Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-28
A COUNTRY DOCTOR.

tor. bot 10 evident truthi8of nospccial
Significance TO u sick man. Perhaps
even 10 man IN perfect health It Is not
ofstdkiug Importance. But TO tho OBJ
servant mind Il il interesting TO note
that the country doctor differs greatly
from his professional brother In the city.
WIS struck by this fact few days ago
during u sojourn In tho hill country Of
Connecticut. While th1re | passed a
day with leading physician of the
township. 10 leads queer life.
"a city doctor knows nothing OF tho
difficulties we encounter" remarked ny
friend as we drove toward the well titled
Gclds lying beyond the village. IL WIS
carF morning, and the air was ~ fresh
as q young man just ont Of college. This
doctor had been UP for two hours placing
the affairs Of his Office on solid basis.
"You see" he continued, at Is not N
bad In summer. but when tho snow
comes lead terrible life freeze my
nose and oars. lam oyerthrown by drifts,
vt night suffer from cold, and at mid
day tho sunlight on tho snow hurts my
eye. Nevertheless, am happy"
lie whiailed merry tune, touched his
marc with the whip. and IN u fow min
utos drew up ut farmhouse. whose
white walls aud green blinds were pain.
fully inartatic.
lie was gone about fifteen minuics-a
dolciul quarter Of an hour for me A
COW munched graes Ia the front yard
Hnd nm old oakcn bucket was tho only
"ci,iiad' thing In sight. By that strange
law u notion aud reaction II took inc
baol; TO that awful night whon SAW
"1ho Old Homestead ut n New York
,hCater.
When the doctor had replaced his
drug store underneath tho seat and had
gathered up the lines askoli
"what kind Of u caso did you strike
therog
Nothing Serious" he answered. "a
young woman " seventy Is suffering
from facial neuralgia. She has youth
and energy in her favor, however, aud
will be all right in u day or two"
Hooked at him In surprise. Had hil
lonely life affected his budug
zone trouble | haye.' ie went on,
"lies In the fact that 1 cannot obtain any
assistance in critical cases. when one
Of your New York physicians desires
advice from colleague all ho has 20 do
IS 10 send n message down tho blocl,
somewhere. There ARE times when 1
would give half my income ior another
doctors aid, but can't get IL. have
to follow the bird that Hockci by itself
and DO my own consulting. Unjust stop
here n moment III be out again in five
minutes"
don't believe q rural physician has
any idea Of time. II may be that ne has
the ability to count y pulse, but his In.
deportation Of what is comprised in the
expression, five minutes," is peculiar.
] held that mare for fully half an hour.
The flies bothered her and she grew rest.
less. There was no rnlief for mo but TO
gaze Mt the undulating landscape and
indulge Ia day dreams. "a pleasing
land Of drowsincss Il was. Of dreams
Stat wave before the half shut eye, aud
Of guy castles IN tho clouds that pass,
forever flushing round u summer sky"
On q yeriufo crowned hill some miles
TO the norihward arose gigantic trco
that seemed to rejoice In its enormous
size. Perhaps beneath its branches the
trcacherous redslsin had closed his heavy
eyes. Perhaps II win look down upon
the valley when Chicago has grown
modest aud Patagonia has been admitted
30 the Union.
Such ieyerish faucios filed my mind
until the doctors return.
whats the matter insidci" / asked.
"Oh, nothing 10 worry about The
sick man IS about nincty-eight years
old, and ovcrworsed himself yesterday
IN the bayfield,. Hen come out all
right I've prescribed days rest and n
calumel pill. Why, do you know, that
man, In spite Of his ago. can do moro on
farm Ia q week than you or could do
In month. This is healthy country,
my friend"
began to think he was right. Oar.
ing the morning ho made ten calls Not
one of his patients was under seventy
years Of age AZ dinner, however his
telephone r1ng--ror they have fow
modern appliance up there, including
u tank dfama-lul ho was urged "a
hasten 10 tho bedside Of u sick baby.
went with MIN and held the mare.
"IRcr1's naugnt 30 much tho spirit
6oothes as rum and truo religion" TO-
marked Byron, poet ouce Ia vogue. II
10 evident that be had never waited foi
acouulry doctor az no tended a cryinp
child. such an experience is not only
soothing TO the spirit; 1t IS narcotic q
the senses. when the doctor returned
was fast asleep, while the mare was il
state Of semicollaple.
"What did you do for the baby" ]
asked.
"fold them to kill the cow" he an
sworcd Grossly, and did not pursue tn,
subject
Later in the afternoon he was calloi
TO patient living eight miles away
Our road led through dense forest, an,
the air was Sliding, Before we Ia
emerged from the woods storm cam
On, and tho lightning flashed around u
In q realistic way worthy Of we
yagelrou1idUn OF 'Uuclo Toms Cabin.
We wore wet to the skin, aud nay con
panioa seemed 10 realize that the exp,
rituce wae not pleasant TO inc, Cor he o
Tered me cigar Amid the'war OF tt
elemeuts I grow desperate and Hight,
h6 g,ft After the hmt pull | rual
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