Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-01-07
Gumorolls Selections.
Not Taking the Doctors Advice.
LING A HUSBAND WITH KINDNESS

Among the most disagreeable things
attending the practice of the most ar
dent of all Observation-Disclosures
the prejudices the physician must con-
stantly contend with, either in the mind
of the patient, or that Of his friends.--
1t is easier to cure the bodily complaints
of a hundred persons than to eradicate
the preiudccs from the mind of one
Absurd, ridiculous, and hurtful notions,
which have, as it were, grown with them,
will adhere to tue mind, in spite Of, all
efforts TO root them out.
Visiting a patient short time ago,
says Dr. Lambert, "a celebrated physi-
clan, late from Cincinnati, but now prac-
ticing in this city, / perceived very
disagreeable smell apparently issuing
from beneath the bed clothes at the foot
of the bed. | enquircd what it was.--
" Why" said the good wife, who was
attending on her sick husband, otis moth
ing but dong hill fowl he has got on
the bottom of his feet, poor man."
GA dung hill fowl !" exclaimed with
amazcment.
Yes, Doctor" said she =" | had the
latest fowl in the barn yard cut open a.
live, and one half put on one foot, and
one half on the other while it was all a.
live and kicking. It's charming thing
for fever, Doctor"
CA live fowl cut open, and put on a
mans feet to cue fever Who put
this foolish notion into your head :"
Foolish notion or not, Doctor, ] am
sure Mr.. Tozcr is a great deal better Of
his complaints than he was, poor man
he don't sweat SO confusely, and he
breathes a great deal shorter and quicker
than he did"
So much the worse, good woman"
$50 you always tell me, Doctor, when
Pm doing all can for the benefit of the
sick in my family. So you told me when
I was stopping the cold of my first hus
band-thc dear good Mr.. Pheescr,-
Heaven rest his soul, which in spite of
all could do, turned to information of
the lungs, and he is now in the grave,
poor man."
But what could put into your head
this shocking remedy of the split fowl :"
"Why it's been in my head ever so
long, Doctor. My grandfather was Gu
red by it, of purified fever, as Eve
heard my mother say. Father was like
wise cured by the same remedy of a
dreadful rebelious fever; but just as he
was getting on his feet again, he had a
prolapsc which carried him off. Besides
these, my cousin Jonathan jenkins was
cured of an information in the bowels
in the same way Then Mrs. Thistle
sitter, who, you know, is very sAillful in
roots and arbs, and so forth, says there
is nothing in the world so good for fever,
its tlIu split Es<rl-N
"a split fooI!' I was going to say /;
and indeed, if all fools were so, who med
die with that which they know nothing
about, the. world would be better off
" Did you give the medicine left him :"
" No, Doctor Mrs. Thistlesifter come
here just after you went away, and
couldn't do no less than TO insult her in
so imminent a crisis, and come to the
conclusion between US, that it was not
best to give him the medicine you left
but to put the split fowl on his feet,
poor man, and dress him well with pep
per grass tea, and little gill go-over.
the ground, and smartweed with it,"
$50 you didn't give him the medi.
cine l left 7"
No, Doctor; Mrs. Thistlesifter ant
thought it such an important case, tina
the split fowl was the principal thins
: that could be relied on. Besides, TO tel
the truth, Doctor, we're afeared there
was mercury in the medicine, as we no
= ticed a white powder in it,"
"Indeed and so because you anc
Mrs. Thistlesifter noticed white pow
der in the medicine, you threw it aside
and split open live fowl :"
Yes, Doctor, do think mercury i
dreadful bad thing 1t saves people
lives to be sure, but then it gets into thu
} bones, as Mrs. Thistlesilter says, ant
there's no getting it out again as long a
: you live. Oh! l wouldn't had Mr.
) Tozor, poor man, TO take it for any
thing"
, "And so, by following your own ant
Mrs. Thstlesifter's foolish notions, you'v
= lost your husband"
a Lost him did you say, Doctor
, lost my dear Mr. Tozer."
: "Aye: | grieve to inform you that h
G won't live lorty-eight hours !"
r "Not forty-eight hours, Doctor no
20 live forty-eight hours and Ive only bcel
+ married TO him year.
> "Pm very sorry TO say there's no hop
c for him."
: "And laid out so much money 70
C my wedding clothes only year ago.
), And the dunghilI fowl gone too-the fat
t test rooster in the barnyard. Oh, mi.
d cradle me that | should be widow s
n soon !" Saying this, the good woma
e wrung her hands, and wept bitterly.
The next day Mr.. Tozer died. Mr.
{, Tozer as in duty bound, wept profusel
Il for his death-but finally comforted ho
: self that she had done every thing a
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