Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-10

+, ont in an endeavor to get a better look He felt
YOU pull t, and looked grave. He asked you what
YOU mad been eating. and looked graver He inquired
what YOU had been doing, and frowned no matter
what you told him Right in front of you he began
compromising villainous nostrums. Some you were
take every half-hour and some every other hour,
and generally there one you were to take three
times day.
But bad tasting and bad smelling as the medicines
that he left you, he had still stronger medl-
cine: Mustn't!
No. you mustn't have any cold water to drink,
even if you were burning up with fever
No. you mustn't have the window open even a
little Bit for you might let in draft.
No. you mustn't smoke; for your heart wasn't
acting just right and tobacco was bad tor the
heart.
No. YOU mustn't have anything to eat; for your
stomach was in very bad shape.
No you mustn't read; for your illness was likely
to weaken the eyes,
No. you mustn't have any visitors; tor talking
bad for the nerves.
When he finally departed leaving behind him an
odor of ipecac and air of gloom, you felt sure
that you were going to die and when you didn't you
were positive that the only thing that had saved
your life was the doctors medicines and you were
correspondingly grateful to him.
The Kind That Comes Now
THE doctor that comes to see you to-day is OF
different sort. His face is clean shaver, and his
clothes of the latest cut if he can afford it. He
comes into the sckroom with smile on his face. and
before you know it you are laughing at funny
story he is telling you. The only medicine case he
carries is prescription pad in his pocket, and he
uses that seldom that the drugstores have had to
take to selling cigars and candy to keep Mrs Drug
gist in housekeeping money. He pulls up the blinds
and opens the windows and cheerfully remarks that
YOU can smoke if you want to.
Perhaps he looks at your tongue and feels your
pulse. but YOU hardly notice him doing it. AS likely
as not he tells you that you have been neglecting
your stomach, haven't been eating enough, or have
been at the quick lunch habit too long. While
you wondering what he IS going to let you eat
he says:
Give him anything he fances to eat. good
stiff milk punch in the morning wouldn't be bad, and
let him have nice juicy chop for luncheon
Perhaps he tells you that you all run down and
that your system needs building up, and adds
There's nothing for that like good glass of Bur-
gundy several times day.
Sometimes he doesn't prescribe any medicine at
all but if he does you send his prescription round
to the drugstore, and back come some sugar coated
pellets some geat1ne capsules which are just as
easy to take as so much candy
There's DOCTOR you say to yourself, g that
knows his business!' and right away you begin to
feel better.
He does know his business Every up to date doc
tor recognizes the power of the mind the body
If he persuade you that you are getting better
he knows that you will get better all the quicker
He knows too that Nature is much better healer
than he ever hope to be. He knows that no
remedies from the drugstore that he prescribe
will be half effective Natures three great nos
trums rest fresh air. and sunshine.
AS DR.. William Osler says, 9 He is the best doctor
who knows the worthlessness of most medicines
The doctor of to-day looks at his business in
great big impersonal way. He makes enough to live
on if he can; he gets enough sleep if it is POSSIBLE
but whether he eats sleeps regularly, he stands
firm in the great medical army that IS steadily
advancing to the battle cry, Cure. prevent, and
save!'
You will find physicians responsible for and at the
head of national State and city boards of health. 1t
physician DIR. Abraham Jacob, who recently
advanced the suggestion that in the Presidents Cab
met there should be Secretary of Health Every
where in this and every other country you will find
the army of physicians working not to increase their
incomes by attending illnesses, but to make illness