The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02
4 SURGICAL DEVICE
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| graduating class or tue Soiieke UT T ny ] lcians and Surgeons, "let me Impress upon you one caution. When you have done everything in your power for patient with the hope of benefit, never lease to apply some new device, no matter how little connection 1t may have as remedy with the disease. By lhls course you will gain time, retain the confidence of the patient and keep him from sinking Into despair"
 The great surgeon bowed to the class as an announcement that hls address was finished, and the members before passing out each waited his turn to take his preceptor by the hand. One hung back till the others had all left.
 "Dr. Kenworthy," he said, "for the last time ask your consent l have no desire to rob you of the daughter you love. nor will she marry me with out your leave. I hope you will not continue your opposition"
 1T shall have no opposition to make when you have built up a practice"
 The young man departed, sorrowful; the doctor took up his hat and went to the hospital to perform a critical oper' alton.
 Ten years later Dr. Kenworthy was travelling fin the west and stopped in a little town in the Rocky mountains. Being troubled with indigestion, he took n vial from his satchel, held the bottle fin one hand, spoon in the oth- CT, and, drawing the cork with his teeth. held 1t there while he dropped the medicine In the spoon. A violent hiccough caused him to relax his hold on the cork and at the same time draw 1t Into his wlndpipe. In few minutes the household. having been summoned by violent pull at the bell, were gath- cred about the doctor.
 Dr. KenwOrthy of course knew very well what should be done in his case, but with the cork In his windpipe, pur- ule in the face. his eyes bulglng out of Their sockets. he was not only unable ;o articulate. but his faculties were momentarlly impaired. The country 'oc.or got the patient Into chair and iccan q succession of efforts to ex- roct the cork. They were not success ll. and it began to look as If the end
 .s near Suddenly the mountain ractltloners eye lighted as if with .ew hope. Throwing down his forceps md hly hooks. he showed by his ex' ,resslyc countcnance every indication bnt he haC solved the problem. The ivs,andcrs wondered by what new octhod the doctor was about to win success. and the patient looked at him wOnlcrinfly.
 "'rakc off his coatr cried the younger doctor impcratlvely. Two attendants seized Dr. Kcuworthy and raised him violently. while the landlord divested him of his upper garment
 "On with his collar!'
 This. too. was accomplished with the haste and energy of despair frlnged with hope.
 Some becswax"
 The house was hunted. but no bees Nax found The landlady brought In some honey. which as soon as the coun' fry doctor saw it he exclaimed Joy fully:
 "The very thing; far better than beeswax: more soothing; more to my purpose"
 Dipping his fingers Into the dish' he broke off n piece of the comb, the cells filled with honey, and began rubbing 1t upon pr. Kenworthy's throat.
 Now, the great surgeon was so thor oughly cognizant that rubbing honey comb on a mans throat for the pur- pose of expelling a cork from his wind pipe was so useless, the idea was so su' premely ridiculous. that had he been able he would have burst into ht or laughter. He did the next thing; ho laughed lnwardly. Whether this inter- nal mIrth relaxed the muscles or hls coughlngs had by this time loosened inc cork. or both, no man, not even the great surgeon himself. could tell, but the fact remains that the stopper slip ped from its place. and the patient spat it out on the floor.
 For few minutes the relieved man was so overwhelmed with congratula' lions that he was unable to get In word. The village doctor showed q more than ordinary interest in his pa- tient by sinking into chair and draw ing A few long b:caths of relief. AS soon ns Dr. Kcnworthy could escape from q clamor Of congratulations nc said to the village physician:
 Doctor, 1 have practiced and taught surgery for thirty years. l am famii- lar With every newly discovered device for relieving q patient from an oD- structlon in the larnyS or the esophn' gus, but never have I before heard of rubbing the patients throat with hon ey. VIII you kindly inform me Of the connection between the remedy and the cureT"
 "Dr. Kenworthy," replied the village doctor, you do not seem to recognize me-"
 The surgeon took from his vest pock. ct a nearslghted glass and surveyed his preserver.
 "Upon my word-you are not-yov cannOt-be'--
 "Yes. am. I listened to your ad' dress to our class the day we were graduated, and I have not forgotten your advice never to cease applying some device to a patient in danger no matter how little connection 1t might have with the disease as remedy"
 "Young man." replied the great sur | s...,, ss,.o,, ,,oseass tha nrinciDni facui-