How to Collect a Doctor Bill

son, and a time to every purpo

s early after the service is rendered as possible. Bills should be presented to working men at the time of their regular payday. In country practice I have found it best to send statements monthly and to require settlement quarterly by cash or note. I have adop

He's in bad with the other fellow. Dead-beats should never be temporized with. Don't do a ma

are necessary to make a success in collecting. The two principle rules are, to keep everlasting

ird of his business on his books is a business failure. Old accounts breed

that the party she is seeking is not at home, or is not in the office. Instruct her to stay until they return, even if she finds it necessary to take her sewing along, and spend the day. Frequently the party desired is just hiding in another room, waiting until the collector leaves. Rather than stand the siege of a determi

note. Two dead-beats are better on a note than one on the books, but, better still, get the "order note" shown on another page of this book. If you

show up. When he makes the promise, make a note of the time in your note-book. If

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were talking about the matter the other day I neglected to tell you that if I was not in the office

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again, just pay the amount to th

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ing him in with many e