The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-01-20
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ha1sIM1stAl]isg usd1oIne wi,I an
excellent physician whom we will call
DIR. ", began to think of practicins
what he- bad }sayneA eA,ogt,is -ornTF-
count. = wss bidding Farewell
to bis tutor, the lliid olal doctor said aid to
him:
There is one thing, my, young
friend, thatsI have never told you. 1t
is an important secret which, but, few
physicians fully snderstand."
"Whal is it ?" asked the eiyoang doc
tor, 81 wanttoi know everything in
medicine worth knowing"
1.-The secret is so valuable" replied
DR.. X, "that ]. cannot take less than
f30 III # y itItl4 Z! .~oIlolJ'ioI
'very well, rebiied the young man,
81 agree to pay ysd's chat sum when
you shall make it known to me-"
t.;This, then, is the secret,. said DR..
", "Gonceit Kills, and cpnceit cures"
DIR. o. was somewhat ichagrined at
what seemed to him something of an
imposition but sitting his indigna-
tioh, lie paid the fee and quietly went
his way. Several years passed and
DIR. o. during, a Sery sucnessful prac-
tice often found occasion to remem-
ber=the, .ssipgs~Heswork ed hard,
made .moneyyssad wereebfoad for q
vacation. After spending some years
in FranceIhe returned to his native
land, where ihis reputation as sthe
skillfulI lF'rehehl dooteyH, found him
plenty of patients and high fees.
In one of his long rides through the
country he CHANGED one day TO pass
the house of his former instructor. DIR.
y. The old gentleman was walking
in his garden at a little, distance- from
the House, and did nofsee -ilfs former
pupil, who seeing him reined his horse
up to the gate, and said in very de.
cided though low tone to bright-eyed
granddaughtertof seighteen Ewk0 sat
| knitting a the "a doorstep,f fTakesIthat
gentleman into the house Immediately,
and take care of him, if you have any
regard for his life. Do you not see
how ill he looks? He has every symp-
Tom Of SIseri0us, and I feard Is,
illnesS and ! warn. YOU q obtsin h1eti-
iraf advice for him withon delay or
will not answer for the consequences"
So saying he galloped away, and was
soon out of sight.
The family was soon alarmed, as
the young girl communicated what
had been said to her mother and 9TH
ers of the heusehold. They did not
like to tell the old doctorwhat had been
said, but telling him he did not look
well, they feared he was ill, ETC., and
puarsuading him to lie down, he soon
began to think he Was really ill, and
the more he thoughrof it the WORSE
he felt, until it was at last determined
to send at once1.for the celebrated
French doctor of wh0ser wonderful
cures they had heard. xs4x,,,
The doctor arrived, shook his head
in an ominous manner, examined the
tongue and pulse, shook his head again.
and pronounced it bad case but said
he would do all he could FOR him. DIR.
o. was SO changed in personal appear
ance that DE- lXoaid notrecognize his
old pupil. who now gave his name a
Fregelr pronmrciatieir'a and had1 alto
uathera a foreiuu aSnect
DIR. .. ordered first hot bath. for
his patient, and then leaving him two
or three kinasus6.nedicin to ae tzken
eysy lou, EtMm, sfaesilg II psrfect
quiet and rest. Next day he called
and propounced his patient little
better but in very critical state. Day
after day he renewed bis attentions
and prescriptions, and dSDr. X. as well
as his family had begun To- think this
his last illness when one day DIR. o.
pronounced his patient decidedly bet
ter. He now gained rapidly, aud was
soon quite restored to health.
"NOw, DIR. o., ,"~slid DR. X, one
morning. ',let me express 10 you the
gratitude 1 feel for your devoted at
tentions during my illness. feel that
you have saved my life" So saying
he handed him check for ESQ.
DIR. o. took it and handing back f2O,
said abr. ", l will take EDO, which
is just the sum paid you some years
ago for - exce.ien pieee OF in farma-
ton whIch yer then I've me, z.yix,
Goncait Ellis, md coseeit icnres.snE
Household.