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But even the Guild of the Doctors is not so powerful as that of the Lawyers, _qua_ guild alone. Its administrative power makes it far more powerful. BUT EVEN THE GUILT OF DOCTORS IS NOT SO POWERFUL AS THAT OF THE LAWYERS QUAY GUILD ALONE ITS ADMINISTRATIVE POWER MAKES IT FAR MORE POWERFUL
nt strength and vitality. Such guilds as we still have among us (possessed of a Charter giving them a monopoly, and, therefore, making them in "The New Age" phrase "black-leg proof") are confined, of course, to the privileged wealthier classes. The two great ones with which we are all familiar are those of the Doctors and of the Lawyers. What their power is we saw in the sentencing to one of the most terrible punishments known to all civilized Europe--twelve months hard labour--of a man who had exercised his supposed right to give medical advice to a patient who had freely consulted him. The patient happened to die, as she might have died in the hands of a regular Guild doctor. It has been known for patients to die under the hands of regular Guild doctors. But the mishap taking place in the hands of some one who was _not_ of the Guild, although the advice had been freely sought and honestly given, the person who infringed the monopoly of the Guild suffered this savage piece of revenge.  IT THROUGH THEIR INHERENT STRENGTH AND VITALITY SUCH GUILDS AS WE STILL HAVE AMONG US POSSESSED OF A CHARTER GIVING THEM A MONOPOLY AND THEREFORE MAKING THEM IN THE NEW AGE PHRASE BLACK LEG PROOF ARE CONFINED OF COURSE TO THE PRIVILEGED WEALTHIER CLASSES THE TWO GREAT ONES WITH WHICH WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR ARE THOSE OF THE DOCTORS AND OF THE LAWYERS WHAT THEIR POWER IS WE SAW IN THE SENTENCING TO ONE OF THE MOST TERRIBLE PUNISHMENTS KNOWN TO ALL CIVILIZED EUROPE TWELVE MONTHS HARD LABOR OF A MAN WHO HAD EXERCISED HIS SUPPOSED RIGHT TO GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE TO A PATIENT WHO HAD FREELY CONSULTED HIM THE PATIENT HAPPENED TO DIE AS SHE MIGHT HAVE DIED IN THE HANDS OF A REGULAR GUILD DOCTOR IT HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR PATIENCE TO DIE UNDER THE HANDS OF REGULAR GUILT DOCTORS BUT THE MISHAP TAKING PLACE IN THE HANDS OF SOME ONE WHO WAS NOT OF THE GUILD ATHOUGH THE ADVICE HAD BEEN FREELY SOUGHT AND HONESTLY GIVEN THE PERSON WHO INFRINGED ON THE MONOPOLY OF THE GUILD SUFFERED THIS SAVAGE PIECE OF REVENGE
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