Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-04-04

/ what do you think of her now, Doc.
tor asked the father, in a hoarsc whis
: per, on the physicians leaving the cham
eer of his patient
; 1T is impossible to form any corree
idea respecting a case like this. / havr
seen many much worse recover, and have
no doubt, as far as human calculation will
go, that your daughter will get we'll But
the fever Is Il tedious rne, usually defyino
all attempts at breaking it. tt t8hst run
its course, which is tstiallv some ten or
fifteen days All we can do is to palliate.
and then assist nature when the disease
has abateo its violence"
1t Is not necessary to trace the progress
OF the disease from day to day, until it
reached its climax When the rsyer did
break and a soft, gentle moisture pene-
trated the skin, the patient had but a spark
of life remaining But as DR.. Elton, in
his Judicious treatment had not resorted
TO vcnesection, nor to any powerful ex~
hIbItions af medicine nature had only 10
react acains, the disease, and not against
the paralvsing effects of medicine: and
slowly but surely did she begin to Recover.
A though to the skillful treatment of DR.
Elton, as human agent, did the patient
owe her recovery. A less cnutioHs phv-
Hclan, bv single mistake, would have
! brought all to fatal end
! At the close Of the fifteenth dav. when
every symptom indicated that GONZALES
| eence or death would soon etlstte. no one
but physician can imagine the painful.
/ restless anxiety, which was felt by DR.
Elton. He took but little food. and slept
| hardly any during the whole night fre.
| quentlv starting from his brief periods of
/ troubled slumber, in consequence of great
nervous excitement
! Early in the morning he called at the
room of his patient, trembling, least A
first glance should dash every hope to the
ground. He entered softly, and perceived
the father bending over her with pale.
anxious face. She was asleep lie took
her hand, but let it drop Instantly
What is the matter p asked the father
IN an alarmed whisper, his face growing
paler
t"She is safe p responded the Doctor, in
low whisper, every pulse thrilling with
pleasant excitement
The father clasped his hands, looked
upwards a moment, and then burst into
tears
How can evsr repay you for you skill
in saving nv child !" he said, after his
feelings had grown calmer
1t was nearly n month before the
daughter was well enough to return home.
during the most of which time DR. Elton
was IN attendance. For fifteen days he
had attended twice a dav regularly, and
tor nearly as long period once a dav.
! While sitting in the office one dav about
three o clock, waiting for hi. carriage to
come up to TIE door, Mr. Smith entered
and asked for his bill, as he was about to
leave. On examining his account book.
DIR. Elton found that he had made about
fifty visits, and accordingly he made out
| his bill fifty dollars
How much is this, Doctor p .aid Mr.
Smith, cycling the bin with something of
doubt IN the expression of hi. countcp-
ance.
Fifty dollars, sir
FIFTY dollars Why surely. Doctor
you arc not going to take advantage of me
in that way p
81 don't understand YOU SIR"
'Nhy, | never heard of such an ex-|
travagant bill in my life have nv whole
family attended at home for fifty dollars
year, and YOU have not been visiting one
Of them much over a month
'Such as the bill is, you viii have to
pay it sir It's just, and shall not abate
one dollar" responded DR.. Elton, consid-
erably irritated
Mt Smith drew out his pocket-book
slowly, selected fifty dollur bin from
large package, handed it to the Doctor
took his receipt, and rising to his feet said
emphatically-
II am a stranger, and yox have taken
advantage of me But. remember, the
gains Of dishonesty will never prosper 1"
and turning upon his heel left the Office
"Whc would be n doctor z murmured
/ DIR. Elton, forcing the unpleasant thoughts
/ occnsioned by the incident from his mind,
| and endeavoring to fix it upon q case of
more than usual interest which he had
/ been called to that day
4 word to the wise Is sufficient; 1t is
! therefore needless to multiply scenes illus
tratire of the manner in which too many
I peop'e pay the doctor. When any one IS
/ sick, tho doctor Is sent for. and the family
are all impatient until he arrives If the
/ case is bad one, he is locked upon ms
ministering angel; the patients eve
/ brightens when he comes, and all in the
| house feel more cheerful for hours after.
| Amid all inclemencies of the weather, at
all hours in the dnv or night he obevs the
summons, and brings all his skill, ac-
quired by long study, ard by much l1bor
icus practice, to hear upon the disease
/ But when the sick person get. well, the
doctor is forgotten; and when hi- bill ap-
pears. complaint at lis amount is almost
! alvav. made and too freuedn,iv. unless
! he proceed to legal measures 1t is entirely
. withheld from him. These thing. ought
not so % be Of conrse, there are many
honorable exceptions; but every phv-
sician can cxclaiTn-"W ould that Il e'r
number was greater.
Some persons who nre ready to send for
the doctor, on every trifing occasion. seem
to forget that ererv time this Individual
Is called in be makes n charge Others
are strangely oblivious ir reference to The
number Of visit. made, and when in thc
course of year the doctor has been sum
mo1ed some forty or fifty times. will con-
tend that he has not been IN the house ten
times during the whole twelve months
But rs Just said-a word 20 the wise j:
sufficient; and so we drop the subject.
= From the New York World
Triehtne.is In New York.
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