St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01

plenty few long years ago There was
no nausea or disagreeable sensations
manifest in any of these patients and it
certainly is an ideal method. We pur-
chased an outfit and propose using it on
our return to st. Johnsbury.
We went to the 2asteur Institute and
learned to use thu new test for tuber-
culosis. This is a most extraordinary
thing. 1t consists simply in dropping a
few drops Of fluid in a patients eve,
and if that patient has a tuberculosis
lesion anywhere in the body, the eye
shows it in 10 ~ hours. 1t is a very
expensive commodity, but in certain
obscure cases is invaluable for diagnosis.
We purchased all our fast waning mon
etary supply would allow. Paris is a
fine place for the painless separation of
your money from yourself There is
some reaction after you leave, but still
don't know that one regrets the ex-
change of his money for personal prop
erty. We met, in Paris, a few people
whom we knew, and with warm,
pleasant weather our four days have
been most enjoyable. Today we took
an inventory of our purchases. The
United States government allows only
500 worth of nc goods to be entered
free of duty with each person. We find
that we have what we paid about
twice that sum for, but the rubber in our
conscience is beginning to work a little,
and we are sure we were overcharged
about so per cent, on these goods. BY
the time we reach NV York | am
morally certain Lat they will have
deprecated in value to about sos, and
we will tell this liz TO the customs
officers as cheerfullv as man trying to
collect S. on an accident policy. Cram
ton is practcing wearing half a dozen
ladies silk shirts and four pairs of silk
hose at a time. and he really looks very
well in them. | sincerely hope he will
not be searched at New York, and yet, if
he should happen to be, presume |
should smile if | were present at his
uudoing However, like other law
breakers and sinners, we console our
selves with the thought that so many
Others do it and the apology gives great
relief to a troubled soul. Our trip ends
at Cherbourg tomorrow, where we go
tonight to take the steamer Majestic"
for New York, and as the wind is tenn
pered to the shorn lamb, we likewise
trust that the tops of the waves may be
clipped down to comfortable proper
tions. ! am reliably informed that a
smooth sea greatly enhances the pleasure
of voyage.
doubt if two men ever had more
enjoyable 10 weeks trip than ours. If
they have, they are welcome to it. We
have not as vet seen a rainy day since
we left ST. Tohnsbury, and only on two
DAYS has it rained in the forenoon a
little. That is making good weather
isn't it From a professional standpoint
we are more than satisfied We have
seen nearly so of the leading operators
OF Europe in their private clinics, and
have seen much new work and a great
amount of old work done in a most
skil'ful manner. 1t puts new enthusiasm
into a man to go about and see work
done, and | am sure any man can go
back and NIL unconsciouslv do better
work fer having seen work done by the
leaders
The change and rest have done us both
great amount a good. We have
walked and exercised and are hard as
nails anu feel confident we will live so
years longer than we would have had
we rot taken the trip. Anyway, we
have had d good time, and when you die
you are gone long time "''~t
friends would
been My al,
save al yourl
all gre pat e
along
Paris France