The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-12-07


tions, and get relief the best way he
can"
81 can understand Just how If has
worried YOU" said the hotoikeeper.
''Tbc fact that yon couldn't reach
around and claw the itching place
with your fingers kept the matter
fresh in your memory and got on your
nerves. The pursuit of the unattain-
able always is more interesting to us
than the easier work close to hand.
You had yonr whole person 10 scratch
and might have bought currycomh
for i quarter. and had a good lime. but
you couldn't be happy until You had
reached the one inaccessible spot.
"A while ago imagined l had
heart disease. and went and saw the
doctor. He knows I have money in
the bank. and am considered good pay,
80 he confirmed my worst fears, and
made up his mind to have me for his
star patient. until one Of us petered
out.- He threw IN awful scare into me.
so that / went home sweating ice cold
circus lemonade. =
"He gave me some medicines and a
OF of Instructions Amonga them was
one TO the effect that when l went to
aed. L should always sleep on my, right
side. He cautioned me over and over
lsaina ,asss;,inst laying on my left side,
md Heft the5fmpression thatsif dis
,beyed him. I'd wake up 'sofle morn
ng#as find myself candidate for a
1ocaI horseshoe. u * *;
'sThat matter looked easy at the
inc. and I assured the doctor I'd fol-
-ow.afis bylaws, to- the letter: When
wfnt to bed that night. !, stretched
)ut' on my right side. atd in ten min
ties was just suffering to roll over.
I: don't believe I ever had such
,ankering for anything. 1t seemed TO-
ne the height Of human happiness
would lie in sleeping on ones left side.
I followed instructions for two nights,
,n1eihcn l decided that life wasn't
Worth such sacrifices. and rolled over
md slc',! on my left side. and nothing
happened. was feeling better than
usual next morning when I got up.
"Of course this experience lessened
s1y confidence in the doctors instruc-
ions. and 1 concluded that if I was
going to sidestep' ihc instructions L
might rs well sittestep the medicines.
TOO. for they tasted like low life in
Chinese alley. and 7 threw the whole
iot out Of the window. This the saw
homes lost his most promising patient
bccawse he handed ont rule that
wasn't STRICTLY necessary.
speaking Of thc Unattainahlc, 90
Won know what's the matter with SiiaS
Furic!ow? He has everything man
could ask. a stranger in the town
would say. Ha has beautiful home
and wife who wonld he considered 4
success anywhere. and he has frsto"ns
of money where it will do the most
good.
"Yr 40 has a secret sorrow. !
.hink he's the most melancholy man |
ever saw. and his trouble is that he
can't raise good stand Of whiSkers.
Nowadays. when wniskerS arc conSid-
cred an ilfirmiry. it seems strange
that any man should grieve over such
a matter.
"He sends al! over the United
States for hair growers. and half the
time his face is hlisterrd or swollen.
and sill The whislierS won't grow on
him. # some miracle happened. and
no woke ,lp some morning 10 find his
cnrntcnanrc all covered with whiSl;"rS
he'd probably have them shaved on
within 4 week hut because they won
grow. hr won't be happy till he gets
them"
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