Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-12

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since | have Published in the c"la"'''3 81
'ruur yalu.,bl, paper any IL sor'ri'"n 81 ''''
l-au,n.r.us Remarkable. raise. Occurring ~ T
rnv daily rr,c;ic.. wnirh have Srid"d =" 4
is,,.r;,r Treatment ,nh resulted la pr /
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nnilins from you and the p"bhc tii'r'
learned contributions ~ popular medical
i.i;.,.. tns j. fiia' IN been uulhlr Go over
come an inherited modest such. "rre u
'an' that I p"-s,-s great IL power ~ 'ih
.iiiior 20 brilliant accomplish mrni- would
aavc kop, N. la the ,ct-ground instead
vi ia thu front ranks - ras,iirai :amr.
desire. in this better, :" give l'~ hints
NJ - hos Won should treat v"nr physician.
u, rs suppose that a mrniier OF your
family has an attack uf Illness, y"h should
wal, until two O'Clock IN. following morn
.ne when YOU will invite runi,-r "i your
.cniaic neishbors aud a veterinary surgeon
20 the patient bedside then send for th"
Doctor who is So happy to arise =" carly
in the morning perhaps You viii cah The
new one who has recently opened an Office
in your town. The doctor arrives and Is
'ilsl.re, into the sick-room where ir "a sub
iccted to the critic-ing gaze III the 49,
le.mb.d congregation. The Windows have
been tightly closed TO keep out the drafts
and runiine the atmosphere, LOADED With
The ,eicatc perfume oi turpcniine, gin. pep
pcrmint and onions. Which, together with
iapplie,l poul,ic.s AMI Ill -trrs haseconstitu-
led the initiatory Treatment recommended
ny the friends al ne martyr pa;i'nl While
The doctor j. taking in the situation,
iirandma Experience sh puld inquire il he
mas ever seen and treated a similarca-e, the
question H. very embarrassing. to the doe
tor of course. but IL he has his wits about
him he will answer without he'it;t On
"'Oh, yes. hundreds oi ,heni', thea he
availr himself of half - Minutes hull Ia
direct that "a window De opened "n account
of insufficient ventilation. :; ily Meddlc-
'som- ought. at this point. to r,'non~trate
against any such procedure on the ground
''Iat in all her experience sh. has never
exposed patient To- II draft Of air hut ii
the docto is n brave man he insists that the
window be opened. and turns his attention
To the patient, Who seems tn h. in great
MISTRESS Notwithstanding h. i. enrrlopcd in
'soft poultic,s and nice drawing bli-ter-,
Svhile III. anklcs are .ncascd In red flannel
hnrdaces saturat.d with II III 10 ii.iinirnt
ire.crib,, by the veterinary surgeon who Is
doubtless of the opinion that the patient
has "a SPAWN ~ u complication OF the prn-
cipal disease already diagnosed ~ Martha
Jane Knowal', rs cole. Having duly exam
snrd the mn,h abused patient, the doctor
should be !.quircd To- deliver . lecture on
the medicinal properties and therapeutical
value OF the remedies already employed in
he ease and To- explain in detail such mod
tarations and additions Z" the trea III mt
as lie r,ay desire 70 make. Aunt Polly
lnqistiveness should ASK the doctor whcr,
he got his 'l.arnn' -, aud then ,emafl
ah.,t experience j. better than "lcarnin'.
- is an excellcnI i.lea % allow Tie dnc.n
90 have his own way (if therc il nothin.
barticularly dangerous about the casc) ioi
= viii please him, hut il * advisable t" se'
What 10 "poison" medicine Is prescribed
" Jcrnsha Ann Superstition says il il il
shc "wrong 81 the moon ~ adniniste
Pertain drugs, he sure that none of those spec
SIZED by her aie exhibited i"r Jerusb;
gnows what she il talking about, and whel
mother kind n.ighbor suzecsts that III
patienth head be turned to- the north, 81
that the advice IL respected and reprim;,n'
the doctor if he laughs. ~ the doctor !
about taking his leave request Z" kno'
.ow much he charges per visit, and af'e
being politely Informed, tell him that oh
I'r. Skinflint will get up ANY time in tn
night for just haif'hat lee, and il the docto
.ayr he cannot deduct from his regular f.
except ON account Of your limited means
discharge him ut once and never pay hin
sor the services he has rendered. Well
must pause here ~ two unusnally interest
ing cases have just come in man sufferin
from malarial rheuma ism aud an old had.
Nth n misery in the pit Of her stomach.
Yours very truly,
PETER SAris, ". -.
Z. p0vrr'S Rlondcd ttock