The curious idea is abroad that the doctor should be a factotum of health. By some singularity of reason, his role as a healer is disparaged, and the words "care, not cure" are becoming as tiresome as "death with dignity." The doctor, for example, is supposed to provide treatment to families, not individuals, and "treatment" is envisioned as an umbrella encompassing sexual problems, job dissatisfaction, scholastic ineptitude and personal incompatabilities. The doctor, moreover, is supposed to undertake preventive measures, not only to immunize and to avert such traditional medical concerns as excessive smoking and overeating, but also to keep Johnny . . .