The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-16
A NEW
 REMEDY By DONALD cHAMBERLIN

better Ter lhe muu Nlt Ak ouNl Al9t-A1 of DroIonglng the agony.
 Those connected with the dead man complained Of me to the doctor. and before be departed be said to me pri. vatcly:
 "Youug man, never give up a patient unuI be is dead When you have tried every remedy applicable to tue case try something that is not applicable bot water cold water mustard, alco- hoI. anythlug-to persuade hlm Co be- Hcve that you have not given up hope Such a course may carry him over tho bar and bring him Into a snug harbor.
 ! remembered Dr. Blackwells ad- vice. We prucHccd ln the same town and occasionally run across each other though be had a practice much supe- rlor to mine. However, ] met a young lady whom ! wished to make my wife, Miss Helen Stanford, aud, although | was not very well started In my pro fesslou. was SO deeply in love that I vus not Inclined to wait The lady'a father wns or a different opinion. He positively forbade the match-at least WI l could count on a practice of S5,- 900 a year
 was In despair. for the best ] could scrape together was S2OOO year, and ! gelt sure that ten years would be re- oulred to reach tbe goal If l ever reached lt Helen loved me. but was fearful that lf she married me she would be a drag on me Instead of hclpmcct So she decided with her Ia. thcr.
 One evening, about a year after ] had been turned down, there came a sharp ring at my telephone, and on taking up the receiver ! heard Helen's voice.
 "Oh. Paul. do come at once Father has got dshb0nc In bIs throat and is struggling desperately to get It out" "I'U go right around" said, and, dropping the receiver, ran out to my buggy that was standing at the door and drove m0dly to their house. On reaching there found Mir Stan. ford frightened out or his wits Hc was literally choking to death l dl. rccted thc family to caIl for another doctor Blackwell. If they could set hlm-and then went Co work with ev. cry device could thiuE of tO get out the ashbonc. Nowadays they resort ! to tracheotomy- Is, cutting a hole . In Che wlndpIpc through which the pa- ,ient may breathe-but if they prac- uced lt then 1 was not up to it | thrust hooked instruments down the throat but somehow couldn't get a purchase on the bone. Under my operations my patient was every mo- mcnt getting more frightened and hnal- ' Iy fcU Into such a condition that could not get at bis throat 1 Meanwhile messengers were running hlther and thither to get another doe tor. with no luck In Gnding one. Then the advice Blackwell had giyen me about never giving up hope with pa. 1 dent ull he was dead occurred to noe, and. since could not think of another ] direct remedy in the case of Mr. stan | ford, ! decided to apply an indirect remedy.
 "Hove you any fat ham 10 the houseT [ asked Of those standing about
 "No."
 "Grcase of any Hnd|
 "NVe have some bacon'
 Bring some at once"
 Tho bacon was brought and, cutting ! It into small bits. ! forced the patients !. Jaws apart and dropped them one by one down Into the throat
 Now, whether any of the pieces went down Into the stomach or not whether the Gat bacon made the pa- dcut sick, don't know to this day, but be threw up hIs dinner and with lt up came the fshbone
 Before he could even speak Mfr Stan. ford grusped me by the hand and when be did speak bis first words were:
 "You've saved my Ilfe.'
 At the moment there was ring nt the doorbelI. and in came pr. Black. well My patient pointed to ms and repeated with difficulty that had saved him. The doctor looked at the bacon fat l was wiplng or my fingers and was about to ask what treatment l ! bad used when ! tipped him the wink.
 "I used an emeHc, doctor" said, expanding the throat"
 'Vcry right" said the doctor "Just lhe thing"
 pr. Blackwell and | went out to- rether. and when we were alone be looked at me fog an explanation. l re- minded him of the advice be had given mo at the hospital and bow had proGted by lt He was much amused and my net quite won him to mo, Soon afterwarI he took me Into hl8 practice with him. and Mr. Stanford ceased his opposition to me from Che time re Ilevcd him Of a ashbone in tho throat by dose Of raw bacon.