The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-29

1EtNf1E0HH uiC HoytiN4lHCAA SICWf Uu HIS
roof. The house is standing to-day.
though the builder is long since dead.
The. revetments of pressed sods are
as good now as they were. when Lieut..
Stevens put them in, nearly SO years
ago.
TRIED THE CHINESE WAY. +.
paid HIS Doctor oaIy when Wen, Rus
'ssss1s the, Plan Had Its Draw n
yssa 5. zl.s. .n.ck.' {sss.reg (.
s'The Chinese system of paying their
physicians while the patient keeps we'll
and shutting off the salary when He
gets sick always struck me as being
singdiarly sensible," said one OF the
tenants of a. big office budding the.
other day, says the New Orleans Times.
Democrat. You see, II gives a doctor
every ySincentipe's make an unasoid-
able illness assbrief as possible, while
our method of paying while we arc
disabled offers just the opposite in
ducement. Of conrse.i I don't mean to
say that any reputable practitioner
would deliberately keep a patient laid
up-for the sake of his fee, but the temp
tation Is, certainly mighty strong, and
last New Years, after settling q whop-
ping big bill for the preceding quar-
ter, made up my mind to give the
Chinese metAhl,a a trial just as an in
teresting experiment. SD g-s,j
Il was afraid to make the PROPOSE.
.tions to my regular physician, who's
very stitf-necked old-timer, and would
probably Drained me with steth-
,osroRe under the impression that. ]
was impugping his honor, SO / hunted
up very earnest, able young doctor
whom 4 knew to be struggling hard to
get as sfoothold.; and laid the scheme.
before him. I'm in delicate health
Il said, and your profession generally
getsa good'deal Of my money from one
years end to another. besides penning
me. up in bed and preventing. me from
attending to business. Now, '1'lr' give
yon $3.50 aIuonth as long as you keep
me well; il I get sick your pay stops
until I'm up again. He thought a
moment, and accepted siasss-stsss*
"Well. how did it. turn out asked
one of the group Of listeners.
I'm just coming to that replied the
speaker. "For a week or so it worked
all right. The doctor dropped in once
or twice to look me over casually, and
had q pleasant feeling that some. one
was vitally interested in seeing that ]
kept WE'LL Then came, the first 1npleas-
ant experience. We had rainy day.
and was hurrying up Canal street
toward the office when a man suddenly
pouhced on me and dragged me into q
hallway. Itwas the doctor. Good
he fairly yelled, where are
YOUR rubbers 4 don't know n
stammered, startietis half out of my
wits. Then give me the money to
buy you a pair at once he said, .:or
you'll be down with pneumonia, and
I'll lose whole month q wages He
was so fierce. that Z shelled cut and
missed several important engagements
while I waited. -
assA8ew nights afterward Twas quietly
eating airum omeletts in a rcstahrant. ].
when who should rush up but that
same confounded doctor. Rum ONE
lette!" he gasped, sttirning pale as
DEATH FsWhysmad alive! do yon want
tatake the bread right. out of my
mouth and with that he grabbed
the oinelette and ordered me some tea
and stussst. ssslsYonr digestive Sreans;ase|
veRxseensitiye,' be said, and an, ,at'
tack OF gastritis would mean eight or
ten' dollars QUE OF my pocket. " fm
poor man, said he; .and 81 sca1sf af-
ford to take such chances. It wouldn't
be just to my family
"Iate the tea and toast, which abom-
mate. and began to wonder whether
the Chinese system $sas quite as much
of a cinch as itsefned tlong Tangcs
We'll. T won't bore you with al the
details. but | give YOU my word that
for the next two weeks lsuffered mar
tyrdom. That internal doctor was
bpbbing UP at unexpeeted
places, determined to keep me well or
pssfishsin the attempt Az last he passed
iIuC uAlAAts WdS 0t yH4 Hl444NLA5 NkIElfl
a party. of friends, and by, some hQr-
rfble Fatality he was sitting ii the next
rpw, sHszKept lskitihss About aneasi
lily, and finally. rightiA the midst OF
the performance. he leaned over and
whispered hoarsely Say, fiid yon re-
''mesAsef us put Ssl your chest pro-.
rector? Everybody asars MS tittereds
and Iyearned for his gore.
Next day i fred him. have gone
baeksta the old systef6. s les cSade, I
admit, and open 10 sabpses Ibpt that
mans rampant solicitdde was under
mining my health. sssts '<N :
ssaS Broa1 shcalders. sssss.s's
Paris tailoss Haas iset. sheir aSproy.a
ing seal upon broad shqaIders. - aD
accompaniment to- the fashionable
nafrfoMS waist and hips, no breadth OF
hips being noticeable fn the new OUT
line Of the spring tailor froek, -De-
troit Free Press. s..
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How II Happened.
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