The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16
): Over the Nuts and Wine !:
ENTRANCES coURTENAY BAYLOR
a doctor can choose between bread
pills and castor otl-Which hurt no. [

pills and castor oil-which hurt no
body--till he does. But tell the
truthLnever! He, would simply be
Telling the truth is a great luxury
and doctors have to live the simple
life. and rarely indulge in it except
unprofessionally. The Doctors prayer
according to one European wit is.
has said: IF a woman laces, you might
as we'll talk loose stays to her as
sense to gorilla II 1t would bring
them back from the edge of the grave
selves god nse II o S9u earf aoes
this woman-this idiot-put her liver?"
end look displeased. you are no doc
to interfere with fashions. A slim
waist is so graceful All her friends
have slim waists. None. of them wear
fannels or warm stockings and thick
netting shirtwaists in December and
French-heeled slippers for walking in
the snow. and she won't diet for any
body. There! You try argument, au-
fectly useless. There is no animal In
the world as dangerous as fool. nor
as invincible and perennial Your pa
tient deceives you, cheats you, lies TO
you; but she never stops laclng. Not
she young physician tries ea, to ~ re "a
men. With US the lungs have room to
blow. and the whole bony frame ex-
pands elastic with them. Ike black
that noble and divinely framed bel
lows is crippled and confined by a
diabolical machine of human construc-
ton So it works ;I,t1 lsmeily a fssblg y,
eourss aoc iG little '' Oxygen gem passes
through that spongy organ whose very
life Is air-with grave results always.
Your. patient giggles and says: -,
h D1s that bon Ts yoS you hy sPBa otheT
with all that? Haven't you US shaved ye,i
sort of different. When is your sister ter
coming back from the country? I'm
/ must fly. I'm late for the matinee.
She has, heard 1t all. and that is the
amount of impression made on ner
like an hour glass every day. Then
you very likely hear Of her sp ,1 ne
up arterial blood. from which 1t is not
far to the nearest cemetery: so ihuch
for the problems, perpleSit!es anu an an,
noyances of physicians; and IT Is not
all piain sailing for patients, elther
When some one who is dearer 70 !ou
than anything on earth falls III ano
is treated for years for q disease a, INA ma
she or he never had. and. having INC inc
right one, loses both; or undergoes a
very painful operation which year
later is pronounced BY the sr eran,
sponge sewed up in a wound while While
operating also by mistake, 1t IS very
hard to bear. The opinion OF thres
doctors, who all utterly disagree ano
are all Of equal standing ~ +h ,ne nat lent
and the patients devoted 1amlly. ~
makes much muddle and distress to
get notes like two that Charies Nsa aae
yes: Dear sir riss am 50 sor discontlnae
medical advice. The disorder was pro
crossing very favorably, ana Ihere
Vas nothing to be feared under proper
i treatment. remain. respec.lu.ts
yours, 20 anu ~.
from the consulted physician: Dear
str-Miss L. has written me somew nat
impatiently, and seems luoilned 70 us
pense with my visits. 40 not, noM-
ever, think 1t right to withdraw with
out telling yon candidly that this IS
a very unwise step. Your daughters
health is in "a most pilecarious con-
dition. Yours, ETC.
$50 and SO, the Second.
All anxiety having been allayed by
hearing that there Is nothing TO fear.
You arc appalled, to hear that your
dear one is on the brink of the grave.
That IillbOx.l
All OF US have not the faith Of
woman l once knew who came to me,
looking mserably Ill and feeling
worse. / sent her to a, doctor VINO
was a perfect angel to the poor. and
Who will be a million-fold rewarded
some day by the Great Physician, SIX
weeks later she again came to see me,
! looking worlds better. When I COM
plimented her upon her improved APP
pearance she said Ca ray of cheerful
lanimation lighting up her poor, tired,
wrinkled old face): "Y's'm, 1 certainly
am, It's all them wonderful pills the
doctor gave me- From that minute,
began TO get better"
Why, what We're they? What was
| in them, l wonder?" ! said. mildly GU
rious. II don't know. But here they
1 are" she replied. and pulled out Of
her dress a pillboX,. carefully wrapped
In paper. l opened It, There were
dozen pills intact, "You don't seem
to have taken any of them" re-
nm marked Il amt" she briskly stated
When he give 'em to me- he seq:
Tut EN- inside and you'll soon be as
wen as YOU ever We're in all Your lifen
So i done asghe said. And | have been
Wearln EN- regular and steady every
day since. And you see, Yourself
4 naam, that they have done me a DOW
Ierof good Some Of the neighbors is
Etalkln' of going down to get some OF
mem pills, when the corn Is cut And
4 ne never charged me cent EUR them
i WONDERFUL pills, So the last time i
\ went to town took him, a big Tar ~
lhpple butter, and | seq Ia him, .r,nt