Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-23

capable, had commenced an interest
ing exploration of the little medicin
chest, taking out bottles, pulling stop
pers, and dropping pellets about OF
the counterpane in the most lavisl
manner, Instinctively y he tasted one
1t was sweet and pleasant, and h'
tried some more, picking them ~
promiscously from the heap on the
bed.
"Dood tandy," he said with grun
of satisfaction that reached the nurse
girls ears.
Instantly there was rush, tn
child was taken from his queer play
thing and seated upon the floor atte
which the pills were gathered up, pu
into the handiest bottles the mos
convenient shoppers put into these
and everything restored as near a
possible to hide the evidences of neg
lect on her part. She knew nothing
of the nature of what she handled
but was satisfied that they were NJ
kind of toys for the child.
Moseley and his wife came up stair
shortly after this, but everything be
ing in order, there was nothing tt
show what had happened. The bo!
was put IN his crib by the bedside
tired out by tie dissipation of the day
and, with all those pills in him, wa
soon sound asleep. His parents soo'
followed him, and ere long the hous'
was hushed and still.
The main principle of homeopathy
being to arrest symptoms, there il
given an infnitessimal dose of wha
would produce the same symptoms il
state of health, and, the full time
for such dose to take effect in tn,
baby's case having elapsed, Mrs
Moseley was suddenly awakened by
omlnous barking sound from the Grill
that nearly started her out Of her wits
She recovered herself, however,
enough to dig her toes into Moseley 5
back, and that gentleman, who had
been having very heavy dreams, was
out upon the floor in an instant.
What's the matter?" said he, rub
bing his eyes contusedly in the dark
Group! get out your medic inc
quick T.
He fumbled around, lit the gas, go
out his doctors shop, and, in his slip
pers and short nght-shirt, and with
his hair all awry, hunted among th'
C.'s in the index of the "manual, rae
ing the fore6nger of one hand up an(
down the column in a most breath
less hurry, and using the other hand tt
scratch his leg.
"Croup, ten pellets, number 13, il
six dessert spoonfuls Of water-onf
every half hour" said he when h'
found the place.
The mother was soothing her little
one, and beseechlng HIM to be quick.
which, of course, helped him along
wonderfully. He hunted in the case
tor bottle number 1S. so marked OF
the stopper, found it and took 1t, to-
gether with the glass of water and
spoon, nearer the light. Although
the stopper read 13, the label on the
bottle said "21 asthma" This ht
discovered as he was pouring out the
pills. He could only gasp his aston
ishment as he flew back, brought the
chest to the light, commenced hasty
examination and found his drug store
in the most chaotic state-stoppers
bottles, and places all in the greatest
confusion, while some of the bottle:
were wonderfully full and others ~
wonderfully low.
Joe! Joe! what are you doing?'
said the mother in agonized accents
"Quick Joe, quick or the baby vii
die, am sure he will die Oh, dear
oh dear!"
The perspiratlon was standing out
in great beads on Moseley's forehead
as he wildly pulled out bottle atte1
bottle in his search.
"Oh, dummit! The medicines are
all mixed up and IL can't under
stand it," he at length waited in ;
frightened tone as the poor baby
went into another spasm of coughing
"Oh this is visitation" said the
frightened mother; tour baby'll die,
our baby'll die, and all because we
haven't been to church rogular-oh
dear! oh, dear !"
"Oh, l cant do anything with
these" he SAID, II darscnt touch 'em
We'd better send tor doctor. "
eyes yes! DR.. Alman. Let Susy
go--she can 60 quicker than you
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