THE DOCTOR KNOWS.........

A young doctor had moved out to a small community to replace a doctor
who

was retiring. The older gent suggested the young one accompany him on
his rounds so the community could become familiar with their new doctor.

At the first house a woman complained, "I've been a little sick to my
stomach." The older doctor said, "Well, you've probably been
overdoing
the fresh fruit. Why not cut back on the amount you've been eating
and
see if that does the trick?"

As they left the younger man said, "You didn't even examine that woman.
How'd you come to your diagnosis so quickly?"
"I didn't have to examine her. You noticed I dropped my stethoscope
on
the floor in there? When I bent over to pick it up, I saw a half
dozen
banana peels in the trash. That was what was probably making her sick."

"Huh," the younger doctor said. "That's pretty clever. I think
I'll try

that at the next house."

Arriving at the next house, they spent several minutes talking with an
elderly woman. She complained that she just didn't seem to have the
energy she once did. "I've been feeling terribly run down lately."
The
younger doctor told her, "You've probably been doing too much work for
the church. Perhaps you should cut back a bit and see if that helps
out."

As they left, the elder doc said, "Your diagnosis is almost certainly
correct, but how did you arrive at it?"

"Well, just like you at the last house ... I dropped my stethoscope.
When I bent down to retrieve it, I noticed the preacher under the bed!