Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-08-12
A Model Doctor.

6TEVENs, OF Massachusetts, was one OF
those who had rather risk being disturbed
at nights for an Insignificant complaint,
than to expose himself to the necessity OF
putting to the debt of his conscience a
dead body that he might have conjured
into life. He related TO me some very
amusing facts and of nature to excuse,
to certain point, the nder.forwardness
that certain physicians show to disturb
their sleep for unknown patients. -
One night, big fellow of lackey,
gilt-edged and laced all over, pulled the
bell violently at the doctors door.
1t was winter. II froze so hard that it
would have made a white bear shi7er.
Three o'clock had Just struck.
The lackey came, in absence, of the
ordinary physician of his mistress, Madam
R., to claim the immediate cares of
the doctor. The case was urgent; there
was not a moment to be lost. -.H..
Fuming as he did, the doctor rose,
dressed in haste and ran-benumbed with
cold, and harassed with fatigue-to the
house of the distinguished patient.
At the first glance, he perceived that he
had to deal with distempered imaglna-
tion. .f.t .-r -sf.
"Ah DOCTOR" said the fine lady, show
glad am to see you" aHa." ,a'
"Why," said the doctor, "you are in
better health than am-you are as fresh
as rose |"
"Ah how pleased am !" she added,
saying, 81 wanted to be putin heart again.
However, something unusual happens to
me-"
"Whstf" ,sr 1-..
81 am hungry" se.f
The DOCTORS first impulse was to get
angry, and go home TO bed again, by
sending to Pluto's gloomy region this too
healthy patient, but he refrained from it.
Truly" said he, "this hunger at three
o'clock at night, and such cold weather, is
a serious matter, and you have done we'll
not to wait for daylight TO consult me-"
Dear me, doctor, prescribe; l shall
get better" .'o ''f
Madam, do you like chocolate ?"
80 much indeed, doctor" 90. ru
Sand brioshes?"
80, also very much; I always have
some in the house." ., g.-
"Very good. Let chocolate be made
Immediately. You shall take cup with
one briosh; two, if you Ike"
And then, afterwards, doctor p"
Afterwards you will feel relieved, and
you can sleep-and ], too. But what /
offer you now is but a palliative. You
Will feel the symptoms of the same trou-
BILE to morrow, about 10 o'clock in the
morning." rs ~. -s
"I shall feel hungry, doctorf"
Yes, madam, you have an intermit.
tent chronic affection which, must con-
fess, would become mortal if you did not
ent rgetically combat against it."
30 doctor have done well then to
send for you. Cookl hasten, then the
chocolate and the brioshes; is it not so,
doctor 2" s-..s 81. SOD ,ul- De. =
40 yes certainly. For the rest of the
medication l am going to. write out my
consultation" r.'
"Will it be very bad to take, what you
order me, doctor?"
"On the contrary, madam; it win be
excellent" .ll.a.f -...J a, -. ..-.-,.''
And the doctor gravely wrote as fol.
lows: uIs a.j --.roi7ie.. .r. .. II
"To take every morning, fasting,
goodsized mutton chop, which must be
accompanied with fresh piece of bread,
upon which slight coat OF Goshen butter
must be spread. For beverage, two or
three glasses of old Medoc.
eff this medicine functions well, as l
am very well assured it will, it will be
necessary, five hours later, to take a slice
of the breast of a fowl, likewise accom-.
panied with piece of fresh bread, with
the same fresh butter of Goshen. l-
Then to wait patiently, the effect of
this second quieting potion until six or
seven o'clock. At that time--if my dag
nostic is certain--the symptoms. of the
disease win appear again. The patient
for the third time OF the day, will feel the
sting OF hunger. There Is nothing in this
relapse (which must disquiet her, and
which cannot, VIGOROUSLY, be battled
with by science.
"The patient must sit down to the table
and eat little of everything that is agree,
able TO the palate. Soon this obstinate
distemper viii again yield, before this, re-
gimen. And even towards the end of. this
the patient will feel a certain
well-being--a natural effect of q beginning
of good Digestion" er q, p lHIs -uf ..l
"For the remainder, l advise the patient
to change nothing IN her habits .lt, .,,, 2g.'
-.I''r ,..4 - T..,.'"' ''" STEVENS, 1'''-,'
81. .t..... ~ r.. ,,,rois Doctor at B, +
. an. B.---If another iAttaok will mani
fest itself at night, a cup Of chocolate, with
brioshes, or simply a piece Of bread and
cheese, would suffice to Combat il with
success" ''- '''i -. o.. ~ .
The next morning she sent the doctor
a hundred dollars, with the following
note;h aif Dot f.iris "a !ag s' ..u i1J ,girr
"DEAR DoeToR-Your medication has
done wonders. Phe chocolate and the
brioshes have calmed extremely well
my nocturnal hunger !, and this morning
the mutton chop | tookrrfa ting accord.
ingsto your prescription, has produced
the same happy effect. 7 Ahd let any one
henceforth dare deny, before me, the re-
suit OF science I" 1% ,sI97eoo hni s.srs s.np
This kind note and the HUNDRED dollars,
easily consoled the doctor for his night. SO
aWkWardly troubled. ,sp'l.,7pa, " % ~ '' s4,ims,
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