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over, there ensues an utter prostration
of the whole system, and unless active
measures are taken to support the
strength of the patient, he ultimately
| sinks from exhaustion. After the Sc
cond day the poor boy ceased to COM
plain, and lay apparently unconscious
of all that was passing around him.
During the few days he lived was in
constant fever; wherever I went |
was haunted with the appearance of
the dying boy, and wondering whether
the father was keeping the flies away.
was positively relieved when a ser
want one morning informed me that the
brickmaker's boy was dead. I found
the old man seated by the embers of a
fire at the foot of the bed, his two hands
grasping the cocoa-nut she'll of his
hookah, from hole in the side of which
he was sucking the smoke with slow.
solemn gtug glugge7,in which il would
have been difficult to detect the ac-
cents of either grief or despair. Grief,
however, there was, deep and sincere
of Its kind for although the ear could
not detect the slightest halt or waver-
ing steady march of the hookah's mu-
sic, the tears was raising from the old
mans eyes and falling in big drops at
his feet. The indifference and care
lessness he had exhibited while his son
was alive had not prepared me for this !;
so feeling that had done an injustice,
| gave few rupees TO assist him in
fulfilling the funeral rites.
In the next case which occurred
took care to avoid the responsibility
had incurred in my last experiment {;
and as magined successfully.
A poor woman while employed with
some others in wedding a rice field,
left her child-an infant about twelve
months old-in clamp of long grass
near the skirt of the Jungle. After she
had been some time at work her atten-
tion was directed to the spotwhere she
had left her child by hearing its
screams. On running towards il, she
observed a large wolf dragging the
child in his teeth towards the Jungle
The whole band of weeders INSTANTLY
started in pursuit, shouting and scream
ing as they went. The wolf, finding he
was pursued, dropped the child, and
made off. When brought to me, be-
yond asfew flesh wounds from the ami
malls teeth, the child was not so much
injured as mighthave been expected
from the treatment it had received.
The mother, ina frantic state of ex.
citement threwhefself at my feet, and
promised TO be my slave for litezif
would make her child well. This she
seemed 10 think I could do off hand.
and by a single operation. The natives.
Uncommon with the inhabitants of more
enlightened countries than Hindosian.
have notion that unless something is
applied to wound or bruise it wilt
never heal. Accordingly pounded char
coal, lime. cow-dung. tumeric. garlic
&c. are applied in all eases of wounds
and bruises. Although but short time
had elapsed since the accident had
taken place, it was sufficient to allow a
liberal supply OF these materials TO
have been applied. My first care as
matter of course was 10 wash them all
off; and after drawing the edges of the
wounds together, to apply few strips
of adhesive plaster. From what had
before seen of flesh wounds among the
natives. felt convinced that if could
nlyprevail upon the mother to keep
the child clean, il would get well in a
few days. To gel her 10 do this PROM
ised her three pice every morning that
she brought the child to me clean wash
ed. For ten days shs-came very will
ingly, when renewed the dressings,
and gave her the three pice agreed on.
At the end of that time. finding the
wounds were almost all healed, told
her that she weuld not require to bring
the child 10 me any more. She looked
rather blank at this announcement. sa-
laamed, and thanked me in very cere-
monious manner. She was going on
with a long panegyric on my wisdom
and generosity when | interrupted her
with: e Well. well. that will do now
go away, and mind 10 keep the child
clean.n Still she fingered, and kept
swaying herself half round with the
child riding on her left hip. She had
evidently something more to say, which
she was mastering courage to express.
She commenced drawing circles among
the gravel with the toes of her lefr
foot. and began wiihs Khoodawund
Is Mastery
"Welb" | answered, "what have
you to say 2"
ZAP hakeem by {" You are a wise
many | am poor woman: | have
come 10 your honor every morning as
you desired me. l brought you my
child, and gave it to you to put your
medicines on it. I washed it as often
as you desired me: surely you will not
send me awayw
" Why" exclaimed, "what could
| do with you 2"
But without needing my interruption
she went on: Surely you would not
send me away-without some buks-
heesh gu
| Thought Bheem had been very un-
grateful, but surely this woman was
something more.
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