ived more than once; it is a sacred
initiation, but it were mockery to initiate one that is already
initiated.

Should a physician be present when a pregnant woman has recently
expired, and the child may still be living in the womb, it will be an
easy and important task to perform the Cesarean section as soon as
possible, and baptize the little one before it dies. In all this there
is no money, but what is far more precious, the securing of eternal
happiness. I add with great pleasure that many physicians are wont to
comply with all these instructions most carefully, and even to instruct
midwives and nurses in the best manner of rendering such services.

3. Lastly, we must consider the duties which a Doctor owes to others and
to himself _as a gentleman_. It may not be easy to define what is meant
by "a gentleman," and yet to some extent we all know it; we recognize a
gentleman when we meet one, we pay him sincere homage in our hearts. We
readily allow him to influence us and to guide us. We esteem him
instinctively as a superior being, as we distinguish a precious stone
from a common pebble; so we value a gentleman for precious qualities
exhibited in the beauty of his conduct. His conduct ever exhibits two
characteristic marks: a proper degree of dignity or respect for self,
and a proper degree of politeness or respect for others. Self-respect
will not allow him to do anything which is considered vulgar,
unmannerly, gross, rude, or selfish; he will avoid the two extremes, of
self-neglect on the one hand and self-display on the other. His respect
for others will make him treat all around him so as to make them feel
comfortable in his presence; he will avoid whatever gives pain or causes
embarrassment to even the lowest member of society.

Gentlemanliness has much to do with every one's success in life, and in
particular with a Doctor's success. It is especially when sick that we
are sensitive to everything displeasing in the conduct of others. It is
not then the bold thinker or the extensive reader that is the acceptable
visitor to the sick-room; but the gentlemanly consoler who always says
the right thing at the right time, whose very eye expresses and whose
countenance reflects the thought and sentiment most appropriate on the
occasion.

There are most able physicians who are not gentlemen, and there are in
the medical profession gentlemen who are rather poor physicians; but as
a rule, I believe, the gentleman will