The Washington herald., 1907-09-08
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fashionable function. One glass finished,
a second must be slipped. Mr.. Root took
three.
Then Muldoon gave the order 10 strip.
Undressing is exercise and must be done
by rule. 1t is against orders TO sit down
to remove ones shoes. The squad slip
ped off tights. turned sweaters inside
Out over their heads and Muldoon shout
ed:
-Four men under the shower. Fer
guson, Potter, Root. and YOU Piainfeld.
When MuIdoon runs short Of names he
remembers the places patients hail from
Wash your head; now your face, ears.
neck. Hold up one arm and rub with the
other. Now the other arm. Now run
your hands down your legs. Raise your
toes and run your fingers between 'em.
Now raise your heel Rub your right
instep with your left hand-that isn't
your right hand. Rub the arch OF your
foot with the other hand. Now rub your
calves No. not your shin-bone-there's
nothing there but skin. Now rub your
thighs. Take a piece Of soap and begin
again at your head and do It all over
again. What's the matter with you.
Ferguson?
I've turned a finger, lamented Fergu-
son.
No sympathy for Injured
Wash your ears-never mind your
finger. Your left ear-now your right ear.
Get soap in your eyes If you want to-I
don't care. Make a lather It's too bad
about your finger Get down and run
your fingers between your toes. Soap
EN-. More lather. It's dreadful about
your finger, but lather's what you want.
You. Baltimore, don't you ever do
anything right? Get back under that
shower and use some soap. You can't get
perspiration of looking unhappy Use
water and soap And move. Didn't any
Of you ever move before in yeHr iites.
and didn't any Of you ever do what you
were told the first timer
The first bath was followed by a quiet
interval wrapped in blanket robes. Hoods
we're pulled up. and feet covered with
heavy towelllng. More hot water. Then
another shower bath amid a rain Of de-
mands 20 make haste. Complete outfits OF
wooden hose and underclothing, riding
breeches and blue army shirts were pro
vided and all hands dressed and for half
an hour nursed rayenous appetites until
breakfast was served at o'clock
Eat simple breakfast,
Secretary Root was as eager as the res,
in disposing Of fruit, a cup of what ap-
pears to be coffee. a baked potato and
two fried eggs-the breakfast menu.
Not until $50 o'clock, three and a half
hours after rising, is any patient per-
mitted to drink cool water The minutes
are counted and Mr.. Root was on hand
with the rest at the pump when the mo-
ment arrived for taking a drink of water
Then he perched on the fence and
hugely enjoyed the session Of the grum-
bling society. as patients who were pay
Ing good money for the privilege Of being
disciplined back to health and happiness
rallied at Muldoon's high-handed methods.
In the dining-rOOm Mans zeIle, the AL
satan housekeeper, IS supreme She is
the mess sergeant. To eat what IS before
one. 10 keep ones elbows off the table.
and to ask for more of everything exeept
cold water, is to win Nam 'zelle's good
opinion. Secretary Roots orderly and
methodicai ways and Mai. Maudes SOL
'lierly training made them Nam zelle's
favorites
Meestaire Root and Majair Maude did
g-gr-and wiz the mediceene ball. but that
Meestaire Paul Potter is such a peen-
head, declared Nam 'zene in breakfast
table repartee.
A pinhead Is Nam 'zelle's designation
of any one who earns Muldoons wrath.
Thinks Playwright, Gutter.
Why don't hee catch zee ba1?' she
added I t'ink eet ees because he SNUG
gle in cigarettes and smokes 'een behind
the summer house. I t'ink he would
write play about zee t'ings he ees nm
to-yesg
Secretary Root was perfectly at hone
in the saddle. The twenty-n1ile ride he
gan at 1870 The Secretary, in blue fan
mel shirt, khaki riding breeches. legeinge
tan shoes. and golf cap. rode at the head
of the column beside Muldoon. in khaki
riding clothes and fat German arnv can
Twenty miles Of Westchester countr,,
roads are courscd IN three hours every
day by Muldoon's cavalcade. New riders
develop saddle blisters and wells of SYM
pathy with one another, but Mrldoor
looks upon such ailments as antldotes for
and there's no begging ofT