Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-01-24
~ HOUMA PARISH TERREBONNE LA. THU RSDAY Y
Reducing n Swelling.

+ ~ Xe0uc6MG swelling. ls4
The case we are about 10 relate hap
pened in the practice Of an old physician
in our acquaintance. 1t illustrates in Ia.
dicrnms manner the power Of the imagi-
nation in coni,,ing mp phantoms Of disease.
which vanish into the air when the truth
becomes known.
Deacon B--w was very good man,
and very fair farmer. BEING constitn.
tioualIy sensitive to the cold, it was his
custom ia cold weather, to wear two pair
of thick woolrn stockings on each foot.
One day he was startled on putting on
his second boot to discover that it was
quite impossible to get It on. This was
the most .re,narkabl. since he found no
difficulty in getting on the other in alarm
h. pulled Of the first, and peceived at
once That ont. ioot appeared smaller than
the other. a zHfE1Al7s aaA 's9i4ite /.
To an apprehensive man like Deacon
B.. this vas sufficiently alarming gs,.t
He concluded at once that he had been
bitten on the foot, perhaps by ratilesnake.
this was the cause of IT'D swelling so fright
fully. g.aa.s15ssT ns t7aa ae45 -aIoi'
Run quick for the DOCTOR said he
groaning with apprehension. i am
afraid its all over with me. Tell him t"
come Immediately. Its matter Of life
and DEATH aoilg2q a1saiiof 9al ss%a
Catching her husband alarm. the good
wife haste ned with. all speed to the doctor,
and told him that her poor husband was in
dreadful state, aud might not be alive
| when they got back. .'i' ''''. .'+''.'-
| OF course the dmtnr made all haste to
the deacon's dwelling. bs.smsss as74
Arriving there, he found the poor man
surveying his doomed limb in the most
woe .begon- manner. : -
b. Docior,' said he, Il have sent for yon
though don't expect you can d" much for
the. ! am afraid it's all over with me.''i
What's the matter Z inquired the doctor
anxiously.
Just look at the foot, DOCTOR See how
It is sw~iled.a It's nearly twice as large as
the other, and .i.'s keeping on swelling.
While my wife has been gone have
watched it grow larger. "a -
This was no doubt a fg'irement Of the
| Deacun's, tor the limb was mt one parii.
Gle larger than it was when his wife had
departed. I7d aa!apb egueos5 yiimzd3aoe
.l.et me. see it, said the doctor. ,,..,7
| He pressed upon the swelled limb and
Thought il felt rather peculiar.
3iA'I can form no opinion Of it fill the
stockings are stripped off' said he. 'sal
lie accordingly proceeded With. greA'
care to pull off the first stocking. sn,
h' | always wear two." exclaimed the
Deacon as he marked the doctor's look ol
tsurprise, sal 81 Rer 10 noitaia1 iso.lii''si
III. And how, many more 7 querried the
latter. as after. taking of Two, one was
found remaining. ..a;, "a.
4 light flashed across the Deacon's
|darkened mind, as snatchin4 the limb from
the doctor, he hastily proceeded to strip the
Oiher tiWf.re5 81 gbsm nasd pvkd lssai e /
II was as he anticipated. The two
pairs stockings had been "neq''ally dis
iirilrlted one had been placed IN one f's'
! aud three 0,p The other. Hence the m
creaseI size If the latter. s;.l 1jl '.ssnsa
o. Many Of our readers have no doubt
read ,ihe following rich anecdote. II i
old. bu, like good wine, il will hear repe'
ttiti,n.. r.,nss wio have never read i
Twill NIX rs for reviying !. from the Oh
tlSicl 8 .,to which it was fast tailing.a ssl
..s vrrals gentlemen at, a. Boston hotel
!. Of them asked Mr.. N--,a ~ "a gentle
man who sat opposit- ! .
Can you reach them pcrtaters, SIR z
Mr.; NJ, extending MS arnf towards tae
dish, and satisfying himself that b" couIt
reach .h. prrtaters. answered gkTx~S
Yes sir. asT 70 ds,,s5 g. =
The L~giylstor was taken back with nth the
unr xpec,~d sr5uH frsns the: way, but pre-
s.n,Iy r.cnycrins himself he asked,
.svill you stick my fork isto one of en-
taen1 as s. .,5s "a ,is 81. ~ sd g, 5 si
MI N. took the fssk and very cooly
pluaxsd, it into = finely cooked potato. AMI
lien Il there! The company roared. 9
they tos,k The Jake, and the victim Io''<ss
|more touiish than before, but st,.sdeni,
Ian idea struck lin, and rising to his fee
hs exclaimed, with an air of conscieustri
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