The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-26
Mosely Renounces Domestic Doctor.
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If there is anything in which Mosey be-
ieves most implicitly it is homeopathy.
Previous to Christmas he had simply an
ordinary, luke warm confidence in it but
since then it has been, so to speak, part and
parcel of his religion and fully incorporated
IN his creed; but with all this he has his
doubts about the expediency of using that
Cor indeed any system in domestic Doctor
ing at all-in fact he doesn't believe in do
mestic doctoring at ALL Some time since
ne was complaining to friend of his about
he size OF his doctors bills, and that friend
at down with him and ted over his tx.
perience with homeopathy, and how, in
ertain space of time he had saved enough
% buy piano by simply investigating IN a
good, instructive "uanuaP' and accom-
panying case of somebody or others "spec-
ifes," all contained in nice little bottles,
md mighty handy and convenient. He not
only told him this, but further explained
shat n nice Thing it was for babies and how
he had saved several human lives-nclud-
ing that of his mother-in. law, an act which
since he had greatly regreued-ene time
when they were all up in the country, and
It was impossible to get doctor under
three hours; IN short he so worked upon
MOseley's mind that that gentleman went
# the next day and brought just such an
,ther "manual" and case of "specifcs" as
hose possessed by his friend; everything
ibout which outfit was in perfect order, and
reduced to the finest system, every bottle,
being duly marked, numbered and labeled,
'toppers numbered to correspond, and the
whole recorded in the ''manual" in such a
vay as to show what each bottle would do,
4 given an opportunity.
I'nen he went to work and studied up
md got hold OF the principles of the thing
20 that he could subdue a collie or a stom.
.ch-ache with tolerable expedition, al,
hough there was (and is) way down in hi.
'eart of hearts slight leaning in the d.
reotion of hot toddy us remedial agent in
such cases.
His Christmas dinner had net agreed with
him very well, and he felt SO bad along in
he evening that he got out his doctors shop
With due solemnity, and made light at
ack on the sturdy quarter of mince pie
hat he felt was troubling him, and then,
getting ready another dose, he took IL down
,tairs to his wife, who also was slightly in
disposed, but nevertheless busy with her
household affairs. Like any man, he left
lis medicine chest open upon the bed in tht
ront rooIu.
IL btIllE nikht, tnb 'iTte ytAI
I'D boy was given lit 10 more latitude than
usual, and allowed to stay up beyond hi
regular bedtime; in consequence of which
ne was circulating around IN highly AMI.
mated manner, and fully taxing the watch
illness OF The sixteen-year old. lately land
nurse-grl, whe had him in charge
While Mo-eley, Sr., was down slairs, Mose-
ey, Jr., and his nurse wandered in the from
Dom, and while the giIl was buried owe
ead and ears in gaudy toy picture boob
eionging TO her innocent charge, that IN
'ocent charge, was roaming about at hi,
'Sn SWEET will, and with all that wonderful
luietness of which child 10 mischief DOL,
capable, had commenced an interestinl
xl loration OF the little IN, dicine chest
nking out bottles, pulling shoppers, ano
ropping pellets about on the Counterpart,
n the most lavish manner. Insunctivrl,
~ tasted one. 1t was sweet and pleasant
nd he tried some more, picking them VI
romiscuously from the heap on the bed
"Dood tandy," he said with u vrunt 81
atisfaction that reached the nurse- girl's
ears.
Instantly there was a rush. the child was
AIKEN from his queer play,hing and seated
ipon the floor after which the pills wer.
| satbered up, put in the handiest bottles,
he most convenient shoppers put into these
md everything restored rs near as possibl,
o hide the evidences OF neglect on her part.
She knew nothing of the nature of whar
he handled, but was satisfied that the,
we're no kind of toys for the child.
Moseley and his wife came up stair,
'hoItly after this but everything being In
rider, there was nothing to show what had
happened. The boy was pu. In HE crib b,
he bedside, tired out by the dissipation OF
the day, and, with all those pills In him