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of clinical clerks. Coming to a standstill, Dr. X. would enunciate with clarity and authority. "Let me see your tongue!" The patient stopped lashing about long enough to comply and the rest of us, having or knowing nothing else to do, stood at respectful attention and stared at the tongue as if we had never seen one before. After several of these curious occasions somebody ventured to ask Dr X. why he was so interested in the tongues of patients suffering from agitated depression. "I'm not in the least bit interested," replied the diminutive neuro-psychiatrist. "Quite the reverse, in fact. But most people are used to doctors who examine tongues and the request serves as a useful form of suggestion. When I say 'Let me see your tongue', I am taking advantage of well established tradition. In effect I am saying, 'I am the doctor; you are the patient. Being the doctor, I shall cure you." "Don't you find it necessary to let them talk - if they can - tell you about their lives