The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-04

descfiption Of this abnormal appetite
rrrh aps,' suggested. she would feel better
" her bull ~ fare were o. NJ varied nccasionaliy,
\ steady diet u saucr krant and plum pudd!ug
and hickory nuts aid rabbit Is apt 10 play havoc
WIN, tho strong st constitution
HilNs short responded to my nLth with an
ir'"nr"Sslble uttls giggl" = hor own on, Sh,
FASTENED to explain, I've tired that, but Aunt
MeIllo feels much worse without her ~layorte dishes
tnan she docs Win them, And she does have 'hs
IA ahem saidI lean readily believe that
Mss short saw the point l WISHED 70 make
at tho back oi her head and in zach little finger
81" fastened to affirm, and | am sure ther~ can
Do no connection between her dot and such pain,
you That sh, has a chill every Neanes!Gy. after
noon rom 3"Clpck too. Now DR. jackson, do YOU
think you can tell what ais my aunt DO you
'h!nk you can cure her. menta, me'ady and all"
larry gf an"l at tie gigantic task, ui dag
no'is Imposed upon mo. Never, In all my eN-
p"n'ncrl which Was, Of course, limited, had |
heard q a woman who had an abnormal predi-
nuts and rabbit, all iumbled up tocether, a pntn
m her little finger and a chm sy"fy Wednesday
AFTERNOON | WAS, unable 10 classify ,thoss symp-
IONS, bui beng Gchiruus, for several reasons, 10
make a good impression upon Hiss Short, dis
liked conf Selng NV ignorance, 60 | nodded
gfavely and bngan 10 measure out some powders
from my cabinet OF medicines, Miss Short watched
me closely.
Don't give me too large a quantity a, = tine
she SAID i VIII, PERHAPS, BE- lust as well to go
- sANlAs Al'LN' III 'HN AllNAtalllfIlA yam ENIl iNt
one aument at . umc, as It vera When shall |
Saturday l replied. alter . moments con-
Very we'll said Miss Shoort And now A.
to trms III wore to call in a Cincinnati physician
" | should go down there 10 consult him. u
would COS, me about $40 a trp Seeing that you
arc already on the ground, am wiling to pay
you bali Of that each time I call VIII that DO
saiis'srtpryo
This generous offer opened I'd . vista Of lux.
MT1Olg TCs In Clfpf - Ttupn IA1th M DrIA,Fe hand.
to-mouth e1lstenle and | straIghtway resolved
not to cure Miss Short Aunt Nellie in a hurrv,
hit 10 keep her dragging along in u state Of seml-
lowing Saturday Mss Short reported tina, her
aunt left lltle finger was not quite so T~ainful,
and G~",fe&sed the strength Of the medicine to
ta.'nftar Miss Short called a, my office with
a rn"5, 4 her anuts health which luctuafei
a. 'ls tides 4 the sea, aud twice q week she went
away with a new, brand { medicine.
Up 10 the middle q October these semi weekly
visits occasioned no particular comment In tho
village, hut al that timo 7 noticed that wherever
ne Vith II concealed, curiosity, arl ! tanciei
that Miss Short was subjected to the same irritating
inspection. Shortly alter l began to o'aarvs
housekeepcr. came toltins into my Office ons
morning with an air Of grim determination sitting
DO. ~ astride her conntenance;,
Il think. Dr. Jackson said she, that Il Is
my duty IS tel YOU, as a tue friend. that tho
whole countr lie Is worried about Miss Short
health, and thsy are s'raid you don't know how
70 treat the case. Thev'rs afraid, without mean
what ais her SOme think it's consumption
che 5 got, and others say drorsy, while SIN others
Incline lowell. they think 1t may Re fits But
II tel you one ching Dr. Jackson, and that Is,
i ySp wq1ldnt Ike Keep oI thise .! Cute aGe' 50 p' cl"s.,
.,- aH' 81 l NV $ unexpected S,iask t9ok me en-,
sick, ! blurtsd out, chiliishlv. It Is her aunt
I've been treating her all this time, and | know
peheeScry well what is The mailer with her
This latter declaration was, Of course, a big
white lie, for | really had no mora idea u the Old
ladys complaint than the man n the moon, hut
! had to say some'hinS in S'lidefence and That
Of on the spur Of tie moment, Mrs, Ievicks
eNpre:sion changed rapidly from dLappoint-
mcnt 10 surprise
"ir!-her aunt1' she repeated. Why, sho
Now, II I had been an older or. a wiser man,
| should have invented some plausible M 10 cover
up the thunder | had already made, hu; being
inexperienced and seeing / had already sunk
my foot pretty deep into the muddls, l took Mrs.
I-vick intq my confidence and tod her all about
how I had Teen treating Miss Shorts aunt Nv
PROXY. | took the pre-, an'ion, however. TO i'm.
press upon her the Importance Of secrecy, and
she, rea't1ing that our Joint living was dependen.
lures ~ the lnqnisition would bc powerlcss 70
drag the secret from her lips. ! believed her
then. but a week later | very much regretted my
unprofesSional loqlacity, for then II was that my
loANA - NAN AANNA - ~ ANN'ANNAA Ib AAAN
severe blow.
A that time, each county In Ohio had a Road
n Public Health whose duty II was 10 oversee
the sanitary conditions n all SINAI TOW Ms, mako
reports on the treatment Of the inmates Of tho
ppurhouse and iatls, and Incidentally keen hall
an eve on the methods Of the practising PHI ST.
clans with whom they came In contact ono
bright October afternoon who shoIld [ zee como
riding up to my door hut the Pres dent Of this
Board Of Health. With him Ner two men whom
knew to he prominent physicians Of Batavia,
The President hemmed and hawed around for
o moment after entering my Office, but a. a mean
ing look from one ~ the doctors he said:
abr. jackson, | may ~ we'll tell you, poin,
blank, that I ere have been numerous complaints
made 10 the hoard ~ TO vour method Of treating
a certain case IN THIS village, and i has lecoma
II Eel, myself grow very limp. indeed, at that
You refer, l said. weakly, 10 =
To Miss shorts aunt said the President
I must warn YOU beforehand that ( we find facts
as represented. II will g. hard with both you AMI
Miss Short, who, it appears, have ieen acting
in COLLISION in am erlug with fhe life Cf his
l 1c,,, IT The II. NG ;0s s,s g}an,y , i IinSins yin sfh. r,
confidential maid has put the tales into circula.
ton. II seems that the old LADY has hoer I'm.
Of that room over Miss Short l. dining room that
abe has literally frc'ted and grleved herself into a
shoestring. She has Lost he appetite -
Gracious Lord" interrupted. Her apr~-
ute; Hickory nuts. plum pudding, sauerhraut,
"What's lhnt'' put in one n the doctors sterrlv.
But my dandsr WAS M by that time, Nui 7
refused IN exrlAin my comment 'Jrst ask Miss
Short about her appetite, | sNid. She will tel
yor everything y0I ought ~ know
80 We viii, sad he President, irsfelv Wen
80 up N the Hin House ~ once, AMI H''a
W. ara about this, Dr. Jackson. | may as well
say tia, | regret 10 have IN inform you hat we
lave discovered MAT you received your diploma
FOR a-w"ll, for = consideration, before you had
fniahoi the prescribed course NJ study. r. We
md this lsdy's health hNs been imDNlrud by vour
monknvi1C with dangerous drugs You viii be-
called upon N pay a sever" penalty
Il was thoroughly frightened then, for after
nl thrs years ! may as well ow' up TINT her.
was more truth 'NaN poetry In this accr sati0r.
But I had nerve IN y oSe days. so pvt ON az VOID
q front AS | y0ul command ~ 'er the ulrcum-
stances AMI we four went t0lirr up the hill IN
Miss s. RS ho~Ia. Nil Short admitted us.
not IAr" her freli"gshut w,ntn' h"r hammer arI
tonEs, iuSt - lie had previously struck out at
mr. Miss Shcrt bor- Up an I'- a." severe ar
raignmen' more b-nvrly han ! Lnl done,
az nm So. sy, She said, HRe'iNG me a sym.
pathetic glance, that you lrye been put N any
trouble on my account, DR. jackson, and 7 also
regret TO i|rraliui'v o. Your diploma But
assura YOU that even though you may not w
a me- ical expert, you have done no harm. Ny
aunt
"ilor" Mes Short stopped and began to laugh
immolarntnlv.
-" Well, what about your aunt s-il the Prcsi.
dent Judging by reports she IA In q Very bal
wav, and Il ~ gentlemen, reputable rhyeicions,
ie,er anriio'es and corrective medicines, as they
lnya had to do In several co%'S where in
efficient young mon with purchased diplomas
have rrctlcss,y 'ampercl with human life win
YOU kindly conduct us 10 yonr aunt
Miss Short stnpped laughing then and looked
al us seriously.
wow, see here she said, we may aq wei
com" n an understanding. naF" = c0nfrS,0n