The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1884-05-01
MY NERVOUS PATIENT.
An Old Physicians Contribution TO
Cnsscll's Family Magazine.

y I left my carriage at the lodge gate,
.tns,cad of going in and right up to the
hall door, as usLal. told my man to
Idriye slowly up TO Ms. Smiths, dcliv-
Ter message which | gave him, then
return and wait for me.
This demo entered tho grounds.
land walked somewhat WEAKLY up the
Ilonp winding avenue, for / was going
|to ace a case had very little pleasure
6n. and that had never derived much
a omfort from attending. Had l been
iu mooi to enjoy the beauties of ma
|fure and art ] had an cyc5llent oppor-
annity. fer both were here combined TO
lender all the surroundings Cf Ihibct
House as pleasant anl delightful as n
poct's dream.
Il Thibct House IS in the country,
3houch not very far removed from the
*tity, and could very easily appropri-
kte n column or two Of tho magazine 10
* curs,rv description of its gardens
+ <hhrubhcries, is lawns and rockeri,s
& Ind r. series. Tbs s not my purpose,
2sAowcycr. Suffice il to say that inside
~ nd out there is everything about the
Bill place calculated TO make one happy
nd contentod with the weird.
Alas! though happiness comcth not
from without. but from within. lhai
tLis truth to learn on that particular
day, ii had never learned IL before.
Mr.. Montgomery was hardly a pa
kicnt to my liking. y. Bit may he
ps well to mention mere that in this
berries ! shall not give the real names
of neither places nor persons. To do
80 would be obviously unfair. The
reader may rely upon fac's, however. ]
No, Mr.. Montgomery was not Il patient
TO my liking. He was not what ono
might call satisfactory patient, and
WAS getting tired Of him. l do not
think it was through any fault of my
own that he was not progress ng favor
ably. did all could Tor him in the
wav of advice and medicine, but now,
nt the end of six months, ! felt that,
though ne could well enough afford 10
|tpay my bills, was taking his money
tor nothing.
U had another cause for being some
<rwhat weary and discontcnted to-day:
hGd been up most of the night, and late
Xhours are not conducive to serenity OF
Xtcmpcr during tho day that succeeds
them. Mr. Montgomery private sitting
Xroom WAS in corner of the house, with
q large French window, overlooking the
lawn and shrubbcry. lie was Mt the
window and saw me coming along and
max .ng my way toward the hall door
xPerhaps he had been watching for me,
for he opened the easement and ran
down the steps To welcome me.
4 4. Il L
as wo shook hands; ''you are not walk
ing, are yon? you are surely ncvel
wulking" | assured him that | was
but admitted that my brougham was
no, very long way Of.
Come in, anyhow" he said. "ComC
in, come in.
1T is lovely spring morning."
remarked, lingering on the lawn and
gH2ing around me. Some parts of the
lawn were all ablazo with snowdrop,
and crocuscs, and il is quite treat &c
see The dcwy pr!mroscs peeping out
from under the shelter.ng rhododen'
drons and laure,s.
''Yes, 1t is a fine day; but come in, v
he said. 1T is raw and cold"
"On the contrary" | rcplied-for
just felt in the mood 10 contradict him
Tit Is delicious'y mild and balmy
and ii you feel cold it is because your
\ blood is thin, and not sufficiently aerat
ed. Ii you went out every day and
kept yourself out for hours, rs | wish
you TO do, you would not find it cold.
can assure YOU"
"And that is precisely what mean tC
/ do, he said, ''ns soon MS the weather
gets li,llo more settled. asa these
terrible spring winds cease to blow
4 Come in."
We entered. He was about to close
the window when said:
mo, my friend; don't let us banisl
the ozone. You and both need it, fol
I've been up all night with bothering
case"
Yes" he said; "and you look pale. v
"And you: how do you feelp"
Just little return Of my old foe the
ngue last evening, but ! think | ban
ished that by taking n goodnight cap,
putting my feet in hot mustard and
water, and having an extra covering or
the bed. Feel flying pains all over me
'o-uay-rheumatism, / suppose-somC
slight fullness in the head too, hands
rvv'' "hu cycDtlIS lciucr 10 tnc llgHt.
! hear that fever Is about ] sincerely
nope I'm not in for anything of tha,
Kind, Doctor"
Put out your tongue. Thanks.
Let me feel your arm. ;"
Am | worseP" he asked. mo fe
vcr-ehp"
mNight-cap fever" | replied bluntly
Inc hying pains you talk about have
no existence except in your own imag
ihation. That's so. assure YOU"
well, dare say l shouldn't hay,
taken the night-cap."
mo, I'm sure you shouldn't have
far better had you gone to bcd.a coup
&c OF hours after the slight bat soli6
supper ] ordered you. simply taking ,
ootlle OF seltzer water. with ten or fif
zen grains OF tho bicarbonate of sods
n II. You would have slept then with,
out tossing about"
MY patient had not, to outward ap.
pearance. the diathesis. of n neryou,
nan' but he was really so. He wa,
nos strong looking, being somewha
pMe' but he seldom looked anxious
nna he was in fairly cool condition
M'Sht shout five 'ect eight, are noarl,