The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-30
A NEW
REMEDY
By DONALD CHAAlBERLlN

was dying aud ] told those who
brought him there that nothing could
be done for him His brother was not
satisfied and telcphoned for physi
clan. DIR Blackwell. who stood very
high in the profession. To come right
over lie went 10 work on the patient
as soon ms he arrived aud succeeded in
prolongiug the mau'S life perhaps an
hour. II struck me that he would have
better let the mau die nj once instead
of prolouging the agony,
Those connected with tie dead man
complained Of me 10 the doctor. aud
before he departed he said 10 me pri.
vately:
Young man, never give w patient
until he is dead When YOU have tried
every remedy applicable To the case
! try something that is not applicable
! hot water. cold water mustard, alco.
! hol. auything-to persuade him 10 he.
! lieve that YOU have not given up hope
/ Such a course may carry him over the
! bar aud bring him into Il suug harbor"
! remembered DR. BaCkwells adj
1 vice We practccd in the same town
! aud occasionally ran across each other,
though be had practice much supc.
rior IN mine However. | met n young
lady whom ] wished 10 make my wife.
n Miss Helen Stanford aud. although
I was not very well started in my pro
feSsiou, was 50 deeply III love that
was not inclined 10 wait The lady's
\.
positively forbade the match-at least.
til could count on q practice Of S..
GEO q year
I was in despair, Tor the best could
scrape together was 5000 II year, aud
I felt sure that ten years would lie re.
Quired TO reach the goal il ! ever
reached H. Helen loved me. but was
fearful that IL she married me she
would he drag on ne Instead Of
hepmcct. So she decided with her IA
Their.
one evening, about wear after
sharp ring at my telephone, and on
taking up the receiver | heard Helep's
voice
"Oh. Paul, do come NJ once Father
has got fishbone in his throat and is
struggling desperately to get it out"
"Ill 20 right around" | said. aud,
dropping the receiver. ran out 10 my
buggy that was standing ~ the door
ana drove madly To their house.
On reaching there found Mr.. Stan.
ford frightened out OF his wits He
was literally choking to death | iii.
reotcd the family to Call For another
doctor Blackwell, II they could ret
him-and then ! went to work with cv
cry device could think Of tn get out
the fshbone. Nowadays they resort
to tracbeotomy-that is. cuttin. u hole
in the windpipc through which the pa
tient may breatbc-but If they prac.
ticcd it then | was not ny 10 it.
thrust hooked Instruments down the
throat. but somehow | couldn't get Il
purchase Oh the bone Under my
operations my patient was every mo.
ment getting more frightened and 6nal
~ fell into such condition that could
not get nj his throat,
Meanwhile messengers were running
hither and thithcr 10 get another doc
tor. with no luck in finding one. Then
the advice Blackwell had given me
about never giving up hope with pa
tent till he was dead occurred TO me.
and. since ! could not think of another
direct remedy in the ease ~ Mr.. stan.
ford. | decided TO apply an indirect
remedy
"Have YOU any Eat ham in the
house," 7 asked OF those standing
about
No"
Grease of any kind?"
I'VE have some bacon"
Bring some at once"
The bacon was brought and cutting
ii into small bits. forced the patients
Jaws apart and dropped them one Ivy
one down into the throat
Now. whether any Of the pieces
went down iuio the stomach or not.
whether the fat bacon made the pa.
tent sick. don't know to this day.
but he threw mp his dinner and with
IL up came the 6shbonc
Before he could even speak Mr. Stan.
ford grasped me by the baud aud
when he did speak his first words
were
you've saved my life"
At the moment there was ring at
the doorbcll. and IN came DR.. Black.
well. My patient pointed to me and
repeated with difficulty that I had
saved him The doctor looked ut the
bacon fat | was wipiug OF my fingers
and was about To ask what treatment
had used when ! tipped him the
wink
81 used an emetic, doctor" said.
expanding the throat"
VERY right" said the doctor lust
the thing"
Or. Blackwell and I went out TO.
gether. and when we were alone he
looked Mt me for an explanation I re-
minded him Of the advice he had given
me ut the hospital aud how I had
protted by " Tie was much amused
aud my act quite won him 10 me. Soon
ofterward be took inc into his practice
With him. aud Mr. Stanford ceased his
opposition 10 me from the time I re
lleved him or iishhone in the throat