The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11
A SURGICAL DEVICE
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surgeon. concluding bis address Co the graduating class Of the College of Phy- siciaDs and Surgeons. let me impress upon you one caution. When you have done everything In your power for a patient with Che hope Of benefit, never cease Co apply s0me new device, no matter how little connection it may have as remedy with the disease. By llis course you win gain time, retain Che confidence of the patient and keep him from sinking into despair"
 The great surgeon bowed to the class rs au announcement that bis address was finished and the members before passing out each waited his turn to take his prcccptor by the hand. One huue back uu the others had an left
 ~pr Eenworthy." he said. flor the last Gme ! ask your consent l have ao desire to rob you Of the daughter sou love nor will she marry me with out your leave. ! hope you will not continue your opposition.
 ~I shah have no opposition to make when you have built up a practice
 The young man departed sorrowtul; the doctor took up his hat and went to Che hospital Co perform a critical oper ado1
 Ton years later Dr. Kenworthy was travelling In the west and stopped in a Eue town io the Rocky mountalna Being troubled with indigestion, be took a y.al from h,s satchel held the bottl, in one hand. a spoon in the oth- or and. drawing the cork with his tse-r. held it there while be dropped r.. medicine tn Che spoon. A violent l..ar-h caused h.m t0 relax his hold ,- .... ..... and lt tbe same time draw Il. ....u vulp.pc In a few minutes Che l.es.ao,d having been summoned Iya violent pull at Che beil were gath e-eI about che doctor.
 Dr. ke1wor.hy et course knew very well what should te done in his case, lrrv.th tle cork u his w.ndpipe. pur- rIa In f., r.e-. his eyes bu.ging out or r..r ~..s.--. Ir was not only unable t1 ar. hut h.s faculties were r....a.-.g impaired The, country Ea..r eo. ue patient Into chair and
 .- -u..e.-.ou of efforts to e1- .... tr. .osE They were not success .rH| l.-.l t1 look as f the end MAS ..r Suddenly tle mountain ,.-.......r.r-- rsr lighted as if with a how n.a. Throwing down his forcepa and his I...S. lc showed by bis e1- u-as~.r,.. ea-utcuanee every indication rrt Is I.C solved Che problem. The bv~.rr.-5 wondered by what new method tr doctor was about to win sre---. and tur patient looked at him vgoui.-a-
 -r.E..r lis coatr' cried the younger doctor mrrarvely. Two attendants s.z.I u- N.uw0rtly and raised him r....r..r. u.I.. tle landlord divested ufm af his upper -arment
 -OF with his eo.ar.
 This tao. v.- accomplished with the f.--e and energy ot despair fringed with hope.
 some becswlX
 r.r house was hunted but no bees wax fmI The aujIady brought in come honey. which as soon as the coun try doctor saw It he exclaimed joy fully.
 -Tle very thing, far better than baeswax. more soothing, more to my purpose.
 u.o0ue his fingers into the dish. be b-ok. oa a piece of the comb, the cells faI with honey, and began rubbing Iturou ur. EcDworyhy's throat
 N9w. che great surgeon was SO thor or.r-v .a.uzant that rubbing honey comb or uaus throat for the pur- bose or exneun- a cork from his wind r-.. was SD useless. the idea was SO su- r-.m.y ridiculous. thut had be been able Ie would have burst Into tt Of r.-.hte-. He did che next thing, ho .relel .nwarjIy. Whether this Inter rsr m.-.u relaxed che muscles or hia eur-ur-s bad by this time loosened tlr cork. or both no man. not even the .-..r surgeon himself. could tell, but Che fact remains that the stopper slip ped from .ts place and the patient -rat .- ont 0u che door.
 Tor a f.w minutes the relieved man l,.- -H overwhelmed with cOngratula- t.or- -lar he was unable to get in w1-T Tue village doctor showed h more than ordinary Interest in his pa- ueu- by sinking Into chair and draw la- a fsw long b-eaths of relief. AS soon a- D- Eenw0rthy could escape from a e,amor of congratulations be said ta tue village physician:
 -uo.to- ] have pract.ced and taught surgery for thirty years. ! am fami- lar w-tb every newly discovered device Tor relieving a patient from an oo- s.-ueHou u che larnyT or the esophn- cu~ but never have ! before heard of -aLlu- tle patients throat with hon av. WIr you Hudlv inform me of the between the remedy and t.e err..
 -I- Eauw1rtly." replied the village 1-.r you do not seem to recognize
 rte surgeon took from his vest pOck- of a u.e-s.-htel glass and surveyed 's rr-errer
 -Tru my w1ri-you are not-yOU .aHao- be-.
 -Ye-. ru. ! listened Co your ad. 7--s -a our class tle day we were -aGu.eJ and ! have not forgotten g.a- advice never Co cease applying
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