The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-23

into the life of Doctors wife. Before the
diet kitchen was started in Brooklyn
was frequently called upon for jellies, beef
tea and things of that kind. Or the doc
tor will telephone me that he has run
across poor family, and that the baby
had nothing but its mothers bingham
apron about its body. Could | send down
some clothes} ] never have anything my
self, and ! always feel grateful II | can
find pieces of cotton cloth around the
house large enough TO polish the windows
with.
"The poor people are so improvident.
They never have anything themselves.
They never spend money for comforts
scarcely ever for necessities. If they get
a little money it goes for Injuries. They
have broiled chicken one day and the
next live ON scraps. To one family the
doctor was interested in lady sent down
eggs, sugar. butter, and money and other
things. When the doctor saw them next
they were making a birthday cake. Part
of themoney they had spent for fruit.
They might just as well eat the eggs in
cake as in anything else, they said"
The doctors wives are Just getting
home from their summer vacations, hay
ing for little while been out of the way
of bells, telephones, and even poor people.
20, but it has been very hard for the
poor this summer" said another Mrs.
Doctor 81 have found several families
since my return that have been behind in
their rent and dispossessed, and that
seemed to be doing so well before | left
If YOU wanted TO know about putting
up preserves Just now ] could tell you all
about it, she added ~ have been away
with the doctor, and we were not sick,
and we did not think of sickness while we
were away.
but it Is strange" she went on, with
emphasis, "how much people think you
ought to know just because you are doc
tors wife.
II was married very young. and IL was
not six months afterward when a woman
who had known me ever since was wee
little thing came TO get the doctor for
some one who had' pneumonia. She had
never supposed | knew anything before,
but she asked me then what ! would sug-
gest doing before the doctor came. But
/ was nothing but young child. didn't
know anything more about pneumonia
than did about most other things.
81 remember was quite frightened one
night The doctor was out and | was
awakened by funny sort Of roaring in
the room. II did not seem to come from
the chimney, and did not know where it
did come from. Finally | decided 10 in
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speaking tube
"Then blew down with all my might.
made up my mind IL there was any dust
10 IL the caller would get il at the other
end Then called down and asked what
was wanted.
81 knew who ii was the minute / heard
the voice, IL was great six-foot fellow
and he had been blowing with all the
strength OF his lungs, and that had made
the dreadful noise. There was no whistle
in the tube and he should have rung the
bell.
There is an anomaly in Brooklyn in o
charming old lady, the grandmother OF a
beVy Of very nice Brooklyn girls. who
married doctor over fifty years ago,
whom doctors wifes helped their hus-
bands more than there is need of their
doing now. and still she has never had
the slightest knowledge OF how 10 treat
even the simplest cases.
my husband did not believe in talking
about his business" she says, "or letting
anyone else have anything to do with IL,
We were all well, and when there was
any little illness 10 the family the doctor
attended 10 it,
Her sons had more 10 do with the bust
ness, though. That was In the days OF
pills and home pill making. That was
the work that fell 70 the boys, and they
did not like IT, They vowed then and
there that they would never be doctors,
and they kept their resolves.