Smyrna times., 1894-01-17
Sir Andrew Clark-A Reminiscence.
BY FRANCES e. WILLARD.

in the sixty-seventh year of his age.
He was Tennyson's physician and
Gladstone's; indeed, so great was his
fame, that when, two weeks ago, he
was stricken with paralysis, seven hun
dred messages of inquiry came to his
family in few hours. He was a small,
slight man, of what we call the wiry
type, and a remarkable illustration of
what mind cure" can do for a person
who is determined to live whether or
no. 1t is said that forty years ago,
when he sought admission as ply
sican in one of the London hospitals
the choice fell upon him in preference
to number of equally eager aspirants
on the basis that he was delicate lit
tie fellow aud would not live long any
way. He was condemned to death in
his youth by the verdict of physicians,
but eluded the same by a novel pro-
cess,-he flung himself into the hardest
kind of work, paying no attention to
his fears, but concentrated his forces
altogether on his hopes.
When l went to see him be extended
hand as white as lady's and soft as
velvet, and in voice that matched the
hand, went into a most careful
diagonsis of my case; beginning with
heredity and ending with the last NOR
sci | had tasted that morning, he fol-
lowed me through every lane of life
ancestral and individual; carefully ex-
amined my lungs and heart, saying Il
think this was part of his mind cure
process), Beautiful lungs, beautiful
heart, no organic difficulty, over.work,
nervous exhaustion. What you need
is rest, pure air, cheerful companions,
simple diet and no end of outdoors"
His manner was most reassurirg,and
had in it a tender considerateness
hardly to be expressed. When he
asked to take the pulse or see the
tongue, he prefaced the request with
the words, "My dear patient" 1t was
apparent that not only great skill and
high character, but a most fortunate
manner were the essentials of his sue
cess. He prescribed no medicine what
ever, saying that he thought very little
of it, and that old Mother Nature was
the only true physician, and gave me
simple rules which seem to me so good
that l have had them copied for the
benefit of any who may care to profit
by the wisdom of man both great and
good, and a physician of unrivaled
fame.
At my request he wrote down three
aphOrisms that he had used during our
interview: Labor is the life of life;"
''Ease is the way to diseases" "The
highest life of an organ lies in the full
est discharge of its functions" Here
followed what he called his "tempor-
airy general instructions"
ION first waking in the morning sip
about half pint OF water cold or hct;
on rising take tepid sponge bath fol-
lowed by a brisk, general tOweling.
Clothe warmly and loosely. Avoid
chills, damp, and passive exposure to
cold. Take three simple nOurishing
meals daily and nothing between them.
Breakfast at eight to nine, plain or
whOle-meal bread, or toast and butter
with eggs, or fresh fish or cold chicken
or game or tongue, fresh not preserved
and towards the close of the meal about
half pint of tea not infused over five
minutes, or of cocOatina, or of coffee
and milk.
'Dinner from one to two o'clock
fresh, well-dressed meat, bread pot alto,
some well-bOiled green vegetables, if it
agrees,a and either some simple pudding
or some simply cooked fruit. Towards
the close of the meal drink water.
Take tea, five to six hours after
dinner, whole-meal bread or toast and
butter, with broiled fish or outlets, or q
chop, or cold meat, or cold chicken
and towards the close of meal about
half pint of black China tea not in.
fused over five minutes; cocoatina oil
cOcoanibs may be substituted for tea i
it is preferred and if it agrees.
Nothing after this meal except thai
on going to bed you may sip tumbler
full of water, hot or cold.
Avoid soups, sauces., pickles, spices
+ curries; salted smoked, timed or other
wise preserved foods; pies, pastry ices
cheese, creams, jams, dried fruits, nuts
+ raw vegetables, compOtes, confection
cry, malt liquors, cider, lemonade
ginger beer, much liquid of any sort
and all sweet, sour and efTervescen
drinks.
walk at the least half an hou
twice daily.
"Retire as soon as possible after ten
See that your room is airy. AvoiC
self-notice and self distrust. Shun cas-,
and lead a full and regular, an activ,
and an occupied life.
Whenever you have to speak a
night, be sure to lie down for an hou
before tea.
Take nothing between meals.
, "Never take a sleeping draught.
Take as little medicine as possible
accept you sufferings; strength is per
fected in weakness; in labor you will
dnd life. If you are terribly run dow
some time go away for fortnight
rest, and with each meal take tea
spoonful of Fellows Syrup of tn
, Hypophosphites. ~ Reigate, Eng.
The persistent cough which usuall
. follows an attack of the grip can b
permanently cured by taking Chamber
i lain's Cough Remedy. w. A. McGuir
s of Mckay, Ohio, says: ''La grippe lei
a me with a severe cough. After usin
(. several different medicines without re
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