Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-04-03
CURED BY STRATEGY.

CURED BY STRATEGY.
An incident was related to US the other
day which, while interesting, has also a
significant bearing on the question asked
sometimes, in view of the erroneous
diagnoses frequently made, 'Do our
doctors know any thing2"
It appears the wife of certain Cali
fornia magnate had been ailing for more
than two years past, and although the
"best medical ADVICE was asked, and
small fortunes paid therefor. in the way of
fees, she had no reliet. Loss of appetite
and sleep, and consequent perishing of
the tissues, were the painful and dangerous
features in the lady's case, and to be re-
lieved from which "she suffered many
things from many physicians" AS
Captain Cutie remarks, "Physicians wos
in vain.'
They looked wise; told her to take this
remedy and the other; to 60 here and
there; to travel; and finally sent her to
Maine for quiet residence, in the hope
that the balsamic breath of the pines, the
spruccs and the tamarisks would do that
for her failing strength which drugs
could not accomplish. They were appar-
emily ignorant of the malady, and were
lndulging, under the guise Of medical
science, in series of wild but, to them
selves, profitable experiments.
The lady came back from Maine few
weeks ago, little worse than when she
left California. Exhausted in body and
thoroughly depressed in spirits, she be-
gan to think her case hopeless.
Did you ever" said an intimate friend
to her one day, as she sat in deep melan-
choly, "Dia you ever state your case to
DR.. PIP
20, they are all alike" was the an
swer, accompanied by deep sigh; "a
good deal of profound opinion, an enor-
nous fee, and-I am left to suffer
have never on called the doctor you name,
because do not think he differs from
the rest. sometimes think if were in
humber circumstances my case would be
treated with more intelligence. would
be looked upon as patient to be cured, if
possible, and not as an interesting source
of large fees. All, my God!'' the sufferer
continued, as spasm shot across her
emaciated frame, "wealth has its disad-
vantages, sometimes, where we least ex-
pect to find them"
Her friend unused awhile, and then,
looking up, said, II have an idea"
"Concerning me9 what is it,"
"It is this: Suppose you attire your
self in decent, plain clothes, change the
style Of wearing your hair, and call on
DR.. - at the hour when he receives
his lady patients. He has never seen
you, to my knowledge; but you cannot
make a mistake in Disgusting as COM
pletely as possible. When you call, you
will have to sit in an ante.room and
await your turn. Have you courage to
make the experiment. If no good can
be accom- plished. no harm will be DONE"
This plan to get an unbiased opinion
seemed to make forcible impression on
the patients mind, and she resolved to
put it into practice.
Accordingly she dressed herself humb-
ly but respectfully, and repaired to DR..
IS, at the hour fixed for receiving
ladies. She took her seat and patiently
bided her time. At last the doctor came
to her. He made but cursory examina-
ton, when he said, brusquely:
my good woman, you seem to have
been faulished. You have not had enough
to eat"
She smiled family, and replied:
30, DR.. -, can always get enough
to eat, did I have the appetite to impel
me to take food"
''H-m! no appetite; sleepless, too, no
doubt. Means death in a short time, if
not relieved. STAY
The doctor here regarded the lady a
little moro closely, and said:
"Your trouble is in the blood. I will
analyze it."
BE made puncture near the thumb
nail, secured the necessary portion of the
vital fluid, and then, requesting
the lady to call next day, bowed her
| out.
1t was novel and exciting experience
1t reused the Respondent woman from
her letharglc condition, because it gave
some faint hope of relief. She was
promptly on hand next day, still tncogni-
to to her new medico.
CDR. -, as soon as he saw her, pro-
ceeded to business at once:
"Madam, have you within the past two
or three years resided in freshly painted
buildings or rooms2"
The lady confessed that in the course
| of two years she had occupied three new
ly-painted dwellings in succession.
"Just as I thought" exclaimed the
doctor; "your blood shows, by analysis,
misunderstanding, and it is this secret
enemy that is gradually wearing your
life out"
"Can you relieve me2"
20, yes; the remedy is simple"
The lad y was much affected by this
prospect Of regaining her health. She
Immediately made known to Dr.--who
| she was, and expressed her gratitude.
Of course the doctor was considerably
astonished at receiving a distinguish ed
patient in such way.
"And you tell me-" he remarked tc
| her, "that doctors (naning the lisD have
examined your case, and failed to reach
it by prescriptionss Well, it is strange
the symptoms are quite suggestive to a
medical man."
"Ah, DOCTOR" she replied, with shrug
of her pretty shoulders, it was the rich
Mrs. - they saw, I'm afraid, and not
poor suffering woman"
The lady Is we'll now, with color in bel
cheek, light in her eye. and with figure
rounding out under the combined in.
fuences of Natures restorers, sound SLEEP
and good appetite. But she is not
averse to telling how, with all her wealth
and her high social position, she was
compelled to resort to the stratagem OF
poverty to get cured of painful and
dangerous disease.--San Francisco Gold
| en- Era.
A Slow Train.