The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-29
WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE.
The Difficulties n Man Has In Following
Miscellaneous Advice.

The Difficulties n Man Has In Following
Miscellaneous Advice.
On going into drug store, or looking
through the advertising columns OF
newspaper one wonders why any body,
except out of pure willfulness, should
ever die. But when, on the other hand
one notices the different things that are
regarded as fatal by the doctors, he be-
gins to wonder that any body should Dc
80 illogical as to continue to live.
For example, as the winter APP
proaches, a man begins to consider the
practical problem of underfiannel. But
If he lays to heart the different Varle-
ties of medical advice he will find him.
self in the condition OF the celebrated
long-eared animal between the
two bundles of hay. He may not
starve, but he will be in serious dam
ger of freezing. / have been looking
I'M the matter. Germany has famous
professor-of flannel. DR.. Jaeger tells
all the world that it must dress in wool,
the pure. natural, uncolored article. 1t
is good for sheep, and since the ira
ditional view is that the human race Is
only a flock OF sheep to be shepherded
and fieeced, why-the logic is plain.
But famous Boston doctor tells US,
ON equal authority, that cotton IS tine
only wear" | do not recall his reason.
Perhaps it is part of universal system
of vegetarianism.
On the other hand, DR.. Felix Oswald
of New York, loudly proclaims that the
only thing that ought to touch the out
side of civilized being is linen.
Meantime what is distracted man to
do as the cold weather comes on? Prot.
Blot used to say that the best cup
of coffee was the one that contained a
mixture of the largest number OF KINDS.
How would it do to get up composite
suit of underclothing and get the benefit
of all the different varieties?
But this is only an illustration OF
larger problem. am not yet aged, but
within my memory nearly all kinds Of
food have in turn been declared dan
rerous, if not fatal. The same is true
of all the drinks. Fleeing from the
threatening qualities OF Cochituate,
am confronted with the magnitied form:
of death that lurk in tho insidious bot
tie of Apollinaris. And then l an
:, startled by ali array of statistics pre-
pared by an English medical commits
sion, wherein it is csnclusively show
that all water is dangerous. At an.
rate, these figures are said to prove that
in the tables of longevity, the total at
stinence" man stands lowest.
1t begins to look as If there was =
good deal of human nature" in doctors
As man reads the Bible, and. sees a.
texts that make for his opinions an
treats the rest as ''fgurative," SO ma
it not be with others besides theolog
ans? There is such seductive tender
CIV in men to make their foOt-rule tn
measure of the universe.
1t seems to me Just possible that theI
is grain Of truth in the old proYer'
"What is one mans meat is anotht
mans poison" Those who, logical.
ought to die, as matter OF fact kee
right on living, and those who ought
live do die. Perhaps little individ
atty should come in here, as in son
other things. If man has not sem
enough to find out what kind OF fot
and drink and clothing agrees with hir
and to govern himself accordingly, the
perhaps it is just as well for the wor
for him not to stay here. Let him
on, and save the fool-killer trouble. B
II he has any sense, then experien
will become his teacher. The on
''safe" person in this world Is the o.
who has learned his own personal less
as to how to live.-M. j. Savage, in b
ton Globe