The Celestial Surgeon: Day 18 reading from "Character And Conduct" - January 18

Reading for January 18 from "Character And Conduct: A Book Of Helpful Thoughts by Great Writers of Past and Present Ages" selected and arranged for daily reading by Constance M. Whishaw.

"The Celestial Surgeon"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n37/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_18

Author featured today:

Robert Louis Stevenson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson

Poem featured today:

"The Celestial Surgeon" from "Underwoods" by Robert Louis Stevenson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwoods
Via archive.org: https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Underwoods%29%20AND%20creator%3A%28robert%29%20AND%20-description%3A%28gutenberg%29
Via Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/438

Image:

Robert Louis Stevenson, portrait by Henry Walter Barnett, 1893
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson#/media/File:Robert_Louis_Stevenson_by_Henry_Walter_Barnett_bw.jpg