Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-04
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How the pstion's Act While Reeeivin.
the Two NEGOTIATIONS.
Everything being pre.arcd, and the
doctor having taken his seat, tho pa.
ticnts were called in. ono after the other.
the children being allowed 10 be accom-.
panied by their parents The sight Of
the delicate little syringe withits needle.
like point has au effect on most OF tine
patients as they approach and present
themselves, hut they have no timo u
give way to reflection, and the puncturo
Is over almost before they feel the pain
Children, OF courc, squoal before as
well rs after, but they soon forget it.
There wns ono exception, which
aroused the admiration Of both tho doc.
tor aud his assistants, little Ms they are
accustomed 10 display their feelings IL
was that Of fair haired. well dressed
girl Of elk or seven years. "Now, mind
you. be n good girl and don't mako the
doctor cross said her father. "Oh. no,
papa, will show you that atm n big
rirl now" Aud 10 she did. She uudcr
went two punctureg without 20 much nj.
vince. and then kissed tho doctor. say.
ing, "Mcrci. mon bon potit melecin."
\ young lnd, FROM Portugal was also
courageous. aud even smiled as tho doc.
tor applied tho syringe firmly but ten.
derby; sh, likewis1 expressed her graft.
tndc. and her broken French seemed 90
make 1t all the moro touching. AL the
ladies, however, wora not such good pa.
.tiouts. One, u stout perHon from the
country, Kicked and shriekoi as % She
wcr'being killed Another half tainted
~ the syringe prichcd her. But ihcc
wcro exceptional eases, and the majority
of tho wom1n behaved Themselves Tc
maILahly well. The mon wero naiu
rally board 90 be more valiant, but even
here some amusing exceptions occurred
ono Of tho piodmoniosu. a villaiuoui
/ looking fellow u the briglnd type, who
| appeared 10 b. devoid 81 ull feeling
/ throw himself Into the assistants hand
/ grooming. "Comc, come" said the doc
TOR, "stanl up. aud don't mako nn ass o
yourself lle stood up pllo and ircm
bling, but after the first puncturc
again grumcd. and had 10 be- SUPPORTS
for tho second. llo iott the room speed
lis and ashamed " himself.
He was followed by an agriculture
laborcr fresh troin his village. lie ~
rived late, having lost him.clf on th
roll. Tho doctor rcprimanlcd him In
good natured way. But you Won't hur
Inc, will your he asked, a. no glanced a
tho syringe which was 4 mystery 10 him
But ere no could make out what u wa
he felt n. son, my" no cried. with al
oath, chats cnoughl let mo g9! b.
the strong arm OF tho assistant was o
him, aud he resigned himself TO tho 81,
onl puucturo with better grace, an
went away with his curiosity Statistic,
repeat that these were exceptions
cases only, and onco the operation ovci
all admitted it was comparatively piii
les, and not halt 10 had as they In
imagined.
The operation, however, 81 not doyol
Of danger 10 tho doctor aud hi, assistant
one accident happened. A muscul.
/ youth was undergoing his second pun
, iuro when, Ia spite Of himself he MAJ
sudden move aud jcrkel ont Il
syringe. which prioked the hand Of u
assistant who was holding him, ihcrcl
/ inoculating him with the virus, 10 II !,
, question whether no will not have
: undergo treatment himself.-Lond'
. | Glala