The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-27

OF the most serious imaginable
kind being gifted with the nursing in
stinct In fact she narrowly missed
training for a nurse; was about ready
for her diploma when | happened along
in beautiful white linen suit and n
knowing air such as all young internes
wear and persuaded her that nursing
was an overcrowded profession
Whereas
To be sure we both had our little IN
dispositions now and Their IN the course
of our earlier years of Housekeeping.
And We always summoned a Lpul doc
tor-my wife insisted on seeing a good
Decor on these occasions-and the doc
tor always laughed and told us 20 FORGET
1t, which We did, even If he had the
nerve to mail reminder few weeks
later.
For year after Dorothy came this
good doctor spent about as much time
around the house as I did and I'm
great fellow to fool around the house
when all the other doctors are out
studying cases. It was now that
B'luchc's dormant versatility began to
manifest itself
Tho good doctor-hc wore drapcry on
his chin, ana d.dn't-so,med to ap-
prcc,a,c the many little pointers
Blanche was always giving him on la
H.
interest in the slightest mishaps of in
fancy. I've seen him sit and listen to
Blanche talking for one solid hour about
some small allment the two of them
So absorbed in the discussion that they
were apparently Obvious Of the Iaby's
screams ana my mu,terings. and dis
tractedy pacing the floor trying in vain
to pacfy the darling tn they could
conclude their conference. There was
on" saving feature about all these little
consultations, however; Blanche always
had on her nursing apron and the doc
tor always had his sleeves rolled mp
as though they were abou. to do some
thing.
You will understand Blanche better
when We say that she subscribed to
popular magazine that gave her a lot
Of inside information about babies She
was up on bathing, diet. dress. OBJ
viously the doctor couldn't gansay any
thing she found in the magazine. no
matter If our baby was entirely unlike
the kind described In the published ar
ticlcs.
I sometimes felt sorry for the doctor.
Tho poor fellow was actually SO rushed
with work he couldn't hope to keep
posted on what all the magazines were
printing about babies. so he simply had
to smother his embarrassment and ac-
cept gratefully whatever Blanche pleased
10 retail 10 him regarding the care and
feeding Of infants Young ladies who
contribute to the magazines should be
more considerable Of the family doctors
pride; ;hey should endcavor to make
the advice vague and general and give
the doctor a chance. He has to earn
his livelihood too.
There was one occasion In the course
of Dorothy's second summer when I
happened home early from the office
one Sunday morning (about o'clock)
and found the doctors old red roadster
at the door. l could hear the baby
screaming like the very Ned as I hur-
ricd up the front s,a:rs Just outside
The bedroom door stood Blanche in her
weekday kimono and the doctor In his
shirt sleeves arguing as to whether
protein or carbohydrate causes collie
The doctor stood out for carbohydrates
If | recall; Old timers always did look
askance at sugar though sugar cons;i-
tutcs half the solid matter in a baby's
natural food. But the magazine, speak
ing through confident and determined
mouthpiccc, declared fatty for protein.
The baby evidently didn't care a pink
sock which Il was so long as the yelling
was satisfactory.
The incident nettled me a trifle. While
realized my ethical duty Of silence in
the presence of senior colleague, il
did seem to me that compromise
might be reached somehow and some
definite course Of procedure decided on,
But no, they were SO enthralled with tn"
debate that they scarcely noticed me al
all as I rushed past and into the bed
room just in time to rescue the baby
from a permanent state Of apnna.
As soon as | felt sure she was going
to breathe again | took old fashioned
measures and presently confronted tho
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