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

sleepy tones. enunciate the noise
generally translated as cheap
/ leaped into the air.
Hey What's the matter down
there? p" called John from his room
above mine.
oh nothing" answered, Tex
cept that ] accidentally bumped my
head against the ceiling"
The next morning 7 went out on
the porch and looked at the noun
tains. There were A. OF. them IN
sight K shuddered went into the
b.g hall sitting room OF the house.
selected "Pancoast's Family Prac-
tice OF Medicine" from "a book case.
and began 10 read. John came in,
took the book away from me. and
led ne outside Re has a farm oil
800 acres furnished with the usual
antry and harrows with three front
teeth broken OF had seen such
things IN NY -hoOd. and my
heart began TO sink.
Then John spon- OF alfalfa. and
I frightened at once. "Oh yes. %
said J. wasn't she in the chorus Of
let's see"
Green. you know" said John.
and tender, and you pillow IL un-
der after the first season"
Il know said l. and the grass
grows over her"
something OF some farmers" said J..
and a sure scythe will NOV them
down some day"
on the way back 10 the house Il
beautiful and ineXplicable creature
walked across cur path. I stopped
irresistibly fascinated. gazing at it.
John waited patiently. smoking his
cigaret. He is n modern farmer.
After 10 minutes ne said. Are YOU
going to stand there looking at that
chicken all day? Breakfast is near
ly ready"
"A chicken ?" said l.
"A White OrpIngton hen, II you
want 10 particularize.
"A White OTpingtOn hen?" l re-
peated. with intense interest. The
fowl walked slowly away with Grace
cul dignity. and I followed like a
child after the Pied Piper. Rive
minutes more were allowed me by
John, and then he took me by the
sleeve and conducted me TO break
fast.
After I had been there a week ]
began 70 grow alarmed. ] was sleep
ing and eating we'll and actually be-
ginning TO enjoy life. For man in
my desperate condition thu " ~ ~
never do. So 7 sneaked down to
the trolley car station, took the car
for Pinevllle. and went TO see one
OF the best physicians In town. BY
this time knew exactly what 10
do when l needed medical treat
ment. / hung my hat on the back
Of a chair. and said rapidly:
Doctor. I have cirrhosis CT the
heart. indurated arteries. neuras-
thenia. neuritis. acute indigestion,
and convaiescence. I am going TO
live on a strict diet. shall also
take a tepid bath at night and cold
one in the morning. / shall en-
deavor to be cheerful, and fix my
mind on pleasant subjects. In the
way OF drugs | intend TO take a
phosphorus pill three times day,
preferably after meals, and a tonic
composed OF the tinctures or gen.
tian cinchona. calisaya, and carda-
mon compound. Into eacn teaspoon
full OF this ] shall mix tincture q
nux voqnica. beginning with one
drop and increasing IL a drop each
day until the maximum dose Is
reached. shall drop this with a
medicine-dropper, which can be
procured at a trifiing cost at any
pharmacy. Good morning.
took my hat and walked out.
After I had closed the door I re-
membered something that I had
forgotten TO say. I opened IL again.
The doctor had not moved from
where he had been sitting but he
gave a slightly nervous start when
he saw me again.
Il forgot 10 mention said /.
that I shall also take absolute rest
and exercise"