Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-16
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By Peter Macarthur. -
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Copyright, 1900, by Petcr Macarthur. Wv
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"Of course, have the blues some.
times. Who doesn'tW
"Umm! Never see sparks of fire be.
fore your eyes when you turn your
head suddenly, do your"
'See here. Are you putting me
through a medical examination? Do
you want to feel my pulse and see my
tongue?"
"Well, that would do no HARM" said
the doctor, seizing her wrist and TAX
ing out his watch. She snatched her
hand away almost angrily.
"No, am not going to let you feel
my pulse, and il you are not careful
you may feel my tongue instead of see
ing it."
The doctor gravely meditated on
these symptoms of irritability, and,
noticing his silence, Mrs. Kenly looked
ut him with some alarm.
why, you don't think there is any
thing the matter with me, do you"
"Oh no." said the doctor with pro-
feesional diplomacy, not wishing to
excite his patient; "but you know |
always look after the health of my
friends even when they are not asking
me to-"
"But | don't see why you should be
paying attention to mine just now
when l am simply brutally healthy.
Has Jack been talking to you? | re-.
member he said something about my
not looking well when he got back"
And a momentary frown wrlnkled her
brow. But the arrival of Jack prevent
ed further talk on the subject of health,
and the two men retired to the library
to smoke.
"WellY" asked the anxious husband
after they had lit their cigars.
"Oh, there is nothing Serious" salC
the young doctor, with wise look
"Her nerves are certainly strung to O
high pitch, and should say that hel
liver is affected somewhat. She prob
ably worried at being left alone while
you were away, and that wore on her.
"But what do you suggestP asked
the husband. Are you going to pre-
scribe for her?'
Not medicines. She doesn't realize
that there is anything the matter will
her, and IL | ordered drugs it woulC
only tend to make her worse, for, aftel
ALL there is something in the conten
tion of the mental scientists that people
are sick when they think they are. i
Is particularly true Of people of n nerv
Gus temperament. On the other hand
the fact that she does not realize he
condition is dangerous, for she nigh
go on thinking herself quite well unit
something really serious developed"
But what can we doT' asked Kenly
now thoroughly alarmed.
"Well, think change of scene anC
lively company, with complete rest
would fix her up all right in a few
weeks, and that would be cure sh
could take without knowing anything
about it except that she was having
good time"
But | am afraid l can't get ava.
with her just now"
"Of course you can't, but she coult
go to the seaside somewhere near by
and you could spend your Sunday
with her, or she could go to the noun
tains."
That's so. I'll suggest 1t to her tc
night, for she seems to be in bette
mood than she has beesof late"
"Yes," said the doctor that is on
of the strongest signs of her dlsordere
condition. She seesaws from dejectio
TO elation, and tonight she is up. Th
necessity of playing the hostess lifte
her, and, like all people whose nerve
are affected, she drew too heavily o
her resources, and for that reason wa
unnaturally bright"
BY the time the conversation ha
ended kenly was thoroughly alarmed
and he noticed with fear the liveines
OF his wife when they returned to tn