The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
THE HEALTH MASTER
Continued from Page A.


sleep, you might leave me some of
your local health reports. Thus I
can be looking the ground over"
"All I've got you'll find on the
shelf over the desk. Good-nightw
Being OF that type of man who
does his thinking before and not
after a decision, Mr.. Thomas Clyde
arose in the morning with an I'M
troubled mind as to his new venture
in household management. Voices
from the library attracted him
thither, as he came downstairs and.
entering, he beheld his guest hedg-
ed in a corner by the grandmother
OF the Clyde household.
Don't tell me, young man." the
old lady was saying, in her clear,
determined voice. you've not
slept well for agesl I know that
kind of an eye"
Mrs. Sharpless has been dag
nosing my case, Mr.. Clyde" called
the guest with rather wry smile.
"You stay here for a while" said
she vigorously; land I'll cocker you
up. | don't believe you even eat
properly. Do you?"
Maybe not" admitted the young
man. I'VE doctors are sometimes
less wise for ourselves than for
others"
"Ohl So you're a doctor asked
the grandmother with shrewd, es-
timating glance.
Or. Strong, is, hope, going to
stay with us awhile" explained her
on-in-law.
Good" said Mrs. Sharpless. "And
I'll take care of him."
ITS a strong inducement," said
DR.. Strong gracefully. But I want
a little more material on which to
base a decision"
Between us Grandma and ought
to be able 10 answer any questions"
said Mr.. Clyde.
About sickness, then, in the fam
lily. I've already introduced my
self to Mrs. Clyde and questioned
her; but her information isn't defin-
ite."
"Myra seldom is," observed Mr..
Clyde. ITS part of her charm. But
Grandma Sharpless has been keep
ing a daybook for years. Every
thing that's ever happened, from the
cats fits to the dressmaker's mis-
fits, is in that series. I've always
thought it might come in handy
sometime"
Just the thingr said DR.. Strong
heartily. "Will you bring it, Mrs.
Sharpless hope you've includ-
ed your comment on events as well
as the events themselves"
MY opinions are generally pro-
nounced enough so that can re-
member 'em, young man." returned
Mrs. Sharpless, as she departed for
the desired volumes.
THAT last remark of yours sound
ed little like making fun of Grand
ma" suggested Mr.. Clyde, as the
door closed after her.
Far from it," retorted DR.. Strong
quickly. Cant you see that she's
a born judge of symptoms? She's
got the sixth sense sticking out all
over her. Women more often have
it than men. When a doctor has it,
and sometimes when he's only able
to counterfeit il, he becomes great
and famous"
"Now that you speak of it, I re-
member my wife's saying that when
she was girl and lived in the coun-
try, her mother was always being
sent for in cases of illness"
DR.. Strong nodded. "Heretical
though it is to say so, would rath-
er have the diagnosis Of such a wo-
man, in an obscure case, than Of
many doctor. She learns in the
school Of experience"
Here, Mrs. Sharpless returned,
carrying several diaries.
These go five years back" said
she. you'll find EN- pretty COM
plete. We've had our fair share
81 trouble; measles, whooping-
cough,-I thought Betsy was going
10 bark her poor little head off,
humps, and chicken-pox. I nursed
em through, myself"
"All of them?"
"All Of 'em didn't have all the
.hings because Tom Clyde sent the
'est away when one Of 'em came
Town. All nonsense, say. Better
et 'em get il while they're young,
md have done with IT,"
Zone Of the worst OF the old sup
,rstitions," said DR.. Strong quietly.
Don't tell me, young mani Doctor
,r no doctor, you can't teach me
bout children's diseases. There
snt any OF those measly and
numpy ones that I'm afraid Of.
}obs did scare me, though, with that