The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-31
| Future Naval Episode
,,ot May Be Expected When Men of War are
Commanded BY Physicians.

with some highly interesting develop
ments, doctors, which will offer US ma
terial for observation of i~ncalculaDle
value. | am more convinced tnan ever
that our sedative treatment. on which
| believe the majority of US. doctors.
have decided, is the proper one, as IN
Dictated by the diagnosis. | Will now
order a hogshead Of morphine TO be
administered hypodermlcally. Daring
treatment is required.
said the navigating Of
hcer, have up the band on deck. play
the Star Sprangled Banner and let's ali
cd to HI together at attention like
American sailors
serves me right for coming TO sea
with a -- floating bug house"
he muttered.
Il, vi, sir" said Seadog, saluting n
turning on his pivot heel.
DR.. Blades and his faction were
quite cheerful. They began to insist
with elaborate p~oiiteness that the post
mortem would verify their diagnosis
and prove that proper stimulation ana
free use Of the knife would have
brought the patient through.
The consultation continued hNe
hours, at the end of which the two fac
tons were as far par as ever.
Seadog again appeared. haggard and
blear-eyed, but trim and smart he
navigating officer had fallen asleep
peacefully in his corner. at that period
of discussion in which the doctors
We're differing as to the proper course
of action in case of a sudden fracture
of the PATIENTS lumbra vertebra, and
the possibility Of splicing the sciatic
plexus so as to bring the femur am
the fbul and the tibla into operation
TO facilitate locomCtion.
Seadog reported: Wind died away
sir; sea going down.. sir; snip Tlghted
sir: man pun ping her out, sir; adrl1t
civ br.n 1GI6a ON fnuT miles OF
breakers, sir; strange steamer in slght
sir; may haul her off. sir
: Thereupon there was general jubila
, ton and generalization. The Captain
l Pills faction and the DIR. Blades factiol
;, were equally happy Captain Pill
~contended that the effect Of the soda
t tive treatment had been demonstrate
triumphantly, and that vast addition
n had been made to the scientific know
g edge and demonstration OF practlca
g ~seamanship. The DR.. Blades factlo
n contendod that they We're indicated !
their stimulation treatment. They al
e gued that the fact that the crew ma
absorbed large quantities or lntoEl
ants from the stores had eflapleu III
patient by a process of absorption Q
D capillary attraction to acquire tn
it needed and thereby to re
l. cover.
n The navigating officer ~contende
that nature had saved the situate
and preserved their llVeS' even lliouS
the ship was but a dismantled an
1t useless hulk. But both the Capta1
lie Pills faction and the DR.. Blades tactic
y were unanimous in expression
to opinion that the navigating otficer W.
an irregular and unprofess1onal pc
pc son and that nature IS a quack anu
Ad fakir-a nature faklr.
< And the navigating officer WI
IS. court martialed in disgrace as soon
$, he got ashore and a controversy. co
tinued to this day between CAPITA
n Pills and DR.. ladies' as 70 when
n +bair Methods Of treatment saved t
patient, has been waged with much o.
ne ~terness, through the magazines al
we ewsnapers. has been taken up
to Congress and debated there SIX Weef
o. boc baen made q political issue al
has held I'D the hero medals design
he for distribution among the officers
n the United states hospital ship, Pha
us macOepia.