The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-14
INFORMATION WANTED
By JULIUS CAREY.

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but Mrs Sylvester, having troubles CT
her own, did not comment upon it.
Il believe | must have a touch o.
rheumatism" she remarked, lifting the
coffee pot YEARLY.
whatever that may be-" respond
ed her husband scornfully. The
truth Of the matter probably is that
YOU got all tired out running up and
down stairs when you were cleaning
the attic yesterday
"Oh, it certainly can't be that" she
replied because you know, the doc
tors say now that running up and
down stairs is the very best kind OF
exercise.
The Doctors" he scoffed, trying as
he spoke 10 find a comfortable posi-.
ton for his left leg IF We are go.
ing to 90 AL the fool things the doc
tors advise, or refrain from doing all
the desirable things they forbid, We
shall have a delightful time of it!
1T grieyes me to think" he contin-
ued. how many good things I've miss
ed because the doctors forbade them,
only TO be told little later that it
didn't make any difference, after all
| shall never cease to regret the rich
red beefsteaks ! didn't eat>during a
period when fondly trusted in the
assertion OF the doctors that red meat
caused rheumatism
They've found out now that it's
strawberries" said Mrs. Sylvester. Il
was reading an article yesterday, by
q doctor
NO doubt you WERE" interrupted
her husband. It's just the time of
the year that the medical fraternity
would choose for the publication OF
an article denouncing strawberries
right in the season when they are the
most tempting. Why, had dish for
luncheon yesterday that made life
seem worth living again. So the doc
tors have combined to deprive us Of
the solace Of eating fresh strawber-
ries, have they? Well, they can't |
work it on me this time. I'm a pa
tient creature, but my patience has
Its limits. Not till I've forgotten the |
long dreary winter, during which | i
abstained from eating raw oysters for
fear Of typhoid, only to read in the
first month Of the year without an R |
an article by some noted medical man /
asserting that the percentage Of ty-
phoid due to oysters is SO email as to
be negligible"
ITS best to be on the safe side
said Mrs. Sylvester.
The safe side, indeed" he exclaim-
ed. "Oh, certainly. You got great
deal OF comfort out of being on the
safe side when you used to arrange
all the grape seeds so carefully along
the edge Of your plate. If you swal-
lowed single one by mistake you
worried for weeks in fear Of an at
tack Of appendicitis! l don't notice
you troubling much about grape seeds
In late years. And why? Simply be-
cause your feminine credulity has
been satisfied by the assertion of
some doctor that grape seeds are not
the cause Of appendicitis, after ALL"
Mrs. Sylvester began to look
alarmed.
We have been exhorted to wear
aannels and not to wear f1annels,"
ne went on. We've been admonished
to drink water during meals, after
having been solemnly warned never to
do 60"
They do seem to change their
minds pretty Often" admitted Mrs
Sylvester.
sylvester continued oratorically:
Each succeeding generation Of doc
ton since the days Of Aesculapius, or
Whatever his name was, has pro-
nounced false the opinions of the pre-
ceding generation"
His wife looked thoroughly fright
ened. It's perfectly dreadful" she
acclaimed. Il really never thought
about it before"
Ah-oo." groaned Sylvester. who
nad 30 far forgotten himself as to
ufaw back his left leg quickly
What is it. Henry?' asked his wife
snxiously. "Oh. don't know what on
esrth we should do If you were to get
uck, with the doctors all disagreeing
Aad changing their minds every few /:
minutes"
Nothing's the matter with me-" he
1spned. Il was about to say, how ,
.ver, that. OF course, the doctors are
:. .ound to hit it once in a while, and
.asfe may be something, after all.
!. mat idea that Strawberries cause
.aeumatism. I've been having a lit
!" pain in my left foot for a day or
w. and as I've been eating straw
= selries every day for luncheon, / don't
Low but 1t might be good thing to :