Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-06

Mrs, DAILY, you must give up and go
into the hospital II is useless TO fight
any longer. / will write an order TO
have you admitted az once The WOO
mans voice Is shrll In spite Of self
control as she answers: Doctor, doc
tor five little children. And you know
what the dangers are, even with a
mother 20 look after them, And YOU
ask me 10 leave them to the nelghbors,
like little waits and straysr The doc
tor shakes his head Mrs DAILY, II ia
beyond your viii power; you must go
into the hospital" "Or else" adds the
woman, "I'll be leaving them forever"
She does not fear death, but the terror
Of her children's loneliness is CHASTITY
on her face as she takes the order In
her trembling fingers. sense Of trag-
edy falls on the waiting group as she
passes out, and all follow her with that
spontaneous sympathy which Is the
mighty virtue Of poverty. An Italian
man. with a child In his arms, bushes
the baby gently. He speaks little Eng
lish, but is proud Of what he has mas
tered. so he croons like a lullaby the
harsh words "Shut-up-a; shut-up-aW
Another ColOred woman Of an old
tnNhNiA'AH ANIf NhlllfN NfAls INI MfI lIlN
doctor prescrbes less work. she Is an
old woman and her working days have
been many She looks alarmed "Is Il
Ah'm dyin% she demands solemnly.
The doctor laughs merrily. ooh, dear.
no You'll live another generation with
a little care" "My my" cries she. de-
lighted. But OATS a good sayin' You
see. Mass Johnnie. he kyant drink no
QvAfVaaVHr anffsa I ,.,ts
my two ole black hands And Mis- Sue.
Lordy. bat she do suffer from indiges-
ton ~ De stomach If she touch a pota-
TO ali amt cook myself Mysmy. doc
tab ole Aun' Dniah kyant die and
leave dem two chiluns' stomachs 10 be
tore out o dem bv no disrespectable
cook" She chuckles at the prospect Of
living 20 serve those whom she loves.
Her own interest In the matter does not
appeal 10 her
Bad food Is az the bottom Of half the
cases. Fried food. unlimited tea and
coffee and much cheap fruit are old foes
Of all physicians of the poor. and there
is. moreover a not unnatural reluct-
ance on the PATIENTS part % disclose
their daily menus. The tact OF the
questions usually brings out the ncces-
sarv Information. and reform Is prom
ised. but The circumstances Of their
daily lives arc against them. and larsps
are sure 90 occur.
An ola man. who can count IN more
than his three score wears ana ten. pre-.
sents himself FOR examination He has
no grievous symptoms and ID Is puz-
zle TO find out inst what the matter is
Finally Il comes out. "WeU doctor
I've been afraid | was going Ia die over
since Bismarck ana Gladstone had their
turn. and now hear the popc's feeling
sick. so / thought IA better come for
an examination Assured that he NAV
vet live 10 see the election az "a neyy
pope he departs somewhat relieved
but evidently nor quite convinced that
he will not be required Ia make mn
quartet Of illustrious dead "Nfar "
said the doctor "are hardly as amusing
as women although olA mon Irisb as-
peclally are likely to he vittv Nos+
humor ~ The clinics however h. upcor-
srlous. and men arc either Wits, nv lao.
turn. or an the mon who come In Inc
Italians give mo posf Measure T'bav