The Worthington advance., 1879-04-03


Midst tlippant, feeble crowd of spectors wan,
The bold, significant. successful man.
60 -. Scribner for March.
CURED BY STRATEGY.
An incident was related to US the other
day which,: while interesting, has also q
significant bearing on the. question asked
sometimes, in view of the erroneous
diagnoses frequently made, 'ssDo our
doctors know any thing?"
1t 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 Iady'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
spruces and tho tanarisks would do that
for her failing strength which drugs
could not accomplish. They were appar-
emily ignorantsof the malady, and were
indulging, under the guise CT medical
science, in series of wild but, to them
selves, profitable experiments.
The lady came back from Maine few
weeks ago, q little worse than when she
left California. Exhausted in body and
thoroughly depressed in spirits, she be-
gan to think her case hopeless.
"Did ycu ever" said all intimate friend
to her one day, as she sat in deep melan-
chely, "Dia you ever state your case to
DR.. -" -.
30: they are all alike" was the an
swer, accompanied by deep sigh; "a
good deal of profound opinion, an enor-
NOUS fee, and IL am left to suffer. 1
have never On called the doctor you name,
because I do not think he differs from
the rest. sometimes think if were in
humber circumstances my case would be
treated with more intelligence. I would
be looked upon as patient to be cured, if
possible, and not as an interesting source
OF large fees. AE, my God!' the sufferer
continued, as spasm shot across her
emaciated frame, wealth has its disad-
vantages, sometimes, where we least ex-
poet to find them."
Her friend mused awhile, aud then,
looking up, said, II have an idea."
"Concerning me2 what is it?"
"1t 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 knowlcdge; but you cannot
make mistake in Disgusting as CON-
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? fno good can
be accomplished. 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 ii into practice.
Accordingly she dressed herself humb-
ly but respectfully, and repaired to DR..
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 a cursory examina-
ton. when he said, brusqucly:
"My good woman, you seem to have
been furnished. You have not had enough
to eat"
She smiled family, and replied:
20, DR.. -, can always get enough
to eat, did I have the appetite to impcl
me to take 1ood."
"H-m no appetite; slccplcss, too, no
doubt. Means death in short time, jf
not relieved, Stay"
The doctor here regarded the lady a
little more 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 despondent woman from
her letharglc condition, because it gave
some faint hope of relief. She was
promptly on hand next day, still incogni-
tG to her new medico.
"Dr. -, as soon az he saw her, pro-
ceeded to business at once:
"Madam, have you within the past two
or three years resided in freshly painted
buildings OF rooms2'
The lady confessed that in the course
OF two years she had occupied three new
iy-painted dwellings in succession.
"Just as l thought" exclaimed the
doctor; "your blood shows, by analysis,
paint-poisoning, and it is this secret
enemy that is gradually wearing your
life out"
"Can you relieve me2'
20, yes; the remedy is simple
The lady 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
at receiving distinguished
patient in such way.
"And you tell me-" he remarked to
her, ''that doctors (nasaing the list) have
examined your case, and failed. to reach
it by prescriptions2 Well, it is strange,
the symptoms are quite suggestive to
medical man."
"Ah, DOCTOR" she replied, with shrue
Of her pretty shoulders, it was the rich
Mrs. -- they saw, I'm afraid and not
a poor suffering woman
The lady Is we'll now, with color in her
cheek, light in her eye. and with figure
rounding out under the combined in
auences of Natures restorcrs, sound sleep
and good appetite. But she is not
averse to telling how, with all her wealth
and her high social position, she was
to resort to the stratagem of
poverty to get cured Of a painful and
dangerous disease.--San francisco Gold-
N Era. .;':'''''''
ASlOW Tram.