The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-09
WHEN THE DOCTOR
COMES MARCHING HOME

1t will be nice to phone doctors
Office again and find he is not In Eu-
rope, Asia or Africa.
So many physicians were taken
into the war that the chances have
been at least four to one that when
you went to ones Office you would
see sign "Out to Global War, Re-
turn Ultimately" on the door.
The few doctors left at home were
harder to see than world series.
The lines were almost as long, and
some patients arrived the night be-
fore and sat on soap boxes all night
in order to get in first in the morn
ing.
Patients had to wait so long for
their turn, even when they got in
side the house, that they often out
grew the original ailment and de-
veloped new symptoms during the
wait.
If a patient didn't have high blood
pressure when he entered a doc
tors Office he had it by the time he
left.
These were tough years for hypo-
chondriacs. When they imagined
they were sick they also had to
imagine they could get a physician.
It was tough on the doctors too.
They were as overworked as SUBJ
way guards in a rush hour. Their
one regret was that they were I'M
able to feel four pulses at time.
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I Many a medico was In worse
shape than the patients. One of the
laughs Of wartime was a doctor tell
ing a patient you're working too
hard. You've got to take it easy"
When you finally got out of the
waiting room and into doctors Of
fee you were brushed off faster than
man on revolving floor. You left
too dizzy to remember what he said.
He was too dizzy to remember what
was wrong with you.
II was nothing unusual to have q
doctor greet you with "What is your
ailment? TA give you ten seconds"
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Personally we were in a tough
spot; five of our six doctors were
in Asia. We always try to keep
second string team, but they were
away, also. The only one left looked
so run down we couldn't bear to see
him. But one day we dropped in.
"What's the matter with your" he
asked.
"Tm a nervous wreck" we replied.
"FrOm what?" he asked.
"From watching you try to handle
your business" we replied.
Then we gave him some pills he
had once prescribed for us, told him
he looked terrible and warned him
to take it easy or he might need
medical attention.
EASILY SATISFIED
Is (With ApoIogies)
Man wants but little here below
A shorter day and longer dough-
A streamlined home with gadgets
new
A limousine and beach car, too;
The latest television set
A earefree attitude ON debt
A swimming pool in blue or pink
And lots Of room to sit and think.
A town house and a little place
Out in the country, just in case
A motor boat for summer time
And winter i'm q warmer cline
A 'swalk0ut'' every little while
To work OF that attack of bile
A banner to tote here and there
Proclaiming ''This Shop Is Dnfair."
| Some peoples wants are extra high
They seek the pie up in the sky:
I merely seek to get my share
| With Just . little bit to spare;
| Some seek the apple and the core
Fer tip-top blessings they would war;
I'll be contented IL l net
As much as the directors get.
The International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers plan their own radio
stations. The United Auto Workers
and the CLIO Clothing Workers have
similar projects. This alarms US. It
may mean an aerial picket line
which radio addicts will have to
cross in order to reach Jack Benny
or Gabe Heater.
II President Truman succeeds in
blowing a straight furrow in Wash
ington he will be the first man ever
to do it on a merry-go-round.
In a milk strike we assume the
strikers always threaten to stay out
till the cows come home.
From Harrisburg, ILL.,, comes a