Evening star., 1933-08-20

accordingly and invested heavily in real
estate. Then came the grand slam of
20. Even his home was lost He was
broke and middle aged, and the time
was hardly propitious for fresh start
in a city. A country practice seemed
his only hope.
Salvaging what he could by sale of
household effects and Office equipment,
he gave his wife and daughter enough
money for year Of frugal living, pur-
chased a cheap used car (his two ma
chimes had gone with his other posses
sions) and set out to explore for place
in the country.
Because I was a professional man
looking for new professional location"
he said, II felt should disguise my pre-
dicament as much as possible. So in
travelling around spent the nights in
hotels. ate at restaurants. had my
clothes pressed. And spent my money
faster than had expected.
II was finally long ways from home
and almost broke. The climax came
when the old car went to pieces and I
could not pay for its repair. I set out
on foot, toward home
II went through terrible ordeal The
burden of hunger-fear, especially for
my family, seemed more than I could
carry. And added few fears each day.
II do not know to what hopelessness
job. 1t was in tomato acreage, where
I was put to repairing field boxes-the
first time ever had used hammer and
nails. In a clumsy fashion made good.
That work brought me something far
more valuable than a few dollars; a
subtle feeling of assurance"
LIE came into the district where we
found him, and learned that at a
big farm the cook had suddenly left. The
farm was the country estate of city
family who had come there to live while
they resisted the ravages of the depres-
sion. The dentist applied for the cooks
job and got it. He prepared the meals
for the farm hands mess and rarer
viands for the dining room in the family
Soon he was able to move into a small
farm house. With a packing box on
which to spread out his limited kit of
instruments box for water pitcher,
tumbler and tin basin, kitchen chair
for his patients, he set up in dentistry!
Already he has opened a small Office
in the little nearby town. There is no
other dentist within IS miles Hundreds
of harvest hands pour into the region
= in the Spring and early Summer to pick
and pack vegetables, and return again
in the Autumn for fruit gathering If
there is need for dental service they wait,
if possible, to reach Dr. Brown For DR..
Brown understands the times and un-
derstands people. He does the work re-
quired; he accepts what the patient can
afford. He owns cottage home and
five acres of land. His wife has adapted
herself to the community the daughter
is away at the State Normal School.
One is surprised in looking around to
find how many professional men like
Lawyer Moran and Dentist Brown have
gone under" They seemed, formerly,
to live so Snugly. In most cities they are
now numerous on charity rolls. Usually
they are pathetically bewildered and
helpless when deprived of livelihood in
their own specialties Teachers and mu-
sicians are especially baffled by upsets.
visited large homemade pie" fac
tory in an Eastern city last year. Every
diShwaSher and roustabout worker was
a professional man. In thousands of
restaurants today the potatoes are
peeled and the garbage removed by