Average physician income ranges from $253,000 in the Northeast to $281,000 in the Northwest. Certain regions of the country may have to pay more to attract doctors, so physician salaries often reflect the level of competition more than the cost of living.
To put this in the modern context, steam pears with rock sugar can help to reduce swollen throat, smooth irritation at throat, reduce cough (especially loud ones), prevent dehydration of respiratory tract, clear phlegm, and reduce fever.
If I'm feeling a cough or a sore throat coming on I dissolve honey in boiling water and sip that - sometimes I add lemon juice and sometimes brandy (particularly if the nose feels 'stuffy'). It's easier to swallow than pure honey by the spoonful and you can sip it rather than take all the honey at once.