The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-20
VARIED EXPERIENCES OF
The AMBULANCE SURGEON
He Has Many Rays Of Humor Cast Into His
Life as an Offset to the Grim
Burdens Of Suffering.
TALES BY DR.. GILL AND DR.. FISHER

He looks like a goner.' said some
body
i knelt over the PROSTATE form and
made the usual examination. l could
GEd nothing wroag, except the strazse
actions of the man. He opened his eyes
slightly.
:. How do you feeI?' asked
Ion, Doctor" he said in 4 stage whis-
per, I'm SO sick
You'd better take him to tho hos
pitaI, Doctor, said the drug clerk.
L was in doubts about the case, and
felt that the man was taking me. Stili.
[ thought he might be sick. SO [ worked
the rabbits foot on him He was a big,
brawny fellow, and up to this time had
appeared extremely weak gave TIM
druggist the wink. and said:
~ guess I will take him out 20 the
hospital At that 1 noticed the mans
face brighten up. Then [ gave the drug
man another wink.
leone on l said, and the two able
bodied men who had handel him so
gently in bringing him in, started TO
carry him out to the ambulance. mo-
toned to them to stand aside and allow
the man TO walk out to the wagon, and
before L could say good night to tho
druggist the man was getting in tha
rear OF the ambulance.
HE WAS y FAKE
"'Stopn / said. You've been taking,
Just as I thought. You can't get in that
ambulance and you wont be received
in the City Hospital
Then he went Oft down the road to-
ward Newport News
THAT reminds me Of tho old fellow
who was seized with a disjointed hip"
followed up Dr.. ellis. HE was taken
suddenly in his clearinghouse on lower
Franklin Street. Said he fell downstairs
and wanted treatment. We brought him
out and put him TO bed. and l started
to reduce the fracture. But there didn't
seem to be any fracture TO reduce. We
bent his leg u little and ne said 1t hurt
him so much. DR.. Fisher attracted his
attention TO something across the room.
and as he did so 1 gave his leg a slight
wrench and he failed to notice it. He was
taking, just like & man who came 70 the
hospital with his arm paralyzed- When
a mans arm is pardlyZed there - n"
sense of feeling in il. When we started
to treat him he let his arm go limp. but
I had my suspicion, and called his atteH-
ton 10 something else. Then / Johbed q
pin in his arm about an inch and ~
yelled like Comanche and jumped Ike
q buck. He was shown the front door
I'VE have many serious cases con-
tinued DR.. ellis. and in connection with
our duties as surgeons and physicians
we have often 10 act the part of the
Good Samaritans and comfort the vito
and child of the poor man who has been
brought home in nlanglsd condition
TOUCHING SCENES.
The scenes upon such occasions ars
touching and tears are forced TO our
ewes, more in sympathy for the children
and females of the household than for
the, injured man himself, although that
is itself almost as strong as possible
some peculiar things come under our
observation" said Dr. Fisher. as the call
,Nayra n .-Nnyy there
fellow shot in the nose not long ago.
7 got the bullet out OF his left shoulder.
The ball crossed back of the eye. went
down the neck, and all. with simply the
loss of sight in one eye
Here's a bullet" he went on, that
struck q negro on the heel. The bullet
was fatteued out ar the point, and failed
TO bear out the CID adaSe ABOUT ttte AtsSFo
and his heel
10th Doctors ellis and Fisher have a
collection of bullets that they have cut
from people who have either received
then. in rows or from accidents. Had
they collected all the bricks. lamps.
clubs. daSsers, razor@ and other things
that were placed in use in the many cases
+hat they have attended, they would
have enough Old junk to- start a curiosity
shop.
ctass surgeons and physicians. the two
no,,,Iar Young doctors. will also be fafrty
aood BARRIERS for hardly dav passes
frat d7es rot necess!tate the sewing up
Of a hole in somebody's head made there
nv snn,a sharp or blunt Instrument.
The red cross worn on the sleeves o. the
rhvs' clans coats is the insignia OF once
o,d IL .,~ea In the armies OF the civilized
world ia designate the hos,ital and am
bulance corps from tina regular line NH.
tny. a-AA-l-t--sl;t4- $780,