New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

bringing a comfort and peace | had never
known. 1t WAS pcaCc-uticr, absolute, per-
feet peace And came then the thought
that | had truly GAINED the right To die.
Nv task was done: others could now carry
on tie work. Ahead lay only a repetition
of me days, weeks, perhaps months OF
ccasclcSs pain, with death inevitable 1T the
end. None would suffer; at least not more
now than later. With a sigh OF content that
the right was so logically mine, took long
last look over the valley below, nOwmysticm
the twilight haze, smiled, and closed my eyes.
AND now memory images a picture can
"a not paint,-an ecstasy beyond my pen
or tongue TO describe. Time and again have
tried to depict the sensation, but IN vain.
The words at my command are too weak,
too Inadequate. ! seemed suddenly I'M
mersed in living flames; fire 50 indcscrib-
ably glorious. its CaresS so miraCulousy
sweet. that as my body shriyclcd 70 ashes
in the wondrous heat | knew that Tor me al
least the most exquisite minute OF HE was
the moment OF death.
At ten o'clock that night the persistent
efforts and skill Of DR.. COttlc and two local
physicians restored me 10 consciousness.
Rebellion was my first coherent thought;
but | was too weak for protest. he next
dav | had my grip back on myself ana liie'
and took up my burden again; but not
without regret that the most wonderful! mo-
ment Of my life had passed.
On January 10 released the five thou
sand dollars | had placed in the City Ma
tional Bank, making it subject to DR.. Cot
lies order. The Acme s. & S. was now II
cornnIcte and successful operation. BY
mutual consent Carroll and | closed the
doors Of Norris. Carroll &; Craig, our per-
sonal fortunes retrieved and augmented by
the success Of my invasion into the plumb
crs' realm. .....
"Wcn. Doctor, YOU have won your wager,
and % your cranky care and wonderful
elixir | probably owe the fact that ! am
alive, and hope you make millions out Of
it, I said to Cottlc in bidding him goodby
few DAYS later.
mind he responded, ignoring my ,good
wishes. Owe earned the money, ana the
solution has had a six months test; but II
is not an altogether satisfactory one. there
was irritation and disappointment III MS
I was genuinely surprised "Why, don't
understand YOU 1t has at least hcld me
where | was when YOU began the treatment,
and that's all you claimed for it. J can see
why YOU are disappointed. ! certainly am
not. .,,
~NIr Craig he replied with serious en- m
phasis, "you have no earthly rght 70 DC
alive today. If | can conscientiously DO So
/ shall claim partial credit for it; but my
opinion. based on the constant study Of an
9mazing case during the last six months, Is
best expressed by saying that you have peen
loading a one horsepower body. with forty
horsepower will. Don't deceive yourSeh,
though. You can't keep it up. Your great
incentive is gone now, and you are prac,tir,
civ civ certain to die within short period.
@That's something haven't the slightest
intention Of doing, Doctor, / laughed.
0'rhe only time | really wanted TO die you
wouldn't let me. Now Pm going to live!
FOR ten years since then ! have lived, gam
L ing constantly in health and strei.gthi,
I have led an active life, always busy with
constructive work of some sort. There were
nanv slipbacks, usually from ovcrwork; but
as nv strength and weight increased these
became less frequent. 49,.
II has been four years now since nave
had = single day OF illness even remotely
,raccable to intestinal or any other sort Of