Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-11

Philadelphia Times, | went to the most
popular resort of the kind in search of
the treatment After little delay | was
ushered into the presence of the doctor.
He was an aged man of very pleasant
manners He seemed to take to me at
once.
''Oh, yes" said he, my oxygen cure
will undoubtedly help you. You have a
cold, you say. We claim for our treat
ment the ability to cure almost any dis
ease"
Il would like to try it," | said.
''Step right this way" was the answer.
There was no tapping or listening st the
chest. | stood ready to extend my
tongue, but the evidence of that useful
appendage was not wanted.
Stepping right this way meant going
down stairs to very comfortable room
on the first floor There were no win
dows in the room. 1t was lighted by
means of a series of ground glass in
folding door which led into an adjoining
room. A sofa, bookcase, a table and
few chairs constituted the furniture. The
wonderful cure was behind a screen at
one end of the room.
| was invited behind the screen and
asked to sit down in an easy reclining
chair. An ottoman was placed at my
feet. and everything seemed TO be ready.
Beside the chair was dark wood pedes
tai surmounted by very beautifully
carved iron urn. From the top OF the urn
there extended a rubber tube covered
with woven cloth. The end of the tube
was fitted up with hard rubber mouth
piece, and into the end of the mouthpiece
was inserted a glass tube.
After adjusting n few switches and
irving the gas upon himself the doctor
presented the tube to me with a smile.
At first I did NOT notice anv effect and
was inst about to congratulate myself
upon the fact that T was posnroof when
the oxygen took hold. and / had il. The
most noticeable thing that occurred to
me was the fact that I suddenly ceased
thinking. The room and IFS contents
including tbe gas tuhe. lost interest for
me at once. and 7 looked I'm into tbe
face of the doctor who was feeling nv
nulse hod an irresist;hIo innr,lse r.
smile. sunnose-I did smile for 7 re
membar the doctor s,,;Ied hack
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foolish If was T had noth;ng m sr,;,a OF
So made m nv mind NOT to smile in
the future. I strsightened nm nv face
and Immediately becsma nvare q. The
fact that I had fingers on the ends op nv
hands. What made me tbinI, of nv
fingers was they hogan TO twitcb of +bei,
own accord and 7 could not s4,,, .ho,,,
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tracted to the noise of trnewriter in
the next room. The noise was a million
times as Ioud as tbe- tick Of an ordinary
typewriter should be. and every sound
of the hammer went through my head
like the stroke of an anvil. II did not
irritate me or make me iump pp and
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