The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-10
DOBLEY'S KILLING PACE
Revealed When His wife Used Cook.
book Prescriptions.
ssT DON'T know why it is, said Mr..

TO any such idea. It's simply nervous
ncss.'
That's it," said Doblcy. "My nerves
are running away with me. They are
Vt a tension which threatens Il sudden
collapse. l start at the least sound. |
wake with the bells ringing in my ears
lnd feel as though a wise were gripping
my head. It's been that way now for
three days"
ITS those late suppcrs of yours"
said Mrs. Dobley. "You would require
the digestion of an ostrich to consume
such combinations as you have been ad-
dicted to of late"
Nonsense, Mrs. Doblty; my symp-
toms have nothing about them which
indicates that the trouble is n simple
one, which might be removed by bicar-
Donate of soda and seltzer It's located
here, Mrs Dobley." Dobley tapped his
brow mysteriously
perhaps headache?" suggested
Mrs. Dobley.
"No; it's the rush of modern life"
said Doblcy. Its the pace at which
people must live nowadays. We're all
in a race--trying to see which of us can
push on fastest to the gravel"
"Dear mel" said Mrs. Dobley. 81
felt sure that the fricasseed crab meat
in chatting dish and the Welsh rabbit
you had last night would affect your
liver, and now I'm sure of it. Either
one alone is bad enough, but when you
combine she two-it is simply dread
full"
"It is not the liver, Mrs. Dobley, it is
the brain. l have a confused sensation
as though the optic nerve had gotten
tangled with the spinal cord. Then
there is a singing in the ears with
tinglng feeling in the temples, and
shooting pains in the back of the
neck"
"They have an excellent Household
Medical Guide in the back of this" she
said, as she skinned over the leaves.
Have you had dizzy spells and hal
lucinations, with loss of appetite and
distaste for exertion?" she asked, read
ing from one of the pages.
Exactly" said Dobley. 81 feel as
though my head weighed ton, and
when I attempt to walk the effort of
placing one foot before the other seems
to completely exhaust my vitality. The
very thought of taking another step is
weakening"
GLOW about chills with sudden flush
es of heat, sallow complexion and a yel-
lowish tinge to the whites of the eyes?"
asked Mrs. Dobley, anXiously.
"All of those" said Dobley. 81 tell
MI I h,n 30, oil I,
a serious collapse. l have been work
ing too hard"
you have the grip" said Mrs. Dob
ley, firmly, closing the book, "and you
must not think of going downtown to-
day. Simply telephone to the office
that you are i'll, and take day of
quiet rest at home. I will fix up some
remedies that will break up your cold,
for really grip is only an exaggerated
cold. And the rest will do you good"
81 haven't taken days holiday in
years." said Dobley. 81 don't think it
would agree with me to stay home. I'd
fancy i heard the ticker calling me or
imagine the Office was on fire, or some
thing"
''Now, you go upstairs and get into
smoking jacket and slippers, and.
first of all, will fix up something that
you can eat. I will prepare it myself"
said Mrs. Dobley, who had little or no
opportunity to put her nursing abil-
tiles in evidence owing to her husbands
continual good health. She acted as
though it were going to be a genuine
pleasure to have an invalid on her
hands for day.
An hour later Dobley was wrapped in
an eiderdown quilt, with a faXseed
poultice on his chest and wet towel
about his head. Mrs. Dobley said she
had taken his temperature and de-
clared that it was more than n hun
dred, so she decided that it was better
for the invalid not TO eat anything.
So very tempting broled chicken
with currant jelly, buttered toast and
tea was taken downstairs before Dob
ley's eyes. although he explained that
he had had the first symptoms of real
appetite that he had experienced for
three days. Then Mrs. Dobley made
him take a dose of some disagreeable
mixture and put piece of ice on his
head. Dolby had just become eagerly
interested in new novel when she
took it away and said that it would
only upset his nerves to read it, and she
even removed the newspapers and read
him one of Mrs. Heman's poems.
81 am bound that you'll have one day
of perfect rest, John" she said. "You
have positively alarmed me as to the
condition of your health"
Already feel much better" said
Dobley. 81 suppose my state of nerv-
BUSINESS made me eXaggerate the symp-
toms. Do you know, my dear, l think
should enjoy some toast and tea
and chicken. And perhaps small piece
Of steak, also. / don't know whether il
is the poultice or the ice on my head
but my appetite has returned"
But the book says; On no account
allow the patient to eat while the fever