Daily Republican., 1885-03-30

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THE IMAClMATIOM.
Doctor, don't GOOD many people
procnIe medical treatment Who are not
"Of course they do. There's nothing
the matter with half the so-called In
vAlids. always kept big batch OF
bread pills made up for that GLASS Of pa-
tients. Many q one I've rot out Of bed
with that sham medicine, and they
thought me . man Of profound learning
and skill."
They Just IMAGINED they were sick?''
" Certainlyl A woman 10 the contra
riest of0od's creatures. II abe makes
mp her mind shc's sick. you can't talk
her out Of u. You must administer
something. had one call mo Year,
ago that lay In bed for niue months,
and she was ~ we'll - I am. On 3
certain day there VA ono Of these
circus and animal show combinations
Passing. I had an Inspiration that
beat any compound my skill could
produce. hired the manager 70 let .
tame bear out Of the cage snd we all
sst up . hue and CRY, the children went
for the woods, and that woman took
after them without even stopping 10
mako toilet There was noShins
under tho heeveua tho matter with hef,
and when her husband came TO settle
I thought for while he'd boot her all
over the farm"
Ever havs any other case Of the i'm
Agination 2"
Lots Of them. A big hulking fel
low about ten miles from the town !
was practicing In got the ides that he
In the forenoon VI certain day. About
I buried ont. When got there the
cording TO his calculations. He did
His eyes were dim and sunken, his face
had that peculiar pallor which heralds
the near approach Of death, and bis
breathing was very l.bored. Tho family
were gathered around and weeping a.
to be done quick. Thore was . smart
looking woman there and l CALLED her
aside. Pointing to the clock on the
watching, said When ! have his
attention turn that ahead
Then crowded into the family
group, hustled them into the next room,
sat down on the edge of the bed and be.
gan telling that fellow one Of the most
horrible murder stories you ever heard.
! located It right In the town where he
knew everybody, named the woman
killed, went into lood-curdling detaili
and 30 completely interested tho man
that he forgot about his eleven O'Clock
appointments. When l gave him .
chance to look again IL was twenty
minutes to twelve, ard he WAS actually
mad for q time, claiming that he had
been tricked. He finally got to laugh
ing and We all took dinner together
The next day he whipped two men at {
barn raising for twitting him about th'
programme of death that miscarried.'
Wasn't there anything the matte
with him ?"
Not thing except what he imagin
I'd. He WAS sound as bullet, but
had not adopted that ruse he woul,
have gone over to the majorityat clever
O'Clock.
Doesn't imagination sometime cur
people who are really Ill ?"
.To be sure 1t does. Imagination
has . strange and unacoountAble power
had funny incident that answer
your inquiry. There was Ridd,
young widow called at my office on
day. She was a hite-tity creature
Talked all the time she was awake
you know, and had as much laugh q
she had talk. She wasn't very clippe
when she came, however. She was o.
crutches and accompanied by Q &C
licitous companion who was brim ful
Of sympathy. The invalid had kne
badly swollen from rheumatism an
wanted to know II could administe
electricity,s which always, helpe
her. soon had battery In shapt
The sympathetic friend placed one coz
neotion at the invalid's knee, which az
peared angrily infiamed. held til
other connection In my left hand so a
TO complete the circuit by touching th
patient with my right. I sdrew m
fingers lacross the back Of her neck an
Of course she INDUCED in few littl
screams and some hysterical converBi
tion.
Doctor, that's strange sensation
IOuch haven't got about epoughl
My knee feelss great deal bette
TDon't I'LL me up with electricity
There now you m ust just quit, I've Il
a whole streak o'lightning In me no
and knew 1t was all Leeded.' III
Ipretty widow walked out to her ca
!. riage without q limp, and had no trol
BILE in being the belle Of all balls fl
, the balance Of the season. had notl
ed waggish student OF mine In Il
next room stufiing hankerchiefs In h
mouth, writhing with suppresse
laughter, winked at me on the sly az
indulgiDg in can can whenever Wis
BILE to me alone.
81 "'What In the thunder are you NAL
d ing such fool Of yourself about
I inquired when the ladies had departe,
He roared away and pointing to Il
battery said: You might have kille
that handsome creature by an owe
{ charge Of electricity looked IN
, joined In the hilarity, / had neelects
to hitch on. to the battery and the wi,
3 low's vivid imagination had supple
the currents which wrought 30 sudden
, cure"
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Notice.
/ l still have o lot of shoes on hand Al
as the store that I now occupy at N