The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

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In time but have had one or two Jobs that way.
4 shouldn't think there would be enough bust
ness In Il 70 occupy you"
| We'll, that's only because you don't 900 IL
lfs mighty queer about Eastern people They
20 on living year In and year out In their miserable
ourlosQuo OF . climate, where it's blazes In the
summer and iooborgs all winter. All this time,
as you and know. there's the whole State Of
California whore they might be comfortable with
any sort OF climate they want But no. they
mustgo onlivng In their little old Somerset Centre
until they come down with the oonsump Then
they begin TO think OF California, but they take
II out In thinking You see It's so far away.
| To hear them talk about u.s. why sometimes begin
TO wonder II We aren't on In the middle OF Africa,
about half way between Ujiji and Iuiu and
waiting for Stanley To come and discover us
SO they put IL OF until It's sure thing they can't
stand another winter In their frozen-u old Somer-
set Contra Then they come trailing out to
California when they are too feeble 10 stand tho
railway journey. Natural consequence they dom Z
give our climate q fair show. That Ia the end
Of them No sooner do they reach the ooast than
they have to 60 plumb hack again. this time by
Wslls-FaIgo and with q special companion
Thsts ma can put you on 10 sharp dodge
they've got Say, do you come from tho south
ern part Of the State' for talking In casual way
like this don't want to hur your feelinga WE'LL
since you come from the north can talk right
cut for It's fairly scandalous the way they all
work down south of Tshaohipa You know
they've always made q speciality OF being good
for consunptives down about Los Angeles and
San Diego Well that's all right that's all they
have got, climate and orangea That's not TO
say that We can't do as we'll In both these things
almost anywhere in the northern valleys and
foothills but we've got 30 many industries that
wo don't have 10 harp all the time on ono string
So they reach out for tho consumpuve uade
down there Now you know we'll as do that
any place In California will keep consumptve
going II he takes II in time Bun that's the worst
Of IL they are often behind time We'll. az soon
a. one OF the doctors down In the souther IN coun.
try sces he's got ono OF that kind OF patients he
ships him up TO San Francisco That's all right
for the south like TO 500 that sort OF public
spirit, but 1t does give San Francisco an awful
black eye when tho health reports publish tho
list Of deaths from consumption. But then
oughtnt to kick; 1t brings me more business"
But isn't your profession rather onesided2-
why, no indeed. maam. When don't hap
pen TO have any business for tho East take a run
down TO Los Angeles Just to catch them as they
arc coming up to the Bay. OF course, II wouldn't
be professional etiquette for tho doctors TO post our
bou1s'beforehand. but when I'm on the spot Just
by tho merest chance, and going up TO San Fran
cisco. what could be natural than 10 introduce
the patient 70 an old acquaintance who will DO q
fellow traveller l SEQ him safely through and
take him 10 his hotel Then tn lrm make all the
other arrangements and don't appear in it az ain
until it's time to 60 East with him Whenever
It's possible prefer to have made the acquaintance
of the recent before am called in professionally.
1t makes things sort Of easier for me-
WHAT Do you mean 10 say that you have any
feeling, any personal feeling in the natter l
should hardly think from tho matter-of- fact way
in which you discuss your calling"
ooh. not quite you take il, ma am. do and
! don't In one way OF looking at it you might
think was doing moro than carrying out tho
rules OF the railroad. do not como in personal
contact with my fellow traveller ahead there in
care Of WellsFa
"The most have to do is Just watch out when we
change from one system TO another 10 500 that we
don't part company But then there Is another
side OF it and that's where l can perform my pro-
sessional duties much more satisfactorily if have
known the man himself You sec the express
company makes out his bill of lading to me per-
sonaly, and il Is billed right through to tho place
OF former residence My duties strictly end when
have handed over the consgnmen TO the local
funeral director and have taken his receipt But
as have to 60 to the house anyway, the family
u'eeiiS "e"' w ASA mo iof particulars Oh inc SAD
occurrence Ihats when the invalid has been
travelling alone hou bet there's mons OF my
family Eolng to start travelling alone when they're
sick I've seen all want OF that even though do
make my living at it Perhaps it's because I'm
Californian and can't think the way New England
people do II ever I've met their friend can talk
with some feeling about the sad event II only
can tell them some little thing that he said it goes
q long way with most folks"
Ai'er you have arrived how about the rest Of
what Is 10 DO aonc. DO you attend the -"
Inc opsequiee, ma am' Well, that depends
bull am inclined 10 think that professional ETH
quet'e requires that should In cities 1t does
not matter much one way or the other But in
country places, where the obsequics arc always
more or less oil social event. think 1t looks bet
YER 10 remain ana attend with fine shade OF mourn
ing You SEQ the recent and have been fellow
travellers clear across the continent and then the
family even when paying my account for pro-
iessionh services prefer TO treat me as friend
or al least acquaintance oil their relative My