Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-06-12
A Story with a Moral.

"A Story with Moral.
At tho last annual meeting, says tho
Boston Journal Of Chemistry, of the Tri-
State Medical Society Of Indiana, Illinois,
and kentucky, DIR. james L. lIibbard, tho
President, gave an able address on 'Thc
Nerve" which is printed in full in the
american Practitioner. by way of illus
tration, he told tho following good story of
doctor who, in treating nervous patient,
resortcd to what was perhaps, under the
circumstances, a justiliablc deception but
who did not afterwards discrcctIy keen tho
matter to himself, as he should have done.
An acute young surgeon in England was
summoned to visit very wealthy single lady,
far advanced in years, who had for year
been suffering from an alleged bristlo of her
tooth brush that had fastened itself in her
throat. She stated that she had consulted
tho eminent surgeons Of London, but they
had uniformly assured her after critical
inspection, that she was only the victim of
a nervous dcuson, that her throat was
perfectly healthy, that the disturbance was
only in her imagination. "And so they 90,
the stupid, obstinate pcrvcrse, unfceing
creatures" concluded the poor lady, "saying
there is nothing the matter with me, while
am dying, dying, dying" The surgeon
caught his cue, aud was equal to the occa-
sion, aud after examining her throat with
much dclibcration announced that she was
quite light-Sir Benjamin Brodc and Sir
james Clark were mistaken; he could sec
the head CT the brisic low down, almost
out of sight, aud if she would permit, he
would ruu home, get his instruments, and
extract it instantly. Certainly; that was
tho very thing sho was longing for The
surgeon presently returned with delicate
forccps, in the teeth Of which he held
concealed bristlc from tooth brush.
The lady threw her head back, the surgeon
introduced his forccps--a prick, a scream,
and it was all over. The surgeon with a
smiling face was closely inspecting the
extracted bris,Ic. The lady was in rap
lures; she Immediately recovered her health
ana spirits, and went about everywhere
sounding the praises Of her saviour, as she
called the surgeon. SO enthusiastic was
her gratitude, she offered him her hand in
marriage and her noble fortune. The fact
that the young surgeon was already mar
ried was an insupcrablc obstacle TO this
arrangement. But other proofs Of graft
tudc the lady showorcd on him. She com
peIled INN to accept u carriage and horses
u service of plate, and ucw house I'm
fortunately, tho lucky fellow could not keep
his own counsel. Like foolish Sau.aon with
Delilah, he impaired the secret of his Gun
ming to the wife of his bosom. She con-
iidcd it to Louise Clalissa, her especial
friend, who had been her bridesmaid
Louise Clarissl told it, under vows of invi-
olablc secrecy, to six other friends; and the
other particular frcnds--basc aud unwor-
thy girls!--told it to all the world. Erclong
the story came ronnd to the lady herself
Then u storm arose! She was in n trans
port Of fury 1t was of no avail for the
surgeon to remind her that he had unqucs
tonabiy raiscd her from pitiabo condition
to health and happiness. "That maltercd
not lie had trickcd, fooled, bamboozlcd
her! She would not forgive him; she
would pursue him with undying vengeance;
she would ruin him."
All of which may be taken as evidence
that the nerves Of some women and sur
gcons arc sometimes badly balanccd; and
tho moral is, When young doctor has an
Imaginary bristlc to extract from wealthy
spnscr's throat, ho should perform tho
operation before he gets married.
EMPLOYMENT AND LADoR IN MAssA-
onUsErTs. = Discussing the present condi-
tion and the future prospects of labor, with
reference to past and possible Congressional
action, tho Boston Journal Of Commerce
remarks that since the date of resumption,
January [, tho leading industries in that
State havo continued to show Improvement
in many instances and to hold their own in
all. In oil tho great manufacturing ccntcrs
thcro is an increased activity and consc.
quent improved demand for labor. In
Massachusetts the improvement has become
remarkably conspicuous. The LOWELL fac
tories arc all busy, and several arc on extra
time; the Essex County mills are, with one
or two exceptions, kept fully employed on
orders; and throughout tho shoe towns
there is, late as it is in The season, plenty
employment for willing hands. The great
paper mills of Western Massachusetts
experience 80 active demand for their
goods as to stimulate now enterprises in
this line, which wo may DO assured have
not been undertaken without mature
survey of tho field of operations. In .
word, manufacturing help is we'll employed,
at prices which, if not up to the high rates
prevailing few years ago, arc far preferable
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