The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-02-19
IN SPITE or HIN.

nsrs we're The perfection Of the synpashss'
ic. his last snd bis Judgement we're osly
squslIsd by bis devotion aud skill. biz
personal ssgretisn vas immsase. and ths
curss be wrought we're nafvelous
Fresh fren The hospitals he vas. y
eager In the pursuit Of his science. masy
cid families Welcomed him - likely 70
have . sev knowledge than the sssiDs
physicias vho hsd carried then through
fthSfYlik ~; - 1epas families. Just
\ ssltb tbg ~ ~ ttpsslvss, sAoss him y
'liksly 70 % SicSg shs roAa with them.
solves to The end. The event csrtaialy
justified their choice; and reports Of the
young doctors ability vent through tho
| country aide, and even extsadsa 10 the
not layxs city. ~ thai net iofssq ssptly
b wepAsaled IN osnsnltaAias thas with
pAydchss sf wiSss ~ lsnssr sspuss
than his cvn. His diagassis Of case
vas 30 swift and sure that people used 10
say that Dr. Trsdickr could tell what
allied you by looking At you; and many .
gso4 vsnAn avsrrsa tk1A she vas more
uaDt1 BY - tsdrt ppon the pulse
okas By other doetorS prescriptions. Very
possibly she. Was. for DR.. Trsdicksr gave
littls medicine; The case vas extreme 10
which be sent much custom TO the drug
gist He carried about him in his gig
certain msdiesmsnts that he WAS won't TO
sdmisistsr. apparsntly potent. And made
sp sipdsr his ~ . fwnuls. Fromsa pscu.
liAsiiasid iaa pbiaI; il by any accident .
portion Of another drop left the phial, the
glass lad to be rinsed and the single drop
tried again; 10 this drop half ! glass Of
swsstensd water being added, the tea
spoonful Of the result once 10 six hours,
il waking. 1t was generally understood
that this liquid was something Of DR..
Tredickar's own importation, difficult to
obtain. and enormous in cost; and the graf
itude his patients felt for the kindness OF
his TINS procuring aud keeping on hand
what they could hardly have procured for
themselves. was something excelled only
by the rspidity with which they picked
up health and strength under it's effect.
Another Of the remarkable things he was
fond Of administering was n tiny pill that
he always had about him, and that he left
in small numbers to be taken at morning
and night, under certain other dirsc tions.
always ordaiuing that il the patient felt
too much braoed on the second day, with
ringing ears or crowded sensations 10 the
head or pain in the thumb the number
Was TO be lessened, the pills, however, to
bs taken three days, and then ommittsd
for three days, until cure was affected. II
these and the liquid did not work in such
cases ~ he prescribed ttsm. then DR..
Trsdickar seemed to take another view
Of ths sass. 10 davots himself to it with
personal sssiduity and frey sarnsstnsss.
and 10 sndsavor to bring the patient up Is
II o. the strong wings Of al his powers
and learning.
The fact was that DR.. Tredickar be.
lisvsd in nature, He knew that in certain
malignant phases of disease the physician
and strong drugs and heroic meAsures arc
as necessary As air to breathe; but be be-
lievcd that many whimsical. hypochon-
driac. fOsbls minded, weary, and wornout
patients were to be helped by : purely
hygisnic treatment, by proper diet, and
other aids to health, and should not have
enc organ or another interfsred with by
ths stroag poison of drugs, and in every
ssch inasaIos h gave bis priceless liquid
and little dark pills, and lot nature and
the tonic effect Of hope and faith do the
rsviving work And Of course be had
many such patients. as many such people
abound; and the cures we're 20 satisfsc-
tory that his fame spread in vide aad
wider circles people who had been hurt
and sss helped BY drugs leaving othsr
physicians for his advice
And he gave the advice. and his little
dark pills. too; and with some individuals
relief came quickly, snd with others
where the system had been still further
upset by strong medicine. not 50 quickly. |
II hs had At any Tins asubts ~ 10 tho EN-.
pirieism Of his treatment. be excused him
sslf by stating the weakness Of human M.
turs. and by remembering that as cure
Va, what was wanted, be was tho enc to
decide how TO effect the cure.
Bst - Dr.. Trsdickar's practice in
creased be had not the time for dividing
slices Of brown bread iRto inhnitesimal
bits that once be had. aud, frequently
called away. be would leave the task to
pretty Dorothy Merle 10 finish. and she
would divide spd redivide the tiny seq.
ments, and roll them between two fruit
knives. and set them 10 the sun to dry |
and have all his boxes filled With fresh
supplies OF the little dark pills when he
came home. Dolly did that no more faith
fslly than she did everything else. though.
she vas kessskeeper aud maid-of-alI-v
Shl gsassAl oversssr for the young doctor
and knew very well how to take care Of
hin. and Of herself, too.
She vas pretty thing. this young Dor
othy Merle; not very tall and rather slsn.
der. With dark brown hair falling on the
lov white brow 10 natural waves, with
brilliant hssel brown eyes and small. fine
isstoess, emoug vhieh was meath vhoss
rsr lips psrtsd osss sssah iihs sssd pearl.
6As sslasa sniIss !: she vss grave little
bsdy. intent is her beauty. . farmers
daughter, brought up to work. brought
sp y b. lady. TOO. With . COED commss
school sducstioa ssd simple manners.
On vhss sss dscts ssturued from his
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