The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-28

That you. doctor?"
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DIR. w. T. Scraggs?" -
"Yes-W. t. Scraggs."
i thought I'd better make sure. for
1 md, In looking over the directory.
that there is another doctor by the
name OF Scraggs in the telephone book
and they do make SO many mistakes
at central that l wanted to feel unite
sure h a l had the right doctor and I
dldnt recognize your voice. You know
who this is?"
Il don't think that 1 do"
how funny! l think l would have
o your voice if it hadn't sounded
so tar away. 1 could hardly hear Won
at all, although I hear you better now.
You hear me better than you did at
first, don't your"
Il hear you we'll enough, What is
1t, and who it is?'
How stupid of me not to tell Won
who l am. l am Mrs. Chatteron and
l wanted to ask you a question about
the medicine O left for Robbie yes
terday. Shall l continue it, now that
the fever has gone DOWN.
You might give it a little less fire.
quently-say, about half as often"
You mean once every two hours
instead of once an hour? I think I
understand. Another question: Shall
| let him have all the water he wants
to drink?"
Sure! I must"
Another question. What a bless
Ing the telephone is in case of sick
ness! 1t saves time and car fare. and
is such a mercy, l wonder that anyone
ever does without a phone, if only TO
use In case of illness. Our neighbor>
across the street hasn't any phone.
They had one and her husband died
and she had to. retrench in every way
possible; so she let her phone be taken
Out, and several times she has run
over here and phoned for a doctor
when her little boy was i'll. He is
very delicate. In fact, some of the
neighbors feel that he is going lust
as his father did, although we do not
tell his mother SO. She has had SO
much trouble already that we feel
that she-" .
i have a number of patients wait
ing, and
"Of course! One more question: If.
Robbie continues to gain, can I dress
him this afternoon? He is,such a verF.
very active child that 1t is extremely
d1ft1cult to get him to stay in bed.
Il almost hesitate about telling YOU.
lest you think that I am careless and
not a very good nurse; but when I
came up to his room today, this morn
ing, from the kitchen, after toasting
him some bread, 1 found him running
Ground in his room in his little
patamas. I hustled him right back in
to bed and hope no i'll effects will
come from 1t. If I had thought +
would Fave had the maid come up and
stay VITA him and see to it that he
didn't get UP. He is usually a very
obedtent bcy, doctor, but he Toes dis
like to lie In bed; for, as I say. ne
is SO active and One more CUES.
ton: Do you think 1t probable that
can &c out by Saturday afternoon?
The reason that I ask is that one Of
his little cousins lis to have a birth
day party then and, of course, Robbie
Will want to go. A friend OF mine who
a motcr car would, / am sure. be
willing to take HIN In her car: but
then / wouldn't want him To ~
II you did not think It best for him
to do 40, because Oh, another
question: Shall ] continue the band
age around his Threat, now thar tie
dots not cough yes much md his
throat seems ~aetter7 He makes 40
much fuss about h1ving to keep the
bandage on, and, as I say, he Hello. |
fherei You there, doctor? You there?
Hello! Hello liz they haven't gone and
cut us of, ! shall eiter5 a complaint
about this. Its o great idea that I'll
can't have the Ire i9ng enough 10
ask the doctor q e ties5sson In case OF !
sickness without cut OFF like
this.