The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-03-26
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the aid and advice of some one who
has knack of treating ills either by
drugs or beating tomtom. Such
friend would be physician In fact If
not in theory. This would also be true
of ministers and lawyers. 1t is human
nature to seek help in bodily. temporal
or spiritual trouble. We want d coun-
selor even if he can give no more than
sympathy. Most men are skeptical
about physicians-until they are sick.
TO them doctors are not allopath.
homeopath or osteopath. but are class
ed as those smooth faced or with van
dyke boards They dread the doctors
waiting room, which seems as CHEEKY
as the reception room OF the county
Jail. dismal place. where one talks
In whispers, reads magazines four
months old. with their covers torn off.
and glares hatefully at the last conner
lest he should go in ahead of his
turn" But when wife or baby is sick
then the doctor is an angel of light.
God bless him! He is our first and
often our last earthly friend. One
reads again with tear dimmed eyes in
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush" Ian
Maclaren's noble physician. William
Mcclure. the old doctor Of Dr'ln,toch
ty. or he stands with heart smcthering
emotion before Mr. Fields great pic.
ture. ''rhe Doctor"
Incompatibles.
No man sees human ingratitude like
physician. When mans child Is sick
he goes for doctor He comes. notes
fevered cheeks. glistening eyes. parch-
ed lips high temperature. He shakes
his head Doctor. if you save that
child I'll do anything in the world for
you" Physician works day and night
Tries this remedy. notes results. Tries
that. succeeds better. The child gets
we'll At end Of three months doctor
sends bill. at end of the quarter anoth
err. and so on to the end Of year. Eat
en- bread is soon forgottenr' Or mans
wife is sick. There's time Of sns-
pense. crisis. no marked improvement
He sends for another physician. He
wouldn't so discharge plumber or
cut off carpenter or dismiss dentist
One day doctor sees no improvement:
certain drugs should have certain eff
fects. but they do not Ee is puzzled
His eyes wander toward the cupboard
There is the nullifier-a bottle of home
made medicine Let's be fair Drop
one or the other. Old women nurses
and home remedies are good. but don't
work them against your physician
you're throwing your good money
away. Some foods are good for some
folks. but don't feed your patient Those.
foods when your doctor begs you not
to. It may crafty your vanity. but
kill your loved one. Don't let's cloud
the way of man who ut best is work
ing in the twilight.
The Man Who Feels Your Pulse.
| love the doctor. He's human
fellow. I've heard him swear III irrita-
bility Under terrific nerve strain and
exhaustion I've known him to use
| drink or dope-but seldom. II you
| knew all circumstances you would
wonder not how many. but how few.
| physicians make shfpwreck would
not want to be with abnormal condi
lions all day and every day. He needs
| patience rs well rs patients Old DR..
Rush used to say. Young gentleman.
you will need two pockets-a small one
| for your fees. a large one for your an
noyances." He has no Sabbath. Folk
| Hnofor fhomSolyoc witt, r.,ynh irons
| and horehound iozenges until Sunday
morning. then hunt up the doctor. Or
| they wait till they've one foot in the
| grave and the other In the hearse and
expect the doctor to work a miracle.
I've met the doctor under all circum,
stances His theology may be twisted.
but his hearts on the right side. Our
nands have met in the home Of dis
tress. We've joined I'm an attempt at
| solace where both prayer and anodyne
| We're needed. We've looked in each
others faces In the dusk as the night
of death has fallen in the sickroom.
/ have held dying right hand in prayer
as his finger tips felt the slow beating
/ pulse of left. He's stood with bowed
/ head-"I can do no more"-as helped
prompt dying lips to say. Yea. though
| walk through the valley of the shad.
ow of death will fear no evil
u Was Sick and We Visited Me-"
It's profession for noble men. |
remember Rush. Harvey. Abernethy.
Pepper. Gross and i; multitude OF 9th.
ers. Doctor. you need God. Back of
you must stand the great Physician.
There are crises when you ought to
know how to pray. Careful that knife
Six teenth of an inch wins or loses the
day. Five drops or ten determine
mother saved or children orphaned
You need consultation with him who
strung the nerves, built cells and pour
ed crimson tide through the arteries
No profiigate or atheist near when Tn
dying. He who has studied wonders
of anatomy. mystery of pharmacy
marvels of human mechanism and
| found no God in any OF its Iabyrinths
Is fool and cannot doctor ME or mine
I've known only one such. Some day
overWark. contagious breath. brings
my doctor friend home sick and faint
Another takes his pulse aud diagnoses
his case. Tell folks In Office they
needn't wait Doctors low this morn
ing He's written his last prescription
In few days the poor sob In street n,