The Monte Vista journal., 1900-06-02
DOBLEY'S KILLING PACE
Revealed W hen His wife Used C0ok.
book PRESCRIPTIONS.
IT DON'T know why it is. said Mr.

IL
tasted breakfast, but feel a PRESENT.
ment that am going TO be ILL.,"
you never looked better in your
life," said Mrs. Dobley. Don't give in
to any such idea. It's simply nervous
ness"
That's it," said Doblcy. "My nerves
are running away with me. They are
at u tension which threstens n sudden
collapse. start at the least sound. l
wake with the bells ringing in my ears
and feel as though 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. Dobley; 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 seltzcr. It's located
here, Mrs Dobiey." Doblcy tapped his
brow mysteriously.
perhaps headachc?" suggested
Mrs. Dobley.
NO; it's the rush of modern life"
said Dob!ey. It's the pace nt which
people must live nowadays. We're all
in Is race-trying to see which of us can
push on fastest to the grave!"
Dear me-" said Mrs. Dobley. 81
felt sure that the fricasseed crab meat
in a chaiiug dish and the Welsh rabbit
you had last night would affect your
liver, and now I'm sure of il. Either
one alone is bad enough, but when yo,
combine the two-it is simply dread
full
1T is not the liver. Mrs. Doblcy. it is
the brain. i have u confused sensation
as though the optic nerve had gottcr
tangled with the spinal cord. Ther
there is a singing in the ears with
tingling feeling in the temples. ano
shooting pains in the back of III.
neck"
They have an excellent Household
Medical Guide in the back of this" sh,
said. as she skinned over the leaves.
Have you had dizzy spells and hal.
!ucinations, with loss Of appetite and n
distaste for sNertion?" She asked, read.
ing from one Of the pages.
Exactly" said Doblcy. II feel rs
though my head weighed ton. and
when l 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"
How about chills with sudden flush
es ofheat sallow complexion and u vel.
lowish tinge To the whites Of the eyes"
asked Mrs. Dobley, anNiously.
All Of those" said Doblcy. 81 tell
you. Mrs. Doblcy, | am threatened with
u serious collapse. ! hav. been work
ing too hard
You hav. 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
hat You are i'll, and take day of
quiet rest at home. l will fix up some
remedies thsr 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 Doblcy. Il don't think il
would agree with me to stay home. I'd
fancy | heard the ticker calling me or
imagiu. the Office was on lire, or some.
thing"
Vow. you 90 upstairs and get into
smoking jacket and slippers. and.
hrst of all. | will fix up something that
You can eat. will pr.par. !, myself"
said Mrs Dobicy. who had little or no
opportunity TO put her nursing abii-
!ti"s In evidcnc. owing To her husbands
continual good health. She acted as
though 1t were going to bc n genuine
pleasure To have an invalid on her
hands for n day.
An hour later Dobl.y was wrappcd In
an cidcrdown quilt. with "a haxse.d
Poultic- ON his ch-s, and wet towel
about his head. Mrs. Dobley said she
had taken his temperature and de-
clarcd tha, II was more than hun
dr.d, So she decided that IL was better
for the invalid not To eat anything.
80 very tempting broilcd chicken
with curran, jelly. bu,t.rcd toast and
tea was taken downstairs bcfor. Dob.
ley's eyes. although he explained tina,
he had had the iirT symptoms of real
appetite that he had experienced for
three days. Then Mrs. Doblcy made
him take n dose OF some aisagr..abl-
mixture and put n piece Of ice on his
head. Dobley had just becom. eagerly
Interested In new novel when she
took IL away and said that IL would
only upset his nerves 10 read II. and she
even removed the newspapers and read
him one of Mrs. ileman's poems.
Il am bound that you'll have one day