South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-29

80 .E|. "A. doctor.
How Ions has a. been since YOU
took any alcohol into your system -
he asked.
Turning my head sidewise ] an
swered. on. quite awhile
He was a young doctor, some
whore between 20 and 49, Fe wore
heliOtrCpe socks. but he looked Ike
Napoleon. Uksd him Immensely
NOW said he. IL I'm going %
SNOW SOU the effect ~ -lcohol upon
your cireula rior.' tl4uk ~ srr-
circulation" he said. though 10 may
have been 'advertIsiug.
He barred my left arm 90 the ei-
bow. brought ont bottle ~ whisky
and gave me "a drink. Eie began TO
look more like Napoleon. i began
10 like him better
Then he put a tiEht compress on
my upper arm stopped m- pulse
with his fingers. and squeezed r.
rubber bulb connected win an ap-
paratus on stand that looked like
a thermometer The mercury jump
ed up and down without seeming o.
stop anywhere. but the doctor said
J.. registered 2Jl or TO- or SOME such
number.
Vow. said ne you see what ale
cohol does 20 The blood pressure
IT'S marvellous" said T. but 30
YOU think it a sufficient test Have
one on me. and let's try the other
arm" But no.
Then hc grasped my hand
thought j was doomed and he was
saying good byc But an he wanted
% do was TO jab "a needle into the
end " "a hulcr and compare the red
drop with I'd lot Of 5o-reut poker
chips that De had fastened 20 card.
Its TIA, EacmoElobIn test" ne
explained. The color OF your blood
5 IS wrong
Well" said I. 81 know it should
be blue but this is country oS
mix-ups Some of ms ancestors
were cavaliers. but they Eot thick
with some people ON Nantucket L.
and So
ID mean said The doctor. that
the shodc of red is TOO light
ooh" said J. tits case Of match
ing instead ~ matches
The doctor then pounded mo Sc
verely iu the region of th, chest.
NVheu h+ did that don't know
whether Doc reminded me- most OF
Napoleon or battling or Lord Mel
son. Then he looked grave and
mentioned string ~ grievances that
the uesh is heir to- mostly ending
bon ifis.' immediately paid him
SD ou account.
them necessarily f1fIl-' 7 asked 1
thought my connection with the
matter Justified rlE m@utcsung "a
certain amount OF interest
All of thcm. hn answered cheer
fully. "But their progress may be
arrested. with care and proper con
tinuous treatment ruU may live ca
be So or CO..
began ,a .hnk of the doctors
q COOS. !.
cient ] ana Surc. was my COWuent.
] paid him $40 more ON account
The drst Ching Co. do" he said.
with renewed animation, els 10 ind
a sanitarium whore YOU Will get a
complete rest for e. while. and allow
your nerves 10 get into n better con-
dillon. 1 myself viii go with you
and select a suitable one"
So he took me 90 q mad-hOuse in
the Catskills IL was on bare
mountain freQUentcd only by iutrC-
QGent frcQuenters You could see
nothing bat stones and boulders.
some patches OF snow and scattered
pine trees. The yuuEg physician IN
charge was most agreeable. He gave
me n stimul+uL without applying a
compress 90 the arm. 10 was lunch
con time and we wcr, invited ro
partake There were about % ir-
mates al little tables i'm the dininI
roori- The young physician an
charge came tu Our table and said.
1t "a q custom with our guests no,
10 regard themselves ms patient. but
merely HS tired .ddlC> and gentle
men taking rest Whatever slight
maIadi's tncy may have are never
alluded 90 iu conversation.
NV doctor called loudly 90 ID wait
ress 90 bring some phosphOglyCeraJe