The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-01-20
Or, pR[.TTYlAAN'S
SOUP FLAVOR|NG,
~ G. i. PIONEER.

brain diseases and visiting surgeon AT
a hospital.
At one of these visits the regular
house surgeon was temporarily abb
sent. DIR. Prettyinan was sitting in the
medical Office, waiting for him. when
q nurse entered and told him that a
patient who was considered almost
cured and had been given the post OF
cook was acting strangely. Would the
doctor go down and see him? The doc
tor went 70 the kitchen and the nurse
to patient who especially required
his attention.
Dr. Prettyman found the cook alone
in the kitchen. Indeed. be had driven
every one else out. He was large.
muscular man. and II did not need the
Doctors practiced eye TO see the light
Of insanity In his eye. He was stand
ing over a large boiler which was
filed with steaming soup.
Doctor" said the lunatic. come
here and taste this soup. ] fear II is
not favored right"
The doctor hesitated moment. won
DARN. " he had not better call assist
ancc. then concluded 10 humor the pa
ueni. lie went to the range. In Which
there was u very hot fire. The cook
ladIed oui son.e soup. and the doctor
tasted II. burning his tongue.
.If's all right he said.
But. d,~tor. don't think there's
meat enouGl In ii. Its too thin. !
should have more stock for IT. but
haven't. The steward is stingy with
his supplies. He gives me nothing. lit
orally nothing. with which to feed all
the mouths IN this vast house. He's
putting all the money they give him
for provisions In his pocket. wish
had him here. I'D chop him into bits"
SEEING a cleaver. be brandished 1t
over the doctors head. then went on
excltedly:
There's got TO be more stock for
this soup. and where Is IT to come
from. ! hive II. You'll do. doctor.
You'll do frsf rate. Your bones are
small. but there's marrow Ia them.
and your flesh Is Tiieaty. not fat"
| He nlade a step toward the doctor.
| II might be- expected that the dapper
physician wnuld shrek for help. BE
knew only too well that this would ex
cite the patient and -uefore assistnncs
could arrive the big cook would b
chop,ling him up into soup stock. he
kept his eye liked steadily on the pa.
tent.
-Do you want your soup to retain
It's favor be- asked.
"certainly do"
And don't want II to taste Of asa
fefida.-'
I .0f course not"
"And parigoric."
-No."
/, The doctor went through with a list
, OF inrdicInrS. keeping his eye an The
door. hoping that some one might hap
pen IN. But he was disappointed
Those wh,Re place was In the khcher
, purposely kept out. aud others had ~
occasion to 20 there. Al last the doc
E tor was constrained TO conclude.
! "well. u You don't want your soul
4 TO taste Of these drugs I'd better &c
, rid OF ms pocket medicine case which
! contains them all.
He spent as much time as he dares
fumbling for his case. the cook grow
: ing impatient the while. then took !
] out. opened Il. extracted one or tive
corks. smelled Of the bottles aud pu
b one Of them under the cooks nose. I
contained ether But the doctor knew
v very well that he couldn't put the luna
1 tic asleep with ether unless he ccul'
4 hold u over his mouth and nose. II
: hoped TO quiet him and TO gain time
! The cook thought II would improv'
!, the soup and with wild laugh pourc'
q the contents into the caldrop. stirrin
e Il with the ladle. Then he turne'
s again 20 the doctor and seized him b.
q the arm.
e "Hold on Bit" said the doctor
"TIere's something else"
|, lie took a vial from bis ease marke
:. Choral"
I taste that" he said. handing u :
the cook.
The cook took swallow.
! "Finc. isu't III ,ekcd the doctol
It breathing sigh Of partial relief
i The cook turned. threw the bottl
= Into the soup. then. again seizing ID
q doctor. lifted him. despite his eforti
!. on 20 table used for cutting nlea
;. Then the maniac looked about-for hl
2 clcayer. which be had laid aside Will
u fiayorinu the soup. The doctor. whit
ii MS chalk. watched him. dreading tbs
e be might retain consciousness Ion
a enough 10 make one chop. The clcnvt
q was within reach. but the cook dl
4 not see IL lie put his hand TO b
y head. rcrIei and sank 10 the door.
The docfar rot down from the iabl
went out Of the kitchen. touched o
alarm bell and went back TO the I
:. sensible cook. In moment sever
y attendants came flying Into the root
~ and when the cook came 10 himself
was IN siraitjacLet In an up.v