The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-06-24

the juice of fresh imported fruits and
two ounces coagulated albuminoids ev-
cry two hours. Growing steadily worse,
l consulted higher medical talent. One
doctor kept me ON clam broth, another
on tangerines, another on shredded
broiled frogs legs, another on distilled
alfalfa"-
Give years ago.
"Growing steadily worse, consulted
still higher authority. was now told
that my diet was at variance with ma
ture. The doctor told me that nature
was proportion, rhythm, music-foods
must be taken in harmonious proper
tions. He prescribed the same sea foods,
cereals, meats and fruits as the others,
but in chromatic scale Of the decreas-
ing seventh, throwing in occasionally a
few vegetables by way of variation Of
the fugue and double extracts as over
| tones"--
"Of course you recovered, your case
being merely temporary"-
"Growing steadily worse, consulted
doctor who had had great success
among the lionaires-financial sue
cess. He was man of blunt speech
and plain common sense. He said | had
overworked my stomach and must give
/ it entire rest. What was to do for
living in the meantime he did not say,
but he took large fee with great scorn.
rightly despising me for the small
amount of money that he left me. My
stomach was now worse than ever. It
refused to be cajoled and despised my
offers Of peace. Excuse me moment
Once had spent over 4S hours fasting
1 then drank two drains of soda mint
with four ounces of aqua pura-every-
thing was now drains, scruples and
ounces with me, and the zigzag symbols of
those distressing quantities appeared in
my nightly nightmares like procession
of Daniel Quilps and Humpbacks Of No
tire Dame-as l say V drains Of sterilized
milk at 20 degrees centigrade, with iv
wiggles of bismuth and ii jiggle jaggles
Of soda, with a couple Of glasses of wine
and pepsin to aid in the mysterious proc
esses Of digestion.
"The large amount of actual food con-
tanned in the ounce of milk began TO dis
tress me exceedingly, but the wine, to
which was not accustomed, gave ms
courage. / took several more doses of it
Immediately, increasing the doses rhyth-
mically. had not felt so wellin months,
/ said. Wine is undoubtedly mocker,
but it is a good rubifacient, besides pos
sessing valuable qualities as an antiAar-
eotic and merrymaker. Now, very well,
Mr.. Stomach, said, you are unamena-
BILE TO gentleness, unmoved by kindness
and irresponsive 10 the concord of sweet
culinary symphonies. will give you
something to rage about Putting on
my hat, / walked lightly adown the
street, and entering, not a doctors wait
ing room, but restaurant, instantly
ordered and partook of repast consist
gmg in part of turtle soup, roast old goose,
broiled fat Holsters, corned beef and
cabbage, salt pork, hot rolls, Italian
cheese, tripe, mince pie, black coffee.
chartreuse and black and green cigar
Gas you can imagine, when you con
slider the philosophy Of 1t, that ended it.
/ hope you will never be troubled as I've
been. Good day. New York sun
Man at a Meeting of Surosis.
Once man attended % Sorasis meet
ing. A few years ago distinguished le-
male singer from the oppratic stage wa.
invited to sing by Sorosis She ca,nu late
and hurried into pelmuuicu's ballroom
where Sorusis was tLcn wont to meet
followed by a little nervous. wiry ltal
ian. The hundred odd ladies simply
glared and sat speeches. Mrs. Lu-i,r
who was then president hurried down
from the presiding chair and had hur
ried whispering conversation with Oh,
opera singer, while the little ltaliuu stuot
in the aisle suffering mental aEuuiei
from the concentrated glare of goo i"m
nine eyes. Then the opera singer wa'
overheard % say
why, madam, he is my accompanies
, and / cannot sing without INN II b.
goes, then / must go.'
4 The president returned 20 her chair
; the singer seated herself, and the socia
Z gathering resolved itself into "a husiues
body-the poor, nervous pianist stand
ing still IN the aisle like a criminal be-
fore the bar Of Justice. The matter WA
s freely discussed aud finally it was IT,
solved 10 make an exception and ALLOW
: the Italian tu remain and play. tnriu
nately for the Italian, hc understood yoI.
little English, and after standing Quizzir
ally through the debate he boldly wake.
mp 10 the singer ana asked what it al
meant. She explained, aud then th
Italians blood boiled.
u uoyair hear vt such % ziug, hr sW
vehemently. "Adiru, uadllalcv
He was persuaded tn remain aud play
but when b. Lad finished Dee bulted, ava
every footstep rang out Indignation ana,
defiance. New York Times.
A newspaper thus describes the effect
Of hurricane; ''It shattered mountains
tore up oaks boy the roots. dismantle,
churches. laid Villages waste aui-0yer
turned o havstacE"
Invitations toa family dinner are Often
given hy word Of mouth, in which case
card Of ron nder must follow. clse th
day and hour may Doc mistaken r for
gotten.
Near Iuuquehar. ou the suuthcasierl
coast Of India, there is species VI hsl
which not only is abie 90 walk 1n lsye
Rround, but can climb trees,