The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-12
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OR THE LIVER 2


ing me without doing me any good.
and now you are going abroad 1
suppose a new physician VIII have to
study my case NIL over again"
Il can write out a statement OF the
symptoms"
please DO so.'
The doctor wrote:
The patients symptoms are similar 10
those resulting from nostalgia Chomesick-
ness. religious mononania or deep sea.ed
grief She Is troubled with melancholy,
supplemented IN rare instances By spas
modic bursts OF happiness. All the organs
appear to be in normal condition.
though II IS medical fact that an organ
may be diseased and not show the dis
ease in itself. The symptoms in this case
are those Of diBeased liver. have cx-
nInined this organ. but found no especial
Indications. 1t would not be professional
in me to suggest treatment 10 my sue
cessor. r. NJ GURNES. NJ. d.
DIR. Tinkham succeeded DIR. Quincy.
and ut his first Gull the patient handed
him his predecessors statement. Dr.
Tinkham took out his glasses, wiped
them on fine cambria handkerchief.
read the paper carefully and sat with
it in Ills hand mlsingiy. Then he fold
ed IT, slipped it in his pocketbook and
wrote a prescription. When doctor
writes prescription 1t is evident that
something is being done. DR.. Tiuk-
hams prescription was aqua pura.
with something In it to make 1t taste
pleasant. Il WINS 10 satisfy the patient
and her family till ne found time to
study the matter
The monthly meeting of the Medical
society occr.red fer evenings later.
and DR.. Tlnkham stated the case to
the assembled members. reading TO
them DR.. Gurney's catalogue of symp.
toms.
DR.. Spinpev suggested that the ma
tent might he d~iftin-- into meIanc,o.
liza and recommended that she be care
fully watched lest she do/herseIf in
Jury.
DR. Thana- Rrools ,ivar snacJaIfs+
was Of o,tp,on. mot tho co,sa v,os q,
the call dI,c4s
DR. TSun,iaI nrofessor of or,bthaImol.
oSv in st T,,i,a,s hosni+sI nave Say.
eral Instances that hsd coma vnflar his
observation u.hayoin tho Ssna SWIM
toms had resulted from defects Of
vision
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nevt ,lov no v,sltod ths ns4sao+ nc
found her in one Of The equations
mentioned by DR.. Guruey. she was In
a high state Of eyhjlsrs Hon The mise
was strong the temnars+sre FORMAL
and but for the exbIsrstJop the m.
tient seemed much i,nnroyed Hovinr,
asked II ANYTHING had excited her the
doctor vos informed inst notbin@ m.
usual had occurred. She had had sew
eral visitors. but none who was not
used to seeing her often. The doctor
prescribed sedatiye and went away
more puzzled than ever. SubSaouentIy
he took severa! OF his colleague spe.
cialIsts. 10 see the patient. Each pro.
nounccd the disease u result of trouble
in the organs of which he had made
study. Or. Tinkham gaye their views
to the father of the Young lady. giving
his own opinIon that Dr Thene-
Brooks, liver specialist. should be
called in for consultation. Or. Thane-
Brooks. though no marks of disease
could be detected in the organ. was oe
opinion that the disease was there.
The symptoms clearly Indicated ii A
vigorous course of liver treatment was
decided upon.
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