Middletown transcript., 1894-05-19

Nervous, but not irritable cor
rected Mrs. Manifold.
The doctor smiled. tn all his prac
tice, be had never known woman tt
confess to the latter symptom.
Then he placed Mrs. manifold before
lighted candle and held small piece
of glass before her eyes.
How many lights do you see? he
asked, land what are their posi-
tions?'
1.-TWO; one few inches above and tc
the left of the other
"Um-ah-I thought so remarked
the oculist.
Then he placed two rows of figures
before the patient and questioned heI
regarding them, and perform ID various
juggling feats with bits of glass which
he dashed back and forth between hel
eyes and those objects, all the time ask.
ing questions. Finally he ceased, and
spoke:
You are suffering from astigmatisnl
of vision," he said. ''You were born
with this trouble, and all your bodily
ailments spring from it,"
"But my sight has always been per-
feet! l can read, write, or sew, with
no fatigue to my eyes, and never was
i'll until within few weeks, "cried Mrs.
Manifold.
THAT may be yet astigmatism has
existed, and is now asserting ITSELF u
repeated the oculist firmly. "All your
pain and languor and backache
arises from this strain on your
eyes. By permitting me to perform g
slight operation, cutting small cord
in the eyes and allowing your vision tc
focus properly, you will obtain relic!
from all your misery Then you should
wear spectacles constantly
"Oh, horrors!' cried Mrs. Manifold.
II cannot come to that yet. see per-
fectly, and have never had any trGu
ble with my eyes. 1t is absurd to think
of putting siectat!es upon mel
Then ylu will not obtain the hea l.i
you SEEK" replied the doctor. with
dignity.
Mrs. Manifold paid her secund con
sultation fee OF twenty five dollars. and
went home almost as depressed as
when she finished her interview with
DR.. SlasIemWell, But at least she had
a choice of evils. She woke in the late
night with severe toothache, and
nursed her agony until morning. Then
she hurried to the nearest dentist.
"My dear madam your teeth are in a
terrible state!" exclaimed the den.
tist after he had his patient prisoner
in the chair Of horrors. ''Your gums
need careful treatment. With such a
state Of inflammation as they are iu, and
with these upper teeth SO crowded as
they are, it is a wonder you have not
all sorts Of nervous troubles and inso-
mania. SO maby people suffer from
diseases which they could escape by
proper care of the teeth. You ought
to have this tooth at the left OF the
molar drawn, and the other two staigfl-
tened. 1t would improve their ap-
pearance, and improve your whole
physical condition. You would be as
tonished we're to tell you of so-called
incurable maladies which l have
caused TO disappear by treating the
the teeth"
That evening Mr.. Manifold brought
a gentleman home to dinner. my
DEAR" he said to his wife, II met this
old college chum of mine quite by
chance To- day, and learned he had be.
come very successful specialist in
catarrhal troubles. In talking with him
I mentioned your recent poor health,
and he asked me your symptoms.
When gave them he said they irdi
Gated a catarrhal condition Of ,ht
whole system; SO brought him HON,
to talk to you, and hope he can
straigbten you OUT
DR.. Sneezemdorf pronounced him
self confident Of his ability to restore
Mis-. Manifold to good health in thre,
months time, if she would submit tc
the removal of her tonsils at once. Th,
whole seat Of the mischief lay there, h,
said; aud the condition was now S,
chronic that only the removal of tn,
tonsils could check the insidious di
sease which was Gaping the patient
strength.
Mas. Manifold thought she NO liz
| consider the matter.
After the doctor had gone, she sale
| to her husband; 81 have made up my
mind to day, dear, t. try my own con-
mon sense for one month; and then if
am no better will make round o.
the specialist, beginning with Slashem-
we'll and proceeding in order. If live
to do SO. But I want you to let me gC
away into the country tomorrow, ou
on the farm where / can ride hors,
and lie in hammock and sit iB the all
every blessed moment of the day.
want to take lot Of old fashioned
herbs ard boil them down to a guoG
bitter tonic, and this is all the medi
cine / shall use, save. fresh air. Wher
the weather does not permit me to 9,
out, mean to help the farmers wifi,
sweep and churn and knead bread, fo
exercise. If at the end Of montl
am still ailing, it will be time t,
make arrangements with the spec ial
ists.''
But Mrs. Manifold came home vel
and strong at the end of the month, il
spite of all the ills with Which-accor