The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

Harry Davenport: Dr. Matthew Sutven

Quotes 

• Agatha Morley : What did people used to do?

  Dr. Matthew Sutven : In the old days? They ignored it.

  Agatha Morley : They were smart.

  Dr. Matthew Sutven : Sure they were smart. They never called for a doctor until they were good and sick. When a man caught a cold, he treated in by going out in the snow and getting awfully hot. He came in, drank a lot of liquor, got even hotter. Then he went out in the snow to cool off, got awfully sick, and died.