The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-16
A SURGICAL DEVICE


done every lAAllS II gOuK pVhGA Ava
patient with the hope OF benefit, never
cease to apply some new device, no
matter how little connection 1t may
have as a remedy with the disease. By
this course you VIII gain time, retain
the confidence OF the patient and keep
him from sinking Into despair"
The great surgeon bowed to the class
IS an announcement That his address
was finished. and the members before
passing out each waited HIS turn to
take his preceptor by the hand. Ono
hung back till the Others had all left.
.Dr. Kenworthy," be said, "for the
last time ask your consent. / have
no desire to rob you Of the daughter
you love, nor YIN she marry me with
out your leave. hope you win not
continue your oppJ ION"
4 shall have no o.. osition to make
when you have built up practice"
The young man departed, sorrowful;
the doctor took up his hat and went to
the hospital to perform critical oper'
elton.
Ten years later DR.. Kenworthy was
travelling In the west and stopped in
little town IN the Rocky mountains.
Being troubled with Indigestion, be
took a vial from bis satchel, held the
bottle in one hand, spoon IN the 9th.
or. and. drawing the cork with his
teeth. held It there while he dropped
the medicine In the spoon. A violent
hIccouSh caused him to relax his hold
on the cork and at the same time draw
1t into his wIndpipe In few minutes
the household. having been summoned
by a 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-
pie In the face. his eyes bulgins out OF
their sockets he was not only unable
to articuiate. but his faculties were
momentarily impaired. The country
doctor got the patient into a chair and
began a succession OF Efforts to ex-
tract the cork. They were not success
full, and It began TO look as Il the end
was nenr. Suddenly the mountain
practitioners eye lighted as II with a
new hope. Throwing down his forceps
and his books, he showed by his ex-
presslve countenance every indication
that he had solved the problem. The
bystanders wondered by what new
uethod the doctor was about 70 win
success, and the patient looked at him
wonderingly.
''Take or his coatg' cried the younger
doctor imperatively. Two attendants
seized DR.. Kenworthy and raised him
violently. while the Landlord divested
him of his upper garment.
"oH with his collar"
This. too, was accomplished with the
haste and energy OF despair fringed
with hope.
some beeswax"
The house was hunted, but no bees
wax found. The landlady brought in
some honey, which as soon as the coun-
try doctor saw It be exclaimed joy
fully:
"The very thing; far better than
beeswax: more soothing; more to my
purpose"
broke on a piece OF the comb, the cells
oiled with honey. and began rubbing
| IT upon DR.. 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 cork from his wind
pipe was so useless. the idea was 50 su-
premeIy ridiculous. that had he been
able he would have burst into a Ut Of
| laughter. he did the next thing; he
/ laughed inwardly. Whether this inter
nal mirth relaxed the muscles or his
/ courhinss had by this time lOosened
the cork. or both, no man, not even the
great surgeon himself. could tell, but
the fact remains that the stopper slip
ped from It's place. and the patient
spat II out on the hoor.
For q few minutes the relieved man
was so overwhelmed with cOngratula-
lions that he was unable to get in a
word. The village doctor showed q
more than ordinary interest in his pa
tlent By sinking into chair and draw
ing q few long breaths Of relief. As
soon as pr. Kenworthy could escape
from n ciamor Of congratulations he
said 10 the village physician:
Doctor. I have practiced and taught
surgery for thirty years. am famil-
lar with every newly discovered device
FOR relieving a patient from an OBJ
struction in the larnyx or the esopha-
I gus. but never have before heard OF
rubbing the patients throat with hon
ey. WIN you kindly inform me OF the
connection between the remedy and
the curcg
.Dr. Kenworthy," replied the village
doctor. you do not seem to recognize
me"
The surgeon took from his vest pock-
ct uearsighted glass and surveyed
his preserver.
Upon my word-you are not-yOu
cannot-be"-
Eyes. / am. listened to your adj
dress TO our class the day We were
graduated, and | have not forgotten
your advice never TO cease applying
some device TO patient In danger, no
matter how little connection Il might