New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
4 BORN DOCTOR.
HE USED HOMEMADE ANESTHErIc WHICH
WAS SPOON SHAPED.
From The Lewiston Journal.

From The Lewiston Journal
Says the doctor, II called down into one OF
the little towns on the coast the other day to at
tend a somewhat critical case: After got 10 the
coat he took me off to one side ard says he:
rim Doc ao 1o ge ne any Wtb 1 do
While was looking at him and wondering Just
I'VE see. it's this way: Doc is a good neighbor
of ours. and good feler Some of these critters
got diploma but one from an eclectic college
Bout g%t don't kn9T 0 & why obS1 them gGeS a T
is to have ye let Doc come in and be with ye when
ye examine my wife. He's been tendin' her some;
but he says himself that she amt been gittin' well
fast she ought He the feller that
suggested bringing ye down here. lie says that
yere the best doctor there is up to the city so 1
Wei of course that naturally Modified me
great deal in the direction of the unknown Doc
me but didn't see how Was going to Shut 1.-THE the
doc out after that Endorsement of me.
" Let him come in l.
so was introduced TO Doc Emerson. lie looked
bots and garget quicker than he could measles or
canker rash But L gave him the warm shake and
After the consultation We sat down in the
"The doc did all the talking. found that he
had had Am most exalted idea idea of his abilities Said he
his life to know how to cure people Admitted
that q, few things he would defer to some Of the
That was why he had called me down. Said if the
woman hadn't been the wife of particular friend
he would have taken his chances. though
But Go darn it, said he. if she'd a died and
brought her out. he'd always have Laid il up
against me. Feller don't want 10 lose his friends
We know
81 agreed with Doe that such a thing would be
hardly comfortable.
81 made pretty thorough examination a week
ago said he. and was afraid then that / would
need some help on the / could see that
though there warn't much doubt about my bein
able to git through with the all right still
didn't want TO run too much ch.InceS-he bein
my friend. | have said
But | got through the examination first class
ne continued i took an anseSthctiC and
" You mean l broke in that she took an
anesthetic.'
49,, :" No no, said he. I took it-I took it 1 was
the one that don' the eXaminin'
Il didn't exactly understand what the chan Vas
driving at. but | let il so. and he kept on:
AS was sayin'. ] took the an.tsthetic and held
down her tongue with it
don't follow YOU for cent I said 4 wish
you would make tine thing little clearer For in
using? WV ''N
" wish had il here says he L don't believe
can make YOU understand just what was You
see; II was sort of homemade one-Tm cute about
Such Things. and | got ii up myself But spcaking
generally. IT was sort of spoon shaped and VoiI
could get the Sol darndest grip on the handle Won
ever see IN all your. life. IL could have had good
iISht thefe IN the room could have looked riebt
INTO mat wornans lungs. blamed If | couldn't
Well concluded the doctor Il decided mar no.
Emerson was so far ahead of me in the practics
az lleuiclilc that IT wouldn't be advisable for me TO
9Spiay my ignorance of homemade an;rst hctirs ., nv
iu''hei SO we concluded the consultation