The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-06-11

"But, Or. Heu vels. why do you not try 9
me sonFe other treAtmeptf am assnredly N
d pray OF you to stop these deblli' ating xemedie
For six months they have bad thB worvs o
Q feots. Come. oouae be- conoilitatspg. Wh'
!. "rbst is perfect I" cried the doctor. "Her,
= after patients wall theaselvcs write4their ow
prsscriptiousi Bat q --physcisn does not yiel
A COED blesding, an absolute lepose, dies. an
iicOftes water for youf drink; nothing else
| becahAe, yon know very WE'LL"
.esbusb enough r. angrily inte1ruRte'
have only to thank you for your attention
Be pleased to send me your bill and suspent
yonr visits."
Thia unexpected request stArtled the doctor
Although Ne. Van Horst was . dificult patien
| to mAnsge, the Doctor was discoptented q
losing one 80 rich and generous. He eeoncesiet
'You do NOT mean that, Mr.. Van Horst
Nervous persons have suoh whimsical ideas
Sit down. my friend place yourself eomfsrta
ly and seriously Of your i'll heslth, and 1 will
show you that it 10 nothing else than sxcessive
irritation OF the stomach; an irritation which
The other withdrew his hand, and answer
ed, in voice indicstive of an unalterable de-
termination:
desire to remain your friend bot now shall
go at oace to another physician. Yon know,
probably, that g man whose nerves are out OF
order 10 infi-xibie in his designs and hesty in
accomplishing themP
"sit down one moment" DR.. Heuvels replied
with an amiable smile. Then you are going
to employ another physician Listen, Mr..
Ven Horst, and do not be deceived by appear
ance. There are number of young men in
the world, fresh from the University, who try
to blind simple people by high sounding
phrases and by the tinsel OF charlatanry learn
ed by heart but ask yon, Whist knowledge
can they baVe of diseases They have not the
least experience and they administer to the
sick, right or wrong. and without any judg-
ment, dangerous and untried medicines, and
even tonic metes, which, sometimes, appa-
rently cure, but which more frequently intro
duSe o germ Of disease into the system which
will In the end shorten the life of the patient.
! beg of You, my friend. not to place yourself
in such inexperienced hands,"
''Are You speaking of the oung doctor, your
a good reputation. do not know him but,
according to what hear, he is already doing
tolerably WE'LL"
T speak, in general, of young and inexpe-
dow Walkers, he has not as many patients as
reports assign to him. Here and there an I'M
fortunate person who has not the means Of
paying him some poor invalid, who cannot
possibly recover, and who runs first to one
quack and then to another do not deny
that young Walkers has studied we'll with
time he will become skilful In his profession
for he is resolute and industrious. But what
man will, when attacked by q Sc
Tious illness, confde his health and his life to
, young man without experienced When you
oave valuable piece of furniture TO be made,
10 you speak to the apprentice OF to the mas
ser Only momentf Sit down, Mr.. Van
Horst. You will compose yourself, am GER |
ain, and you will be reasonable"
"NO, Unjust go" |
"To Adolphus Walkers 7" asked DR.. Heuvels, |
With smile of raiilery. |
Not at all not at all" replied the other.
!! agree with You IN your opinion of young |
Nhpa atnian aud
money, will consult the men most renowned |
or their experience and their knowledge. Do |
you know DIR. Somme, the director of the hos |
,itai at Antwerpf' |
DR.. Sommef DR.. Somme r. laughed DR.. |
aeuvels. "a good surgeon, skilfnl praoti- |
ioner in truth bnt, for internal diseases like |
1ours, he is not the man required. know, in |
.dvance how he will advise you. Wait, Mr.. |
Van Horst. To prove to you that am willing |
20 act contrary to my experience, for the pur- |
bose of gratifying you. will prescribe an
yoing to the cellar to bring o good bottle of
bort. You shall taste something very fine |
v hilst you smoke yonr pipe"
Thanks, DE-. Heuvels. tell you, in all
that your trouble is useless. MY |
esolution is taken, aud shall not change. |
Wish you every blessing, and am very CRATE
ul for your attentions"
He turned towards the door of the drawing
DOM the doctor caught his hand and tried TO |
etain him.
What leave me in this way, Mr.. Van
1OrSb! IOur resolution cannot be serious" he |
aid, in q suppliant voice.
"Qaite serious, uuchangesble. Let me go
Dy nerves require it," said the invalid, pulling
lis hand from the DOCTORS grasp.
DR.. Heuvels followed him to the courtyard
oor, still Stammering:
shall lose SO good patient, o man whom
loved and esteemed q true friend That
aunot be possible
ut is possible. Good by, good-by," said Mr..
IAN Horst, running to his carriage, which
TRited q few steps from the door.
DIR. Heuvels, astounded, remained few mo-
nents at the door of the courtyard. As he
urned he saw a domestic, with bundle of hay
n his head. crossing the court, and he ordered
i'm, in an angry tone, to put the gray horse to
he tilbury. He reeutered the drawing room |
nd resting on the corner of a table, he was
Don absorbed in his reflections, and bitter
mile curled his lip as he murmured to him
elf:
San unfortunate day No repose, fatigued,
rom standing To lose the old baroness. an
nvalid who was gold to me! large income {
eaTlyl Mr.. Van Horst to leave me MY two
est patientsi 1t is if i had lost forty
theE patients at once: shall feel it, and
at the end of the year; and there
re no means of repairing this loss There are ,
OF two more patients like those in the neigh J
Orhood,"