The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-06-20


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4 ii Ii to b found vithin tbs covefs ot
teohnical publications. + There is no
rood reason 3foF setting down here all
!. that W. did, from the :admtnfsteF ring of
the ctlorotortn and the apply of The,
\ tourniquet 10 the fastening OF the last
bAndage. e The leg was taken Of y few
inches above the knee; the operation
# was successful, as the term Is. Dorothy
( Gray did al that was asked of her, and
did Il we'll. Only once did sheG finch
that was when = tiny squirt Oh blood.
! apron; but, even theu, In al, instant she
was again self.centroiied, aftsntave,
+ ready. From first to last I 40 not
think she glanced once toward the fac =
covered BY the handkerchfef saturated
with chlorofofm. when our task was
I done, and Jones had been borne to the
bed In an adj Joining room which had
been prepared for his reception, !
turned to find her leaning against the
wall, her eyes looking straight before
her and the fingers OF her ciasped names
working spasmodicaliy y. sne started
violently when I touched her arm, and
gazed at me as wildly 90 one reused
from m appalling dream.
Here, here, Miss Gray" said i, this
won't do at all. We cant have you
like this. Let me prescribe for you.
"How is he doing?" She pointed
to the inner room.
CAS- we'll as we could ask. Banks
is with him, and will remain as long as
be is needed. DO you come with me. ,
led the way to the open air, ana she
followed with the docility OF child. :
XIV.
The evening breeze had died out, and
!. the night was still and starlit, with a
soft GOODNESS unspeakably refreshing
after the close air of the Office. !:
"You must make me promise" !
said to the girl. "For the next two
hours you must be entirely under my
orders. Will you promise 2" .
,tsD" eyes," she answered, mechanically.
''Then, first of all, get a hat and wrap,
Y and rejoin me here as quickly as you
!. can" !,
:. Without question she obeyed, return
ing to find me equipped with pipe and
tobacco-po,1ch and avaiting her. We
passed through the gate, and turned
into the road leading to the village.
>. '.''With your permission TIL light this
pipe" observed.
She nodded absently, though doubt
If she understood word had said. :
''Tohacco," I resumed, after a pause,
in the course of which pleasant glow
had been created in the bowl of the
pipe. els a wonderful agent Of comfort.
Il surprises me sometimes that only.
one sex hereabouts enjoys it's blessings.
Both Of us hav,. seen or heard of coun-
tries where the ladies blow clouds with
ali the grace Imaginable. Why not in
troduce the fashion here?"
She looked up at the question, but
made no reply. /
"There was preceptor of mine," /
went on. "who made a study Of the eff
fects of nicotine, and who wrote some.
yerv able pamphlets on the subject.
Among other things, he proved to his
own satisfaction, that even the moder-
ate use Of tobacco impaired memory.
injured the vision. and caused various
other ills. He got to be an extremist
at last, putting the weed under sweep
ing ban. But all through his life no
factory chimney smoked more indus
triously than he. Finally some of his
associates cornered him, and demanded
why he didn't follow his own advice.
".I'd be stultifying myself if I did,
said he, cooliy. ...-..
'".How?' asked the inquis;tors in
chorus.
isn't It the first duty of man to
obey his physician?' ..,' =
Certainly they admitted. But
you won't Let your patients SMOKE
cot course I WON'T said he. 1T
isn't rood for 'enl. But Jimmy Bangs
is my doctor; at least he's called in
when anybody's sick at my house. =
"'Wel1?' said they.
$50 he's my family physician, you
see,' u,1oth the specialist; and he
doesn't believe that tobacco ever hurt