The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-06-09

cost me, but / do curse, every time
| think of the hundreds of dollars,
earned in the hardest manner, dis
appearing into the pockets of men
who promised much, only to do the
worst kind of damage in the end"
"Now, | have the cheerful pros
pect of having an undertaker's bill
to pay, besides losing my boy"
But, he added savagely, 81 have
spent the last dollar, that l ever will
Tor medicine, and, as he has to die,
the quicker the better"
"1ou have no right to talk in that
way, Captain" said severely. "As
long as your boy lives, it is your
duty to do everything in your power
to aid him."
"And haven't II" was hisresponse;
what is the use of your talking, you
know just as much about curing him
as the rest Of them; although" he
added, 81 believe you have con-
science; the rest that | have had
dealings with, don't pan out SO well
in that respect" II tell you," he
continued, that boy is doomed; he
will go just like his mother did, and
the doctors can write down in their
books of failures, one more death
from consumption, disease we know
nothing about -
He relapsed into a moody silence.
At last said, "is your boy very low,
Captain?"
'He can just crawl around" was
his re ponse, "and what makes the
matter worse for me, is the pitiful
way in which he asks me to try and
do something for him. However,
he will be here after awhile, and |
want you as a friend of mine, to tell
me to the best of your knowledge,
how long you think he is going to
last, so that | can make my calcula-
TONS"
While he was talking, | saw the
boy approaching, and just as he
stepped into my office painting and
gasping, from his exertion in walk
ing, l said to myself, ''the grip of
death is too firmly fastened on you
to be ever shaken off" After greet
ing him, at his fathers request, 1
examined him and found him in the
condition that | shall describe. He
had evidently inherited consumption
from his mother; bronchial tubes
much thickened, so much SO to make
the operation of breathing extremely
difficult and painful. Chest cavity
much contracted; auscultation and
percussion showed extensive tuber-
culous deposits, and cavities, espec-
tally in the left lobe Of the lungs;
body much emaciated and bloodless.
In fact, unless Ito my mind) some
miraculous Intervention occurred to
stay the progress of the disease, the
patient could not survive but few
weeks. talked as cheerfully as l
could to him, but he was too much
depressed to pay much attention to
anything but his suffering.
The father sent him to restaurant
near by, and turning to me he asked.
"Well, what is the verdict
had been thinking rapidly, and
as he spoke l had made up my mind
to a procedure, as regards the boy,
that determined to follow out. In
answer to his question:. i said, Cap
tain, unless something is done for
that boy, you will bury him within
month.
"Well. what can be done?' he
said excitedly. "Do you want to
try your hand in experiments? Do
YOU want some of my money too?
Are you going to slcken him to death
with rotten cod liver oil, blister his
skin with plasters, drug him and rush
him into his coffln?"
Hold on. Captain" l replied; 81
don't want your money, but l am
going to try an experiment with your
PERMISSION. 1t is matter of duty,
and in his condition, can do no harm,
if it does no good
"How much is it going to cost"
he asked. 81 don't Know was my
reply. Whatever it is" he reioined
will come out of your pocket, not
mine" Don't bother yourself about
that" said | coldly. When the boy
returned, he seemed more exhausted
than when he first entered my office.
and as his father handed him chair
he said to his son, del, the doctor
here thinks he can do you some
good. What do you say; do you
want him to try?"
| shall never forget the look on
the boys face, and his words, and
the heading of this article came for
chilly into my mind: is Life Worth
LiyingW Evidently it was to him,
as it is to all mankind, when tortured
with pain, with the clammy hand of
death encircling their throats, they
struggle in his relentless grasp, and
cry out in an agony of terror, ''for
Gods sake save me-" l put him on
a nutritious diet, eggs and milk
! heading the list, and provided him
with preparation of medicine, that
had never used before, or ever ex-
pected to. 1t was a sheer expert
ment on my part, as recklessly at
tempted as anything could be. The
} result-immediate improvement in
breathing, and general strength. of
body; better color, improved spirits,
increased appetite, and an increase
in bodily weight that was astoni h.
ing.
At the commencement OF treat
ment he weighed Ga lbs. In two
months with constant progress to
health. his weight had increased to
12o lbs. In thres months he accepted
a situation as an errand boy, indulged
in running, boyish games of all kinds,
a well boy if ever there was one.
Ask him now if Life is worth liv-
mgr" "What was this wonderful
preparation" do you ask. AS a
matter of right you should know, and
, | solemnly swear to the correctness
of my statement.
The boy is still in the land of the
living, and we'll at that, and both he
and his father will back my state
ment.
1t was DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, and the entire cost OF
treatment was just ten dollars.
IThe name and post-office address of the author
of the foregoing truthful narrative will be furn-
/ ished any interested party who may apply there
for either in person or by letter, to the Worlds
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