The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-09-18

up 10 tisy psvdsra
Miss Dickfords eyes dils,ed ss shs
watched him. aud she forgot 10 talk in .
| whisper
"whst beautiful color" shs exclaimed,
II never saw any medicine like that be
FORE
NO. Of course you never did; Il "a
something entirely new, aad probably has
never besn heard Of by the doctors OF this
nsighborAosd. You knew | have Just
come from The hospitals; there are con
stan. improvements going on IN our Pro-
\ isssion.
And holding his knife blade which con-
tanned some Of the powder, critically be.
fore bis eyes. be carefully removed an
atom or two before doing II mp in bits Of
paper.
When he had finished he counted his
pswdsn twice. AID then seemed to b. 10
bsswn study. from which he Aaally
emerged with the remark. x don't kaow
whstAsr \ viii b. qnias safe V leave these
with yea"
"Whyf"
"Bscsuss they will have very power.
full effect, and il is absolutely necessary
that my instructions DO followed to the
letter.
"But will promise faithfully to follow
them; ! will not vary enc iota, " said the
excited woman.
The doctor laid down the powders say
j ing, "Lst me see your watch" The watch
was handed to him and he compared it
with his own.
| Eyes. it is right: You may time yourself
by this. Take powder now, aud in Just
three hours and half three and q quarter
will not answer) you may take another.
i Continue TO take them at intervals OF three
hours and half through the day. until 9
in the evening, after that il it is only o
minute after, you must not touch them
until six in the moring-then begin again,
on tho very minute aud continue them
through the day as before. The effect OF
these powders will be quick and wonder
full, il, the rules are strictly adhered to;
but il they are not. will not be response
BILE for their effect by tomorrow you
will be inclined to sit up, but there again
must caution you. II you exert your
nswly acquired strength too soon you will
lsss it. Lie still until the day after to-
morrow, then you may allow yourself to
be propped up with pillows, and sit in bed
as long as you like; but You must not
leave the bed until see you again. Twill
call the day after tomorrow. Ihave given
you enough powders to last till them
"But, doctor, said the lady, hesitating-
", ''if l do not feel inclined even to sit
up in bed?'
; "You will feel inclined, was the reply
of the doctor.
Aud the doctor went home having al
ready effected half tbs cure.
N IN two days he called again, He found
| his patient sitting up in bed, her eyes bsnl
attentlvely upon her watch, that she held
In her hand waiting for half minute te
Q expire before she could take her medicine
s "This is just as it should be, said thu
r doctor ia cheerful voice II see by youl
, improvement that you have kept YOU
I promise. 7
! Miss Dickford swallowed her powder
and looked up at her visitor.
Nov you feel restless and tired OF th'
Z bed, and would like to make another
: move, )" said the doctor in o confident tone
. "Yss-may II"
? "Not today" was the decided reply
|, II will call again tomorrow, and II yol
I continue to improve SO rapidly-whicl
. yea certainly will il you follow my srder
Il strictly--you msy occupy an arm chair.
u BY the next day Miss Dickford wa
/ ready to get up.
: Your medicine is really wonderful
. doctor" said She "Just think how many
! years have lain here. unable to raise m.
h head, and now you are curing me sequiok
! ~
10 I knew there would be no difficulty
/. / could snly have my orders obeyed, wa
p the reply.
S The next step in her recovery was walk
ing. This had to be undertaken very eau
!. tiously, for she had been out OF practice 81
/. long ths. she had entirely forgotten how
., and the lessons Of her babyhocd had to b
l. taught her over again. II was all accom-
d plished, however, in good time, and at tn
end OF three weeks she had thrown asid
.. crutches, and oil other assistance and wa
walking with as steady q step as any one.
}. Miss Dckford could not say enough I
), praise the new doctor. His wonderfu
i cure was looked upon by the whole com
s. munity very much in the light OF mlrs
" Gle. Patients poured in upon him contir
II ually.
The unpretending house Of fsnr room
. became formidable opposition 10 the In
10 posing mansion on the other side OF th
street. DIR. Jaeger continued to sbak
v hands with the same bland smile; and
rs congratulated the young man upon b
a. success, while be was unwilling to adm
to himself that this very clever hoy wi
r, q rival 10 be feared. Finally hc calls
upon his young brother in the profession
re and proposed partnership upon equI
terms, 10 which our young friend accsds'
,e 1t was not many years before tho hou'
/ OF fsur rooms, which DR.. Minter had
y the mean time purchased. became win
to larger edi6cs which arose beside
,. Annie always lsughingly declared th
in this Was bull. upon q foundation Of coch
ossl yps0sesia