Crumbs swept up . lively work fordruggists, doctors, and after a while for enter-prising undertakers. For months we madedaily pilgrimage to the apothecary. You wantto begin with anti-bilious pills. Then you wanta febrifuge. Then you want a tonic. All thisfailing, then you want a physician ; then, utterlydepressed, you want a minister; and after thatyou dont know what you want; but before youhave been long In the perplexity of not know-ing what you want, you have another chill, and CHILLS AND FEVER VINDICATED. 243 then the perplexity is over, for you decide thatyour want is — more cover. All th
Crumbs swept up . lively work fordruggists, doctors, and after a while for enter-prising undertakers. For months we madedaily pilgrimage to the apothecary. You wantto begin with anti-bilious pills. Then you wanta febrifuge. Then you want a tonic. All thisfailing, then you want a physician ; then, utterlydepressed, you want a minister; and after thatyou dont know what you want; but before youhave been long In the perplexity of not know-ing what you want, you have another chill, and CHILLS AND FEVER VINDICATED. 243 then the perplexity is over, for you decide thatyour want is — more cover. All these wants make lively markets. Whenyou have nothing else to take your attention,you have the buzzing in your ear that comesfrom large doses of quinine. This noise islike an oecumenical council of bees, and has apoetic and rhythmic effect in reminding you ofthat delightful refrain, How doth the busy beeimprove each shining hour! Oh that all the world lived in the country,and tl .at everv house had a river-front!.
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