Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
SIX CONSULTANTS
GIVE PATIENT AS
MANY DIAGNOSES


returning q moment to further
scrutiny of the eyes. land your trans
verse colon is all. is all-your trans
verse colon is all shot"
Can it be fixed?" asked the
patient. hopefully.
| Right as a trivet," said the doc
| tor, Now don't YOU worry. Tell
me this. have you got hold OF any
bad liquor
NO" said the patient.
| Il thought not" said the doctor.
| "1ow is your food? DO you feel
| hungry now and them"
Yes" said the patient. NOW and
| then ! do. when | think of it,.
Il thought So" said the doctor.
Spine Termed Normal.
He then explained his diagnosis
Little spots and colors In the eyes.
which mean SO little to the average,
uniformed layn1an, mean much to
the iridologist BY looking at them
the doctor can tell what is wrong and
why.
The stomach" said the doctor,
lis the foundation stone of the
human system"
IAN army. in other words" Ven
stomach Wasn't it Napoleon who
said that. or was 1t Gen. Grant?
Exactly" said the doctor, Now
you lie down here and let me look
az your spine. Yes, uh-huh. Yes.
uh-huh. Nothing much wrong there.
although this vertebra here impinges
on the stomach nerve. That is what
is causing your abscessed stomach.
But that can be fixed easily. | must
congratulate you, sir. You have one
of the finest spines L have ever seen.
Fine spine, perfectly normal except
this place here. There's your trouble.
young man. Now turn over.
Machine Is Peerless"
The doctor placed a pad here and
another there and another elsewhere.
connected the pads to a beautlful
little machine with lights on 1t, lights
which twinkled merrily as he set 1t
in operation, and little motor that
buzzed cheerily. Nothing could be
felt from the pads, but the doctor
explained that the electric current
was stimulating the electric current
of the body. thereby making the
"a very wonderful machine, doc
tor" said the patient.
ut is, indeed" said the doctor.
There is no machine like it in Wash
ington. / have always gotten fine re-
suits from this machine. l feel that
| owe it to my patients to get the
best and give the best. / did not buy
that machine, but ] rent it from
manufacturer whose contract stip-
uulates that / must get $3.50 month
per patient out of it. But | don't get
that much. / wouldn't charge my pa
tents what they should be charged,
which Is $3.50 a. month. In fact. l
can't do it with my class of patients.
Now, if 1 moved up on Connecticut
avenue. or some place like that,
could charge a lot more. But the
people, the plain people, are my pa
tents I feel I can do more good
by treating just the plain. common
people"
"a fine sentiment, DOCTOR" said the
patient, land a noble ideal"
THANK you" said the doctor.
now turn over"
Very Fine Spine.
Here followed more electric stimu-
lation and manipulation of the spine,
marked, the doctor said, by lack of
noise.
you've very flne spine, said the
doctor. 1.-THE bones don't crack when
they go back into place. Now the
ordinary spine makes cracking noise
when it slips back into place. When.
I set bone, it cracks. You've very
fine spine"
THANK you. Doctor said the
patient.
''Now the spine is adjusted said
the doctor. THE vertebrate may slip
out of place again, but not much.
When fix them. they stay. Now to
treat that stomach. Every night be-
fore you go to bed take half tea
spoonful of EPSON salts in warm
water. Not hot water. Not cold
water. And never ice water. Ice,
young man, Is the filthiest thing in
the world. Then call me up in few