. Hutchinson has done much, to make plain the Teal mis sion of tha doctor and to remove the old time conception of the "family doc tor" aa a mere dispenser of quinine, pills and squills. In an exclusive; interview given the United Press, Dr. Hutchinson said: ' , The ohlef mission of the doctor of the future will be to prevent Illness, rather than to cure-, it He won't sit In-his office -and wait for the physical 'ynt nmns I' ?' V A II i 1 N Dr. Woods Hutchinson. wrecks to come, or be brought In, nor will be make calls only when patients " are In such dire straits that they are willing to pay or promise to pay tfor "' the sight of his face and medicine grip In the doorway. Physician's BOaatoa Xa Prevention. "He will call at the houses of the wealthy, talk over faijlly affairs In in timate fashion, learn what Is going on within the household to interfere with or "promote health. He wlU know what goes on the dinner table and what's more Important where It oomes from. If neoessary, he will visit the dairy that furnishes the milk, the meat shop and other provision sources. He will know , the school hours the children have, what . games they play and he will try to know all about their personal habits. If he Is the right kind of doctor he would rather hear about the plumbing in his . patient's house and the way the cellar in arranged, and whether any of the servants have a suspicious cough or an eruption, than about the prizes his wife won at' the last bridge party. "Knowing all these things, it is going to be an easy matter for the doctor to guard the health of the family and to make aotual sickness a rarity. He will be a sort of family health Inspector. Like the mechanic with his anto, he will 'ro over'' his patients at regular Inter vals to see' that deterioration Is not working In some secret way. "The doctor will have so many cli ents and he will be retained at so much a year to look after their health. I once made a careful study of this plan, and, soma It years ago, examined the lodgers of numerous colleagues of mine In towns ranging from not over 1600, to towns of 10,000 and 100,00, and their collections showed that they averaged less than $15 per year, from all 'the lamuier tney attendee t "Where Is there a family that wouid not agree to pay $25 a year to have the health of its members looked after? Some would pay many times this and do It gladly. Families could be graded Into three 'or more main classes, say those with Incomes below $7S a month, those between $76 and $200,' and those above $200. A corresponding fee could be fixed, say $10 a year for the lowest class. $26 for the second and $50 for the third. More Doctors and Mora Time. 'This new scheme isn't intended to put the doctor out of business. We can't have too many doctors good doctors. The way the profession la run now, I know of cases of a single doc tor treating 76 patients in a day. This won't be possible", under the new re gime. Doctors will have fewer pa tients, but they will have to give them more time. Instead of rushing them in one door and out ' another, shooting them on the run with pills and capsules and prescriptions, we will study the individual needs of our patients and try to elevate the practice above some of its penny-ln-a-slot features. "There Is this point that I would like to emphasise. The mission of the doc tor is to Improve the human race from a physical standpoint; improve the breed, if you will. This involves ques tions that under the old regime It would have been considered Imperii-1 nent for the doctor to Have concerned himself with. We must go deep Into the lives of our clients If we are to fulfill our mission- We must look to the mating of couples, advise In the matter of children and In regard to a number of other things which are considered of the utmost importance in such places as stock farms, but which have been passed over without serious thought In the home. "Some may imagine that under the plan here outlined there wouldn't be much opportunity for the poor people to get the best service. sThere never was a bigger, mistake than that a doc tor doesn't care for practice In poor families. Why, the working classes are the mainstay of the medical profession! There are lots of streets In New Tork that pay out more in doctor's bills than Fifth avenue. "Do you know that the doctor's para dise In these United States Is Ban Fran cisco? They are better paid there than anywhere else in the whole world. Why? Because the laboring people of San Francisco, through their powerful unions, have forced up wages until they are higher than In almost any other city In the world. The workers are able to have medical services and pay the best prices for them. "Many a -successful physician still has as clients, the same, families in which he first began practice, and prises their work as high as any of his wealthiest patients. It's a pleasure to work for and among these real people the backbone of any country. One rea son Is that they are the promptest pay on our books and then you know that when a poor man calls you In, there's really something the matter, something actually to work on, rather than some fancied -ailment that calls for as much psychology on your part as medical skill." BOTE AND AFTEB USING CUTieUBA i . V Soap and Ointment in the alleviation of skin tortured and disfigured -tnfants-and-chtldrer Peae? .falls on dtitrartrd households when Cmfeun Soap tnd Olpfment enter S2-pse book on (km health, free, et Pot tier DTUf 'Chemical Corp, Boston. - . ' MILK COMPANY SUED . FOR $1950 DAMAGES (Special Dispatch to 1 Journal.) Forest Grove, Or., Feb. 4. 8. A. Moulton, a barber of this city, has entered suit against the Pacific "Coast Condensed Milk company, which has a plant In South Forest Grove, for $1960 damages, because of injuries alleged to have been sustained by his son, Lowell Moulton, about April 2, 1902, while the lad was working at the condenser. Moulton states In his complaint that the boy, who was then between the ages of 13 and 14 years, wbb ordered to steady a load of cans that were being taken to the second floor on the elevator, and thRt the boy's left' leg became caught between the elevator and the timbers that support the second floor, severely lacerating the member. The complaint alleges that the elevat or was not properly safeguarded, and that the injury was due to the careless ness of the defendant company. Suit was brought for a sum under $2000, It is thought, so that the case would have to be tried In this county, and not be carried to the United States court at Portland, as was the suit of Mrs. Shaver of this city, who brought suit against the milk condenser company for a sum over $2000 for the death of her son. which was caused last year by the elevator in the local plant. WOUNDED LION KILLS EAST AFRICAN HUNTER (Cntted Vr '.cmd Wlm. London, Feb. 4. Dispatches from Nairobi. East Africa, today tell of the death there of George Grey, bother of Sir Edward Grey, the British minister of foreign affairs, as the result of be ing mauled by a Hon. Grey, who was hunting In' the same country as that traversed by Colonel Roosevelt,' became separated from his companions near the Athi river. Rous ing a lion from a thicket he fired and wounded the animal, but was knocked down by its charge and before he could fire a second time was fright- f fully clawed. Fat Alan Fulls In Mud; Injured. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) man, a carpenter weighing 200 pounds, fell from a scaffold here yesterday, landing In two feet o mud. His head struck a board as he fell and It re quired 20 stltchcB to mend the wound. Had'Xt not been for' the mud Mr. Beck man believes he would have been killed. EASY TERMS Of payment are one of the, rea sons for the popularity of the Gadsby. Store. . , Yot may make pleasant and convenient arrange ments for credit on any furniture purchase. : '' ,' .. : a No Matter What You Want in Furniture Sad3foy Sells it READ OUR ADS Everyday. Watch for the daily specials on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We've prepared a series of sterling offerings for Portland's more discriminating economists. A sale unusual in Portland furniture selling. Furniture of the highest type offered at prices surprisingly low. and the most liberal credit arrange ments yours for the asking. Gadsbys' were among the first to offer special credit The store has grown steadily more popular through the many years of this pleasing system. All the facilities afforded by this store's buying prestige established by long years of large purchasing all the val uable experience gained is yours when you come here to trade. Our February sales will have definite and decisive appeals to your sense of econ omytake advantage. WE ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL SPECIALIZE dN COMPLETE OUTFITS. COMPARE THE PRICES AND V SEE HOW YOU'LL SAVE. A -Great Special Sale of Any One at $5 Down$ The Famous 5- a Momth y DAVENPORT NO. 2 A New One at Only $25.00 Maj estic e The story of how this sale of Davenport Beds came about would be an interesting tale for our patrons but we lack space to tell it. It concerns a special purchase of a large number a very low price a huge shipment and bar gains for Gadsby customers. The first one we'll tell you of is a new number in this store a beauty, handsome in design, upholstered in the best possible manner, chased leather. COP flfl (jJAritrevrvr $5.00 Down and $5.00 a Month Priced at DAVENPORT NO. 2 r i Chased Leather at $25.00 A bargain that haVwon us friends before and proTed superior to any to be found in other stores. Solid oak frame in a distinctive design and upholstered over oil tempered springs. The covering is a durable chased leather. Both a comfortable and roomy bed or a hand some couch. Has receptacle for bedding. GiOK ffi Automatic action. Special at tPitJeUv $5.00 Down and $5.00 a Month W DAVENPORT NO 7 i Extra Large at Only $37.50 When used for a bed there's room for a full-sized man in this Davenport. 'Tis wide and long 6 feet 6 inches- and in massive and pleasing design. It is of the same TeraronstrortiorrasheT tions. Covered with chased leather, oil-tempered steel spring construction. A value indeed rare. CfQ'7 Cfl $5.00 Down and $5.00 a Month Priced at Every bit of fuel you put Into a Majestic Range is used and gives results. The construction of this peerless range is such that the heat generated is retained around the oven, and cooking in a Majestic Costs less. There's never a disappointed custo mer when we sell them a Majestic. 'Tis the most satisfactory article we sell. Your' neighbor has one. Let us tell you her name and how well she likes the Majestic. They cost more than the ordinary kind, but WE SELL ON EASY TERMS Portland's Best Rug Store We lead any store hereabouts on the quantity and quality of domes tic rugs we show. 'Tis needless to add that we also lead in values. Domestic rugs are the floor cover ings of the American home. We've five huge display racks filled with the choicest weaves of America's best makers. We carry them In all skes from rugs suitable for a hall or small room to the mammoth 12xl5-foot sires. Our showing of ANGLO PER SIAN Wilton Rugs is especially fine youH like the colorings and patterns. But you'll like the low price even better. A $15 Mattress For Just $8.95 Comfortable sleep Is assured you on this Mattress. Tis made ot 40 f ounds of the purest white cotton, laked into sheets and skillfully built into the most durable, the most sanitary and the most com fortable mattress you'll find. WE HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT OUR SALES ON THIS MATTRESS ARE GREATER THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN PORTLAND HAS ON ANY ONE STYLE. . " There are two reasons;" Comfort VaMie Poorer ones are sold for $15.00. Our mattress is vO.atl Morris Chair $32 Values $24.85 Too bad we haven't room to illus trate this chair. The distinctive lines show to wonderful advantage. But it will be better for you to see the chair itself. Then you'll know the QUALITY of the leather it is upholstered in. Mission style, solid 0 frame in fumed finish, loose cushions. This is 'lifetime furni- lureL-AS2M-valua,J2 g j To show the value of Real Leather We can furnish the same Chair in Chased Leather at half this price DAVENPORT NO. 16 Mahogany Frame at $62.50 For those whose parlors or living-rooms are furnished in this richest of woods and who want a Davenport to match, this will prove a great attraction. The frame is of genuine mahogany in a beautiful design and it is uphol stered in genuine leather over the finest steel springs. Roomy receptacle for bedding, automatic flJCO Kfl action. One of the best values of the sale at p"tl $5.00 Down and $5.00 a Month Always the Lowest Prices on Complete Outfits , Everything to Furnish the Home at Gadsbys', DAVENPORT NO. 26 Genuine Leather at $67.40 A massive and substantial piece of furniture, with arms six inches wide and covered with genuine leather. The frame is of solid oak in golden finish M CC7 Kfi every detail in its construction the best, at. DU I JU Everything to Furnish the Home at Gadsbys Always the Lowest Prices on Complete Outfits 1 DAVENPORT NO. 22 Mission Style at Only $69.00 i This piece comes in the mission style, fumed Oak finish, and is upholstered in genuine Spanish feather. Heavily- , A very appropriate piece of furnittlfe for CjftQ the bungalow style home vUVV . IN CHASED BROWN SPANISH LEATHER IN SIM- , ILAR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, QA) Cft AT ONLY . , Xs-i.UV