Sharp County record., 1903-06-12
DOBJEY'S KILLING PACE
Revealed wbcn1Ifs wife rsed Cook
book rr.sgrIHN
II DON'T know why it is, said Mr
DobIey. as De pushed away his un
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DobIey, as De pushed away his un-
tasted breakfast, "but feel preseuj'-
mrnr that ann going 90 be- ill.,
"Y1u never looked better in your
life said Mrs. Dobley. Don't give in
10 any such idea. It's simply nervous
ness
THAT'S IT," said Dobley. "Nyncr0os
are running away with me. They are
at tension which threatens sudden
COLLAPSE. Istart al The least sound. !
wake with the bells ringing in my ears
and as though avisc were gripping
It's been that way now for
nose late suppcrs of yours, ~
sa. rs. Doblcy "Nou would require
traa.-astiou Of au ostrich TO consume
mcl combinations as you have been adj
dicted 10 of Late
Nonsense. Mrs. Doblcy; my symp-
toms have nothing about them which
indicates that the trouble is simple
one. which might be removed by hicar-
b1nateof soda and scltzor. It's located
here. Mrs Doblcy" Dobicy tapped his
brow myatcriously.
"pethaps IL headache?' suggested
Mrs Dobley.
"No; it's the rush Of modern life,
said Doblcy. ITS the pace at which
peonle must live nowadays. We're all
in race-try.ug to see which OF us can
push on fastest to the gravel"
Dear me,' said Mrs. Dobley, ST
felt sure that the fricasseed crab meat
in chafng dish and the Welsh rabbit
Won had last night would affect your
liver, and now I'm sure Of it. Either
one alone is bad enough, but when You
combine the two--it is simply dread
full"
1T is not the liver, Mrs. Dobley, it is
the brain. have confused sensation
as though the optic nerve had gotten
tangled with the spinal cord. Then
there is a singing in the ears with
tiugling feeling in the temples, and
shooting pains in the back of the
neck
"Thev have an excellent Household
Medical Guide in the back of this she
said. as she skinned over the leaves.
"Haye you had dizzy spells and hal
lucinations with loss Of appetite and a
distaste for eHertion?" she asked, read
ing from one of the pages
"Exactly,' said Dobley, 81 feel as
though my head weighed a ton, and
when I attempt to wall, the effort Of
placing one foot before the other seems
to completely exhaust my vitality. The
very thought of taking another step is
weakening"
'1Iow about chills with sudden flush
es Of heat, sallow complexion and ye!-
lGwish tinge % the whites Of the eyes?"
asked Mrs. Dobley, anXiously.
"All of those" said Dobley. "I tell
you, Mrs. Dobley, ] am threatened with
n serious collapse. have been work
ing too hard
"You have the grip" said Mrs. Dob
ley, firmly, closing the book, "and you
must not think of going downtown to-
day. Simply telephone to the office
hat You are in, and take day Of
quiet rest at home. Twill fix up some
remedies that win break up your cold,
for really grip is only an exaggerated
cold. And therest win do you good"
81 haven't taken days holiday in
years said Dobley. 81 don't think il
would agree with me to stay home. I'd
fancy / heard the ticker calling me or
imagine the Office was on fire, or some
thing"
Nov you go upstairs and get into
smoking Jacket and slippers, and.
first of all, win tiXup something That
you can eat, win prepare il myself"
said Mrs Doblcy, who had little orr no
opportunity to put her nursing ahil-
itiesin evidence owing to her husbands
continual good health. She acted as
though it were going to be a genuine
pleasure to have an invalid on her
hands for a day.
An hour later Dobley was wrapped in
an ciderdown quilt, with q faXsccd
poultice ON his chest and wet towel
about his head. Mrs. Dohlcy said she
had taken his temperature and de-
clared that it was more than hum
dred so she decided that it was better
for the invalid not to eat anything.
So a very tempting broied chicken
with curaut Jelly, buttered toast and
tea was taken downstairs before Dob
ley's eyes, although he explained that
he had had the first symptoms ofreai
appetite that he had experienced for
three days. Then Mrs Dohlcy made
him take dose of some disagrecable
mixture and put piece of ice ON his
head Dobley had Just become eagerly
interested i'm a new novel when she
tool, il away and said that il would
only upset his nerves TO read IL. and she
even removed the newspapers and read
him one Of Mrs lIeman's poems,
~ am bound that youll have one day
of perfect rest, John, she said. "You
have positively alarmed me as to the
condition Of your health"
ALREADY / feel much better" said