A young Western physician, with the right kind of get-there spirit, settled in New York, where he was called upon to care for a young woman, the daughter of a multi-millionaire, who was suffering from typhoid fever. He saved her life, after a struggle of six months, and sent in a bill for $5,000, hoping that he might get half of it. Back came a check for $5,000, with a letter of thanks, and a “bonus” check for $50,000 more. This may seem improbable, but it is a fact. This instance is cited for a two-fold purpose: First, to show that it does not pay to undervalue your services; and, second, that Eastern people are, as a rule, financial resources being equal, more accustomed, and more inclined, to pay liberally than those of the West. In discussing this incident a Chicago physician, a well-known man, said: “A Chicago millionaire would have ‘kicked’ on the $5,000 bill, insisted on its being cut to $2,500, or less, and, this being done, would have stood suit rather than settle at his own figure.” In this connection Dr. Lydston quotes the following case: 133One of our greatest “merchant princes” was under the care of a specialist and, as his time was very valuable, insisted that the doctor let him in at his private door ahead of all other patients, regardless of the order of arrival. His bill at $10 a visit amounted to something over $300. The “kick” registered by our “prince” might have been heard in Alaska. Result, the bill was cut in two and the doctor has another enemy on his list. Another merchant prince, who is well known on State street—we will call him Mr. Bird, because that’s almost his name, and he is one—came to see me one day in this wise: He had heard that I had recently operated on a friend of his and removed a renal calculus. Would I show him the specimen? He then gradually developed the interesting fact that he had gall stones and had been advised to submit to an operation. What did I think of his case, and what about his operative prospects? Three-quarters of an hour slipped away, and my opinion in general had been obtained, when I suggested a physical examination. “Oh, well,” he said, “you see, it has grown so late that I will not have time to-day. I’ll see you day after to-morrow,” etc.