New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23
PATIENTS WITH LITTLE PATIENCE.

THE noCr- q. CHEAPER THAN THE uNDfRTAKEK
-Tur Pills WEIR LITTLE. But Oh N.Y.
one - Broollvn'. most successful practitioners In
homeopathy relates tire story Of hl, experience not
bong 49,, with well TODD citizen Of Nilc-ian cNtrac
t,u who made singular proposition IN obtaining his
.crvl'c-.
.Duoihnr.~ lie began. me l'tull eriul e. scecl ny
te eicop. tlay calls 10. an II, ioorc docthurs oivc
been hc,in' aroddy fur Ter. an dvvul the Won cm
a.. he, Anrcd e. 40 all Fur fact o., only wur-e an
guic -hr', rliin'. Now. d0othur, IT'S mc-cf 20, hes
made up mc mo.nd that Oru hcv np more fooln' ny
obi, lund Let mc -htltc to " now that ofyc been
around - al the onihcliahcfs ln tai, Ncceeu.iy am
90 iond That ihc chapc,t hiural Oi ken et II cost
uc t!e f1itnr uv f~fiy doilurs. Now. docthur. Of
,ouI un'hcriaic the Job Of kurn ms the eiriul fur
that price, " Ken go ahcd but IT'S uuthcr7tud hct~iU
rs iAci # she dies am Ol hcv 20 berry 'cr, v r,
ritthcn.7
u undef'oak the job.' related the doctor. "aud
tc -r got we'll When We came to settlc l Pre-
.cnt.d my bu slJ The father # the 'hild was
delighted not 10 much because the girls lie was
saved. That ID not -ccm 70 occur 10 him partic.
ulariy. Iic pad the money. and. shaking my hand
mot warmly said.
III, folnc docthur v air shoor, an cts quotc
lucky fnr me met q. hoircd " fur cts mc,clf as 81
thirty .lvvcn dollurs bcthur onn cf the siun he'd
died an ora he'd = berry Ter
ia" physician mas many hhc'u''tS 10 IT,"
,iouf patiut 81 his who think that his medicines arc
composed only # powdered sugar and are without
any strength. They sometime, he says. TRY tho
experiment If t1luug all The powder pellets he ms
let them at ono dose but they ually nave cause to
regret their rashness.
II had u patient early in the WINTER the doctor
said ga Young fellow Of twenty three or twenty four.
who va, Threatened with pneumonia. fixed his
medicine for him In three separate glasses which
directed HIM To- take alternately. tca,puOnl OF cIch
ela~. every tWO hour. Was perfectly suc that he
member Of the family. doing fairly well Nhci
reached hone. after making one or f"o othcE 'als'
Was surprised 10 receive summons !"
cam. ia ,hr yOuue mans home AZ once
"a, he had suddenly become Wild and unnanhfcahlr
| f,lud the family IN a frgitfll state OF excitement
funny had gone clean ont Of his head, they AID.
and was performing All sorts "t ante. NOBODY III
fine horse could hold or quiet HIM. When rVt 10 III,
room Tommy Wa climbing over the hcldbOdid 81
hi, bed 10 All appearance a. crazy rs A loon law
that the classc, which had contained his medicine
were empty. and upon inquiry, Younger sister WHO
had boon left with the patient a. hno"l',i-cH tia'
after I had gone Tommy had swallowed the whol"
0f H. l,y main force hl- performance, were brought
t. a close and ! administered anidotcs. worked
viih mat fellow two hours before thought II wonld
be .afr 10 leave him.
d. When | called the next morning MS senses had re
Turned hut he was a very shamciaccd and pcnitcnt
,nunc man lie told me. with MANY 9lologic, ihit
H., ,h,trhf such su,a dose AZ such long Inter- Al,
would be- too slow IN ciccting cure so h"iat uh'i
All I'm. medicine AT orcr 10 hurry UP matters In.
il leaked ont besides that he had swallowed II all ~
-plft of braNado Just to snow IN" folks the non
sense Of homeopathic medicine lie followed dire
zion. after that" added the doe tor ana % do several
other. among my patients who have had similar cA