Medicine: Birthday

In the village of Montgomery, suburbs of Cincinnati, villagers dug last week deep into their pockets, found many dollars. Some of this money they put into a purse; the rest they invested in a new automobile, fully equipped.

Sometime later, Dr. Charles W. Eckermeyer, a sensitive physician who, during the 47 years he has been practising medicine, has never sent his patients a bill, celebrated a birthday. To him, to commemorate his selfless devotion to his profession, the villagers gave the purse, the motor.

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