Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-06

comnletInr his course OF study NJ n
medical college, severe epidemic OF
sumner dlarrhea set In and the emil
dreu's ward WAS crowded with patients.
The disease was unusually obstinate and
malignant, and Mt last attacked an infant
of the matrons'. The child was very III
and the mother was Obliged to take II
with her In her arms when she went
about her duties, ms those could not nc
neglected, and there was not a nurse 70
be spared. One day when she sat down
to dinner with her child IN her lap, there
was slice Of boiled ham put on her plate
| The ham had not been skinned alter DOH.
ing, aud the baby reached out and grasped
n piece OF the Rid that was near her ana
began 10 suck II with great eagernessi tne
mother was alarmed aud tried TO take u
away, sure that IL would be injurious
under the circumstances, but the enid
cried so hsrd and gnsped the rind so
tightly that at lag she gave up inc con
Sext~norrNrs the doctor 'said "Mrs.
-, how n your baby to-dsyf" fully ex-
pecting to hear an unfaeorable report, az
several Infants had died during the night
"Shc's good deal betterl" said the
mother, chcerfully. "But surely
thought I'd Killed her yesterday, doctor,
I let her ret hold OF bit Of ham rlnd
when wasn't looking at her and she got
II In her mouth, and cried 80 when tried
10 take II away ! thought she'd have n
spasm, so lot her suck IL; but to-day
she's ever so much better' her diarhea
stopped last night and she slept well aud
ate well this morning.
The prompt and perccptlve doctor went
directly to the kitchen, discovered the re-
mains Of the ham, cut slips Of the rind OF,
carried them up to the infant ward, and
distributed them among the bibles, WHO
without exception graspcd them with
ayidity; aud every one on whom this eX-
pertinent was tried rapidly recovered.
Another patient was an freshman, ap.
parcntly at the point OF death with ulcer
alton Of the bowels; doctors aud nurses
had all given him up, he was unable to
speak above whisper and my kind
hearted friend pltlful of his helpless con-
dtion, stopped over him and said
"Patriek, Is there anything you want
that can get your"
In whisper so weak and horse as TO
he inaudlble unless the doctor put his eur
down close 10 the trembling lips, the dy-
ing man answered
cabbage"
The doctor could not believe his ears
"Dld you say cabbage" he asked in
credulOusly.
"Ol did" was the faint whisper.
Cooked or raw" asked the astonlshed
doctor.
"Raw," murmured Patrick.
The doctor stood aghast; however, he
reflected that Pat was dying, and that
nothing could kill or cure him now; it|
ei IN T.. l,,g
wishes, 80 he went out into the garden,
and, cutting u large, fresh cabbage, diyld-
ed II into quarters AID laid one OF the
sections close to Patrick's lips, guiding
his helpless hand into % place that
propped the cabbage up against his
mouth, and then Or. g. sat down TO watch
this extraordinary patient.
Slowly the cabbage disappeared, the
lrishman's eyes Frightened during tho
process, and a shade norr OF life per-
ynded his countcuancci as the last irHg-
mcnt WAS swallowed he aad "More ~
in quite an audible tone, but the doctor
made him wait few moments before the
second quarter was laid IN position and
eagerly received.
70 curttil my story Ia the course of the
day Patrick ate all the good part OF
large cabbage, began TO get we'll from
that time, and In Il week or two left the
hospital aud went TO work. | had this
story from DR.. &. himself, or dare not
record it. In another instance the saup,
physician was attending case of severe
kidney diseased the patient had n great
craving for cider, and, remembering his
experience In the hospital, the doctor
sent for pitcherful and ordered the
nurse To give II to the sick man in small
quantities and observe carefully how IL
acted on him, and to refuse II to him II It
seemed Injurious; the nurse followed di-
rcctions, but the patient, like Oliver
Twist, kept asking for more; the nurse
dared not indulge him beyond the doc
tors direction, hut being overcome with
sleep during the night omitted one dose,
and the patient, creeping out OF bed very
quietly, reached the pitcher aud cmptled
II at one draught. The poor nurse
| reproaChed himself bitterly for his lapse
| OF watch, but the cider cured the patient,
and both doctor and nurse were shortly
dispensed with.
knew OF person very Ill with what In
old times WAS called "spOttcd fever" now
supposed 10 have been spinal meningitis,
who had the same inordiuate desire for
elder, aud on getting II drank NJ least II
quartz WIS AHlbNH lutD u Nluitnl NtThIlllh-
ton, and three days after attended the
funeral OF the kind ncighbor who had
brought the cider and had himself died in
that brief time of the same disease This
story was told me by the daughter Of the
man who lived.
In my own family person very IN with
dysentcry begged for ripe peaches, and
almost unwillingly her physician allowed
her To taste one from basket lust sent
I'M while the rest of us were az dinner
she contriyod unheard 10 help herself into
the next room, lind that basket, and take
all the peaches she could eat. From that
moment she began 10 recover, though she
never confessed what she had done
TIL she was quite well ngaiu.
No doubt many cnn parallel some
of those cases IN their own oxprrieuce
but II this record should save ono hostoAs
from the modification of seeing guest
unable 10 enjoy her dinner, however
sayory and dclicately prepared, or deliver
one uuCst from tho uismnv az rpfusiu 10