Samuel Garth (1672-1718), British physician and poet, was a member of the celebrated Kit-kat Club. While there on one occasion, he declared that he must soon be gone, having many patients to attend; but on some excellent wine being placed on the table, and the conversation becoming interesting and animating, the doctor soon forgot his professional engagements.
His friend, Sir Richard Steele,* thought it his duty to remind the doctor of his poor patients. Garth immediately pulled out his list, upon which were fifteen names. "It is no great matter whether I see them tonight or not," said he, "for nine of them have such bad constitutions that all the physicians in the world can't save them; and the other six have such good constitutions that all the physicans in the world can't kill them."
英國醫師及詩人撒母耳．加思（一六七二年至一七一八年）是著名的基卡俱樂部成員。有一次，他在俱樂部，說有不少病人要看，不可以久留。但是，看見有美酒放到桌上，而大家交談越來越是興高采烈，他不久就把看病之約忘得一乾二淨。
加思的朋友理查．斯蒂爾爵士*自覺有責任提醒他去看那些可憐病人。加思馬上拿出一紙名單，上面寫了十五個名字。他說：「我今晚看不看他們，都不要緊，因為十五人之中，九人身體甚差，全世界沒有醫師可以使他們回春；其餘六人，則身體很好，全世界沒有醫師可以取他們性命。」
*斯蒂爾是著名散文家及劇作家。