The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-06-13

ey WILLIAM T. NICHOLS.

her entertain herself win some harm
less dose, and to strive to induce her
to forget that she believed herself an in
valid.
"Your case, Mrs. Loring, is most in
teresting," said I, gravely. ...-.
"And complicated" said she, earnest,
of complications"
'3They could hardly avoid it. But
that is not the point just now. shall
have to ask you to submit implicitly to
my guidance. I shall give you pre-
scription of great efficacy. but on:
which must be used with rigid care.
You will arise at regular hour-letu
say seven o'clock. You will then take
three drops of the medicine in a wine
glass of water-the glass must be full
to the brim. Then go out OF doors amt
walk slowly for IS minutes in the sum
niest spot available, not for exercise,
of course, but in order to have the cir
culation at it's best to promote the &C.
ton of the delicately powerful combi-
nation of drugs. I will arrange with
Mrs. Clark for your breakfast diet.
After breakfast you will sit in the open
air for an hour, at the end of which
time you will take walk or ride. Don't
return from it until the dinner hour,
when you may take second dose. Rest
for an hour after dinner, and then pass
your time as you please out Of doors.
A third dose should be taken at sup
perfume, end a fourth before retiring.
rely upon you to carry out these di-
rections to the letter"
'Indeed I will,'' she promised, and
then her face fell, and she leaned toward
me as she asked: doctor, have T q
tuberculons diathesis? There was a
Frenchman, such delightful man I
thought at first, who talked so beau
tifully about that. Tell me, truly, do
you think have one2" d.
"Mrs. Loring,'' declared, earnestly,
'take my word for it, you have nothing
to fear on that score"
'But there was that London doctor"
she persisted, "he said that I was
anaemic; and he looked so wise, with
his great white beard like an ancient
sage If it had not been for the snuff,
perhaps-but, doctor, do please tell me
if he was mistaken; I had to give him
up; really, doctor, had to; the snuff
was too much" -,
'.Another instance of groundless
fears" said I.
"And hereditary tendencies? So
many advisers have spoken of them,
doctor, but always so indefinitely; that
is, all but one was indefinite, and he
would you believe it, doctor ?-he in
family, and he would hayeitso, though
I knew, doctor, knew he must be mis-
taken, for I never Observation-Disclosures,
doctor, never-my father suffered in
his feet but once, and then, doctor, I
knew it was chilblains; I'm sure it
was, doctor" "=
"Really, Mrs. Loring,"I urged, "you
have no cause of complaint against
your ancestors, except, possibly in that
you inherit from them susceptibilities
of unusual keenness. There can hardly
be an escape from some of the penalties
nature exacts from the possessor of all
artistic temperament. The finest por-
celain demands the gentlest handling.
think you catch my meaning"
"Just as have thought SO many,
many tines" she declared, with smile
of delight. 'You put it so feelingly.
doctor-so feelingly. You can't realize
how reioiced am to know that 1 am
under your treatment. shall expect
you to accomplish wonders, doctor,
really wonders
1--WE shall do our best, you and L,
the medicine you are to take. But re-
member, please, that the directions for
it's use are to be followed exactly"
Her face frightened.
"You won't mind showing me the pre-
scription, will you?" she said. II dear
ly love to see them, although of course
I can't read them. They're like tho
hieroglyphics in the museum, so in
teresting and Instructive; don't YOU
think SO, doctor?"
"Why certainly you can see it, said
I, scribbling away on sheet of my note
book. ''Here it is.''
She took the paper, and surveyed it
with something approaching awe, in
spite of her long acquaintance with
such documents.
Probably it was we'll for both of us
that she could make nothing of it.
e There was quassia, to give an impress
sively vigorous flavor to the compound:
tincture of asafoedita, for the sake of
it's bouquet; burnt sugar, to supply the
proper color effect; and aqua pura.
to the amount ofeight ounces. 1t would
be an evil-tasting, evil-smelling, evil
looking mixture, quite capable of sat
isfying the patients craving for grue-
some potions, but harmless enough,
notwithstanding its warnings to tho
senses.
$50 reassuring, isn't it, doctor, to
have things in black and white?" said
she. Zone sees them so much more
wildly, don't you know p Is.
Proof of the value Of the eyes, Mrs.
Loring," i.
Indeed it is. That thought has oc-
Cured to me often, yes, 50 often" She
sighed gently, as il there were some
thing melancholy in the reflection.
81 shall drive to BASKERVILLE this,
afternoon to have the prescript made
up" told her as I babe her good-morn-
ing; and her thanks pursued me as
FASTENED down the stairs and out Of the
house. Once out of range Of her sight
and voice, / paused to wipe my fore
head, as man will after ffnishihgsa