The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-03-31
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
THIN BEEF TEA.
The Exceedingly Thin Nourishment Given
to y Nearly Dead hoy.

The Exceedingly Thin Nourisbment Given
tn - Nearly Dead I'ov.
'My most remarkable professional
experience?' repeated the physician
thoughtfully. knocking the ashes off
the end of his cigar. That Is a hard
question 10 answer offhand, but can
tell of an extremely odd occurrence in
connection with my practice recently.
''lt was ease of pneumonia. A
young lad was sick with the complaint
out in Tenleytown. The father. a
poor man, and carpenter Ivy trade,
was an old acquaintance of mine. hav-
ing done odd jobs for me occasionally.
lie insisted ON employing my scrv-
Ices, though ! recommended practi-
toner near at hand. because I could
not possibly go out there to visit the
patient more than once day.
The disease had already reached
critical stage when I was first sum
moned. After writing couple of pre-
scriptions and giving directions as to
other matters, | called the father and
requested his attention to certain in
structions respecting food. said to
him:
Take this quart whisly-bottle and
put into it one pound of finely chopped
lean beef, cork IL tightly. place il in
pot of water. and let il boil four hours.
That will make the strongest kind of
extract-a highly concentrated form of
nourishment. Give to the boy one ta-
blespoonful of IL every hour
Il went away satisfied that every
thing was provided for. The next day
\ I ,..ttt 90 f,,I T..
of collapse. In haste | called for
br,,ndy and milk and managed to re-
/ vive him. For the life of me could
not account for the condition of affairs
. l summoned the father, who was near
4 ly distracted with anxiety, and ques-
toned him.
Have You given him the beef ex-
, tract | ordered?' asked.
" oh, yes, sir he replied
Every hour?'
"'Yes, sir
You put pound of chopped raw
beef into the bottle and boiled it?'
Yes, sir. Corked it up and boiled
II four hours In u pot of water. Hes
had tablespo onful of the stuff every
hour since you were here last
1T beats me- said. why, could
have supposed that the boy was ex-
animate from sheer inanition. Bring
me some of the beef extract and let me
see it,
Presently half a tnmbler of the
preparation was brought and submit
ted To me for examination. ! could
hardly believe my senses 1t looked
like water, it tastel like water. IL was
water and nothing else. -.
What does this ,uean2' x<lmr<n10
angrily. :,s,,s.> - -! :
replied the q = -
it myself. - - 3 4 own d.
rcctions-boIIedt The bottle OF beef lust
as you said. But must confess that [
thought it was a pretty weak kind Of
broth for sick boy
II stared at him for minute or two
in wonder. Then light began to
dawn on me. ] gasped and said:
Bring me the bottle.
He did so. Its contents had evil
IDENTIFY not been disturbed. poured
from it a tablespoonful of thick and
nournishing fluid and administered it
to the patient.
The father looked on as IL awe
struck.
Why said he, you never told me
that. You said TO cork up the bottle,
but You did not tell me to uncork il.
So thought that you meant should
give him the water it was boiled in.
so that was what my patient had
been fed on for twenty-four hours
boiled water and nothing more. No
wonder that found him in state Of
collapse. He recovered. but 1t was a
narrow squeak, assure you" Wash.
ington Star