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Of the requisite Qualifications,
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| which means, he will learn how to use
the forceps and crotchets with more dexterity, be accustomed to the turning
of children, and consequently the more capable of acquitting himself in
troublesome cases, that may happen to him when he comes to practise among
women: he should also embrace every occasion of being present at real labours,
and indeed of acquiring every qualification that may be necessary or convenient
for him in the future exercise of his profession: but over and above the
advantages of education, he ought to be endued with a natural sagacity,
resolution, and prudence; together with that humanity which adorns the owner,
and never fails of being agreeable to the distressed patient: in the consequence
of this virtue, he will assist the poor as well as the rich, behaving always
with charity and compassion. He ought to act and speak with the utmost delicacy
of decorum, and never violate the trust reposed in him, so as to harbour
the least immoral or indecent design; but demean himself in all respects
suitable to the dignity of his profession. |
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