The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-20
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 q told my mothw that you would take that view of the case Ny ffe is worth nothing bS me or any one else except Hy mother. ] implore you to try to do something for me for her saken
 '9 will Ny prescription Is plenty of outdoor exercise and mental occupa. ton. Whenever the image Of this an Rttainsble girl comi,s up before you drive 1t out"
 "1 can't"
 There is no sucl word ss can't" ! I arose to go.
 ~wnl you come assiny he asked rue fully.
 There vas something both amusing and fascinating in this great huik of man cllngiRg to me Co save him from ! himself Nevertheless, ! knew of no autedote for love and had nc mind to waste my time dancing attendance on man whose only ailment whs bis ! devotion 10 some girl who didn't hap pen to fancy him. Hut was obliged to confess to myself that there was something as attractive as iudicrous ' in it The fond mother, who had ! probably been listening, at this point came In and said:
 "Of course the doctor will come again. She win not leave you to sui ! fer"
 "NIot if | can be of service
 As [ went out the patient followed me with hls handsome, melancholy eyes. full of a longing that | could have understood had I been the girl who was torturing him. But under the circumstances tt wan very puzzilne. Before leaving questioned bis mother with a view Of determining ff there was any hereditary cause that would account for hs condition, but she said an her ancestors on both sides had been healthy in uind and body.
 was at the time much Interested in mental effects upon the body. l was sure that this young mans unrequited love had brought him into one Of those conditions that are SO puEzling tO physicians | told hts mother this and advised her Co attempt @ removal of the fundamental cause. When she asked me how Co do this 1 suggested throwing her son and some fascinat. ing woman. other tban the one be loved. together. He would likely trans fer his love and this would elect a cure. She promised @ think about it, but seemed te consider it rather an fmpacticable eNpedient
 A week later she called Rt ny office, evidently very much troubled. She said her son was no better; indeed. if there had been any change since my vislt it was for the worse.
 q have thought of your plan, doc tor she said. "ot substituting another love. but know Of no one who | be lieve would be able Co draw my son away from his infatuiltion. [ named every girl of his acquaintance Co him, asking if there was one he would hEe to have visit him. snd he refused to see any Of them. "l wouldn't mind seeing my doctor" he said. "as often as she win call"
 And what did the poor old mother do. with tears in her e!res. but beg noe to make an attempt Go substitute my self in her sons adtNtiOns for the womau be loved argued that even # successful would bnly be replac- ing one cause by similar one. She declared that instead The infstuahon would be broken and her son would recover his health.
 There was a professional problem In, volved-a problem as Go the ehect Of mental causes of physical ailments This and the mothers pleadibgs pre- vailed. would cure the young man if could. and after his Cure-weil, after that he must get on as best be could without me.
 I visited him at intervals, played DO coqueuish pranks upon him. sim ply attempted Co divert bis mind by being as agreeable 10 him as could ] 1 chose those Eubjects for chat tn which he was interested and found him in certain lines intellectually my superior After every rBn I was re warded for my pains by his dotlng mother. who assured une that all was ' going well snd her son was steadily ] improving. ot course looked for ward with ulisgivinCs Co the day when ] my patient would be cured of one love to be tortured by another, but possibly a third or a fourth might so dilute the ! poison that tbe physical effect would I be neutralized.
 A result occurred that had not cai- 1 culated upon. While [ whs winning my ! patients love he was winning mine | I awakened finally to thN fact that my pledge to my aunt must either be ] broken or l would become some doc | tors patient for the same disease of which bad cured my o1vu. 1 Nevertheless I determined not to | yield. would not find substitute. as l I had recommended to him, but [ would cease to see hin. But be would not cease to see me. He followed me ! relentlessly. l fought him for ten months then surrendered.