Arrowsmith Chapter 17

In which a country doctor’s spirited road trip and the ensuing rural camaraderie give way to a young physician’s solitary but determined struggle with a stubborn veterinary problem, hinting at the tensions between tradition and innovation in medical practice. His subsequent journey to hear a celebrated health reformer’s lecture kindles a fiery enthusiasm for public health, blending the excitement of metropolitan life with reflections on the arduous task of bringing progress to provincial America.