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

The older doctor suggested that the younger man accompany him on his
rounds so the community could become used to a new doctor.

At the first house a woman complains, "I've been feeling a little sick to my
stomach."

The older doctor says, "Well, you've probably been overdoing the fresh fruit.
Why not try cutting 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 the diagnosis so quickly?"

"I didn't have to. You noticed I dropped my stethoscope on the floor in there?
When I bent over to pick it up, I noticed there were half dozen banana peels
in the trash. That was what probably was making her sick."

"Hmm," the younger doctor said, "Pretty clever. I believe I'll try that when we
get to the next house."

Arriving at the next house, they spent several minutes talking with a younger
woman. She complained that she just didn't have the energy she once did and
said: "I've been feeling terribly run down lately."

"You've probably been doing too much work for the church," the younger doctor
told her. "Perhaps you should cut back a bit and see if that helps."

As they left, the elder doctor said, "I know that woman well. Your diagnosis is
almost certainly correct, but how did you arrive at it?"

"I did what you did at the last house. I dropped my stethoscope and when I bent
down to retrieve it, I noticed the preacher under the bed."