tient, is occupied with

Page 22. — I. louis. Cp. page 5, note 1, and note 2 below.

2. réputation; It is customary on the continent after consulting a physician to leave the usual fee on a receiver conveniently placed for the purpose. When a physician calls on a patient the fee is given to him directly. It is only comparatively recently that French and German doctors have sent bills, and they are still often disguised by such titles as " suggested fees," or "memoranda of fees."