. The Millions 1914 . bly you do so by asking hisprecious name. Then you are constrained to a seat,while the examination of the patients proceeds. Someare ordinary ailments; others, the mere Europeanmight find rather unusual, , one man brings hissymptoms written out, seriatim; a selection fromthem is . . that the upper breath does not join themiddle breath . . that the right arm is numb whilethe left tingles . . that this comes every time patientloses his temper (now you understand why I did notsuggest that this was your own case) . . that the earis turned round (, deaf, for if the wro
. The Millions 1914 . bly you do so by asking hisprecious name. Then you are constrained to a seat,while the examination of the patients proceeds. Someare ordinary ailments; others, the mere Europeanmight find rather unusual, , one man brings hissymptoms written out, seriatim; a selection fromthem is . . that the upper breath does not join themiddle breath . . that the right arm is numb whilethe left tingles . . that this comes every time patientloses his temper (now you understand why I did notsuggest that this was your own case) . . that the earis turned round (, deaf, for if the wrong side ofthe drum got out you would be deaf, wouldnt you?). . that the eyes are melted (which means indis-tinct) . . that the entire frame pours out a falseperspiration, etc., and all this in one poor body!Puzzle: Medical friends, what was the matter withthat patient? Then your own turn comes. Think of what thedoctor does not do! He only feels one of yourpulses, and does not insist on your arm being first. pillowed on a cushion. He taps your chest, and putshis ear at the other end of a tube to hear. He takesfar more interest in examining your chest than inwhether your medicine is swallowed down with hot orcold water. Then he passes you off, either to awaiting-room for medicine or into another room forthe dressing of surgical cases, where, oh! horrors!ulcers are freely exposed to the air, whereas you haveknown all your life that the proper thing for any sore was to seal it up withsticky plaster. If you are acase for admission to thehospital you return to theRegistrar, and it being nowdinner-time you settle downto a bowl of macaroni, witha little marrow in it. Onepatient near you says, Afine doctor. Anothertakes a long pull at hismedicine, thereby takingenough for six doses. Agrumbler says, They didnttell me when or how to takemy medicine, which isprobably not true, but mayserve to remind you to prayfor us all, and for all ourhelpers, that all healers maygive themselves to their
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