The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-10
HUMBERT AND HIS DOCTOR.
Anecdotes of the King of Italy and
DR.. Carlo SaSliOne.

The late death of DR.. Carlo Saglione,
private physician of King Humboldt,
produced general feeling of sorrow.
Apart from his professional attain
ments. he was we'll known as fine shot
and a passionate lover of hunting. He
had held the same office under King
Vittorio Emanuele, and the present
king, although he has special dislike
for doctors, regarded him and treated
him as friend. DR.. Saglione spoke to
me on one occasion of the strong consti-
tuition of the Italian sovereign, his pas
sion for riding, hunting and other vio-
lent exercises. In the chase or at the
maneuvers King Humbert is always the
first on horseback, and the late to dis
mount, fresh and smiling, when his
companions are jaded and worn out
DR.. Saglione was ever at his side-on
the top of the snowy Alps chasing the
wild goat and chamois, in the almost
inaccessible forests of Castel Fusano
hunting the wild boar, or On the i'm
mense sunny plains of I-ombardy to
pass in review thousands and thousands
of soldiers.
Sometimes the king from his hunting
lodge OF Castel FCsano goes to the sea
and amuses himself by shoveling sand
into cart. Take care, your majesty"
said sagiione one day, mot to perspire
too much" "Ah! my dear signor doc
tor" answered the king, resting his
chin on his two hands, which grasped
the handle OF his spade, 'this muscular
exercise does me much more good than
your prescriptions" eyes, but one
must abuse nothing" "But tell YOU
that feel very well and you are afraid
you see in this poor shovel a competi-
ter" And, laughing heartily, the king
finished filling his cart.
However, by exposing himself in
every way without exercising any care
the king contracted bronchitis, which
has taken chronic form and has given
him rather troublesome cough. This
cough was a source of anxiety to the
faithful doctor, as he could not con-
vince his patient of the necessity for
taking medicine. Occasionally the doc
tor was even sent away abruptly b. the
king. who would say: II have not
called you. Why do you Gomez. You
may go. I thank you very much!"
One evening, however, the deceased
doctor thought he had gained his point,
and he prepared for the king in his bed
room the powders he was to take dur
ing the night. The next morning DR..
Saglione rose very early, as King Hum
bert never sleeps more than five hours,
being very anxious to know the effect
Of his medicine. He was received in the
bedroom, and at once asked: "Weu.
how does your majesty feel this morn
ing?"
Much better-I may say, quite well, -
was the response.
"Ah!" observed the doctor, rubbing
his hands with satisfaction, "you see
the result of listening to reason"
''What do you mean ?" asked the king.
"The powders!"
"Bravo!" shouted King Humbert.
''Go into the next room and see what
you can find"
The powders were in the waste-paper
basket.
DR.. Sagliope had eventually to abau-
don his post, being struck down by
paralysis. but King Humbert, although
obliged to have another physician in
the person of DR.. Querico, would not
replace him officially until his deatl~
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