The physician when sending in his bill should be specific in his charges and not general; he should give the number of visits and dates. In one case a lump charge of “$13 for medicine and attendance on one of the general’s daughters |23| in curing the whooping cough,” being objected to by the valiant officer, was held by the Court to be too loose to sustain an action [36]. Where a practitioner brought an action for a bill consisting of a great number of items, and gave evidence as to some of them only, and the jury gave a verdict for the whole amount of the bill, the Court refused to interfere and grant a new trial because every item was not proved [37]. Where a medical man delivered his bill to a patient without a specific charge, leaving a blank for his attendance, the Court inferred that he considered his demand in the light of a “_quiddam honorarium_,” (this was before the Medical Act), and intended to leave it to the generosity of the patient, and the latter having paid into court a certain amount, the Court held the surgeon was bound by the amount so paid and could not recover any more [38]. As a rule, however, if a doctor’s bill is not paid when presented he is not limited by it to the amount of his claim, if he can show that his services were of greater value [39]. When witnesses are called to speak as to the value of the practitioner’s services the Courts generally incline towards the lowest estimate [40]. The number of visits required must depend on each particular case, and the physician is deemed the best and proper judge of the necessity of frequent visits; and in the absence of proof to the contrary, the Court will presume that all the professional visits made were deemed necessary and were properly made [41]. There must not be too many _consultations_; and the physician called in for consultation or to perform an operation may recover his fees from the |24| patient, notwithstanding that the attending practitioner summoned him for his own benefit and had arranged with the patient that he himself would pay [42].