Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-08-18
4 However, something unusual happens to

However, somethlng unusual happens 10
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'T am hungry"
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
serious matter, and you have done well
not to wait for daylight to consult me-"
.sDear me, doctor, prescribe; I shall
take what you please, only that l may
"Madam, do you like chocolates"
30 much indeed, doctor"
r "And brioshes"
40, also very much; I always have
some in the house" -c
"Very good. Let chocolate be made
Immediately. You shall take cup with
one briosh two, if you like"
"And then, afterwards, doctor ~ Fl.-s
Afterwards you will feel relieved, and
you can sleep-and ], too. But what I
offer you now is but q palliative. You
will feel the symptoms OF the same trou-
BILE tomorrow, about 10 o'clock in the
morning."
"L shall feel hungry, doctOrf"
"Yes, madam, you have an intermit-
tent chronic affection which, must con-
fess, would become mortal If you did not
energetically combat against i"
40 doctori have done well then to
send for you. pCookI hasten, then the
chocolate and the brioshes; is it not 30,
doctor |"
40 yes certainly. For the rest Of the
medication am going to write out my
consultation" aEf.,--
WIN il be very bad to take, what you
order me, doctor?" E -g. F.
Son the contrary, madam; it win be
excellent"
And the doctor gravely wrote as fol-
lows f"1s .fG..
"To take every morning, fasting, a
| good-sized mutton chop, which must be
/ accompanied with fresh piece of bread,
must be spread. For beverage, two or
three glasses of old Medoc.
"If this medicine functions wen, as
am very well assured it viii, II will be
necessary, five hours later, to take slice
of the breast of fowl, likewise accom-.
panied with piece OF fresh bread, with
| the same fresh butter Of Goshen. 90 +
Then to wait patiently the effect o1
this second quieting potion until six OF
seven o'clock. At that time-f 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 thit
/ r6IapSc (Which must Q1SQu16I- AeIy 64O
which cannot, Yictoriously, be battled
with by science. as- =. :
'"The patient must sit down to the tablt
and eat little of everything that sagree
able to the palate. Soon this obstinate
distemper will again yield before this re
/ gimen. And even towards the end Of thiI
iBgustation, the patient Will feel a certain
| well -being-a natural effect of q beginning
Of good digestion. sseaFt& tty-si5
"For the remainder, advise the patienf
to change nothing in her habits. so
'i5e HSTEvRNs,
G-.-s doctor at B.
AN. B.-If another .attack win mani
fest itself at night, cup of chocolate, will
| brioshes, or simply piece of bread anC
cheese, would suffice TO combat it witt
/ success" s;.;tga S. = 81.
The next morning she sent the docto
hundred dollars, with the following
| note: a-s-- ~ -..-..-z..
"DEAR DoCToR-Your medication ha
done wonders. The chocolate and TIN
brioshes have calmed extremely wei
my nocturnal hunger; and this morning
the mutton-chop took-fasting- accord
ing::to your prescription, has producet
the same happy effect. All let any on
henceforth dare deny, before me, the re
suit of science %
This kind note and the hundred dollars
easily coAsoled the doctor for his night b
awkwardly troubled.