The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-07-31

and the like. The physician comes in
and chats with you. You tell him !
frankly what your worries are. You |
are afraid Of yourself; your mind !
doesn't seen to work just right. You
arS hysterical; you cant sleep; you
can't eat; you want to scream out
every minute. |
Take this lady to her room and
we'll try the continuous bath" says
the physician.
After you have put on your bath
robe pretty trained nurse in a smart
little cap and trim blue uniform puts
her arm around your waist and off
you 90 to a most wonderful room,
filed with all sorts Of taps and faucets
and quiet as the grave.
In the middle Of the room is bath
tub of the finest porcelain, fitted with
nickeled plumbing. Near by is some
electric apparatus with thermometer,
which rings a bell should the water
in the tub go above the temperature
which the physician has ordered.
Hammock in the Bath.
But this is no ordinary tub. Within
it is a canvas hammock with a head
rest, about such as you might find
: on any summer porch. You lie down
in it and the water is turned On, just
the right temperature and just the
right force. There you lie, with the
! warm water softly enveloping you.
: The nurse puts rubber pillow be-
| meath your head.
"Now. go to Sleep" she tells you
we'll wake you up at supper time"
You sleep. At supper time there is
a dainty tray with just a silver OF
chicken and bit of lettuce, a slice OF
: toast and dab of strawberry Jam
Won haven't eaten for month. YOU
:, have slept, however, for perhaps tW(
9 hours. You are hungry. You start II
q get out of the bath.
. mo, lie right where you are, eau
tons the nurse, this is going TO pf
q your home until we get you wei
again"
All the old-fogy notions about no
- eating before you battle are cast u
', the winds. You stay in the hammock
>. in the bathtub, getting calmer ever:
u minute. You sleep for six hours
- more than you have slept at stretcl
for months. Next morning, break1aS
/ is served to you in the tub, then dir
. ner. then supper If you are cali
% enough you may read, but you mus
stav in the tub. You find yourseI
- growing calmer and calmer and calm
III or. The doctor drops in occaslonall
=, and chats with you. Perhaps he take
'o q sample of your blood again to Sc
u if YOU are well nourished or not
IT Slams of improvement.
in You notice that birds are singin
of outside in the trees. You are takln
id mans, when before you couldn't slee
at all. You are hungry before me-
times. You are beginning to feel tn'
g. Won have rested long enough. &c
ur haven't the slightest desire to screa
u. .lond You wonder why people shou
lie, be nervous at all. -,
IS 81 think YOU might try to see II
eel view this morning" says the physlcls
Oh when he comes in to see you the ne
nd day.
st The nurse helps you get out OF yo'
lot bath and dress, and you are gently II
to q wide porch which looks out on u
he sun.kissed hills and valleys OF q
Dr.. ,ordlv Hudson. There is nothing ne
of hv to disturb except the silent lab
In of few men, quietly picking caro-
er. and meas for your dinner, all OF the
insane but getting well.
Nc. II is all so restful and peacef
,ev You begin to wonder why you eV
al wanted to scream aloud or why y
.bo thought the world was against "
ido The DAYS slip silently by. You
80 content and rested. Suddenly y
- realize that you are yourself aga
ire Rut not before the doctor does. y
a bright morning he comes into ye
DIN room You are hungry for breakfa
You have slept nine hours without
az. dream. You want to be UP and dol
as 81 think you may go home nov
,,st ba tolls YOU. "You are well aga
nd. But 1t was close call"
IRIS You have been saved. Another w