Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-21

dead away and was himself in need 80
treatment. Ii takes nerve 10 NIL n post
ton on n city ambulance and "A man mus
have d strong constitution Frequently
a pure white suit will return dyed crin.-
son. and in the course of eighteen months
one of our city ambulances has been IN
| five accidents.
Along with the serious and tragic of
ambulance life there is often a humorous
! incident that relieves the monotony of n
twenty-four hours vigil and the ensuing
strain. DR. Moffitt tells of an experience
of his which not only vividly pictures the
''call of the ambulance" but fulflls the
old saying that You can't fool all the
! people all the time
Working His Little Game.
| 1T was about = o'clock in the morning
when the alarm sounded a call from thu
navy yard section and the impression was
given that the case was of an extremely
serious nature. OF course If there is any
thl1S that goes against he grain IN is ia
/ be pulled out OF bed I'm the small Lours
! on cold night. Well. I never saw old
BOD make such good time. and only a
Few minutes elapsed before We were there
stretched out on the street was vollrs
man evidently In an epileptic n and sur
ierng Intensely. We hurried back 10 the
nospital and the proper remedies had the
ueSHed elect l pom recovering the young
!elloW was put into nice clean bed for
i
In Just about one weeks time at AL
4 most the same hour I'm the night and
! upon the very same street We found an.
Young man again. I'm the same condition
;asaih we cured him and gave him lodp-
ing and learned that he claimed to be :;
student attending a local university We
knew mat he had been drinking. but
never once suspected his sincerity
Inc third time. however. failed to
prove the charm. and. arriving at The
precise spot under the same conditions "a.
found the fellow in paroxysm of main
possessing all the symptoms OF an cpl
Ieptic III. went directly over to the
place from which the phone message had
Deem sent in and inquired who had sent
The call. To my astonishment the strick-
ell one himself had given the urgent re-
quest for aid.
Spying man over on the opposite cor
ner. i asked him If he had seen This
stricken brother fall. With a broad smila
he replied
Getting Even With a Drunk.
L saw the fellow and directed him to
a telephone. Noticing that he had an
unusual jag on. 1 watched his movements
After phoning he came out here on thu.
corner and looked intently down the street.
Presently ! was startled by the ambulance
gong in the distance. But what was
more startling were the actions of this
fellow. Watching YOU intenuy until you
were about half way down the block here.
he threw his nat up IN the air ana shout
ed, "IIurrah, Hur- -a-ah, s-s-see the dam
thing come, He then dropped To the
! ground, dead TO the world
: I'VE took that fellow back % tho
strong room. stripped him and kept him
4 there until morning. at which time We
! threatened 10 turn him over TO tie police
authorities. However. he made Il frank
confession and we let him go free II
appeared that he had been out with the
/ boys and finding himself far from home
/ in the wee hours OF the morning he s'iI
] had sense enough to tax his ingenuity
! and secure a soft berth for the rest of
! the night"
The fear that certain citizens had of
! the hospitals and the might doctors is
a thing OF the past. Now they appro-
! ciate the attention and comforts of the
modern hospital and they are reluctant
| TO leave. Besides little too frequent use
| of the razor the hospital records reveal
that one of the most striking chronic dis
| eases among the ignorant population is
| what is termed female Mysteries" 4
| sister thinks that she is not feeling Will
1 and presently all the neighbors assemble
and in regular experience meeting Of
! fer their coincidence and sympathy. Be
| fore long the poor woman really imaGines
| that she is sick and is going 10 cash in
| The ambulance is Immediately sent FOR
| and amid the walls of the mourners she
| IS hurried off to the hospital. where a
| little cold water perhaps revives The pa
| tent
.