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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1915-4-29, Page 6.1061.11611616 ,I1'ANOUS DOCTOR }us I' rorE11 PATIENTS , 4 ��.11.nl+lxs IN 'V�'�1.R-2I?11�,. Tear of Income Being Decreased Patients Decide They Cannot Afford Treattueut. A 8 You maythink that war or no ,9 war, doctors would continue to be as busy as usual ; that people would need medicine and operations ---if they ever needed them at ala -as much now as in peace -time. But, as a matter ,of fact, almost any octor--especially one whose patients eome from the wealthier classes—will tell you that directly war broke out his patients began to grow fewer, and have gone on decreasing in number ever since, It is interesting to note that pre- cisely the same thin, happened during the Crimea anti also during the South African War, though in neither case was it so noticeable as it is now. Operations Avoided. There are three main reasons for this decrease: Firstly, a large number of the operations ,that are performed are what are kn wn as "operations of choice"—that is to say, they are not of vital importance. The patient would probably get well without an operation, though probably not quite so quickly. When the puablie mind. is in. a state of nervous excitement this t;c^ppe of patient lets his operation "slide," and probably gets along just as well without it. But it means so much less grist to the medical mill. Then there is the patient who may be in real need of medical attention but wehp fears that the war will de, crease his ineoxne. He decides that he 'cannot afford to call hi the doc- tor's or surgeon's aid, which, again means a direst loss to the profes- sion. Thirdly. there are those people who are continually in a state of dread in regard to their health, who are never so happy as when "under the doctor," and who are among the best "customers" of the surgeon and the medical man. This class, more than any other, is. most affected by any great happen- ing such as the present war. A Cure for "Nerves.' Their aches and pains are largely imaginary; their continual visits to consulting -rooms, nursingehomes and the like are prompted more by Tear and selfishness than by any reel need for medical attention or rest cures, and so forth. But wlien the war came along it did one good thing. It made these unfortunate people forget them. - selves, and forced them ,to realize %hat there are greater evils in life than an imaginary attack of appen- dieitis—that nerve is ,more import - 'ant than "nerves." Yet all .this, good as it may be for the individuals concerned,. is giv- ing the whole medical profession a very had time. Probably no busi- ness has been hit so hard by the war as has that of doctoring. This fall- ing off in the number of paying pa- tients represents an enormous loss to a highly -trained body of men. and 'women. Good for the Country. It will be seen at once the tre- mendous effect the war is having on the whole of the medical profession and its dependents. Bub, after all, may not this be a good thing fur .the country in. the end? There may, of course, be a few people who will suffer greatly by being unable to see a. doctor just now, but, on the other hand, there must be any number of risen who have been £oraed by the war to for= Ret selfish fear's and imaginary ail- e:tents. If that be so. though one can sym- pathize with the doctors, one can be still more ,thankful for the thought that, whatever else it has done, the war has turned thousands of these hypochondriacal a slackers into men.. Pat's Faith. There had been. an epidemic of colds in the town, and one physi- cian who had scarcely any sleep for two days called upon a patient—an Irishman ---who was suffering from pneumonia, and as he leaned over to hear the patient's respiration he called upon Pat to count. The doctor was so fatigued that he fell asleep, with his ear on the sidr man's cheat. It seemed but a minute when he suddenly awoke to hear Pat 'still counting: "Tin thousand an' sivinty-six, tin thousand an' sivinty siivin--" The Charm Inscrutable. "Why do all the 'women wear their summer straw hats during the bleak winter weather 2" "Ito, that's easy! So bhcv can put on their fur and velvet ones in the heat of ruly'and August!" Covent Garden, London's great- est vegetable and fruit market, was once a conventowned garden wnetd by the monka oef W estin,iniftere. ~ Do Not Use Marsh Purgatives. —A Tonle is All You Need Not exactly sick --but not feeling quite well. That is the way most people feeel in the sprung. Easily tired, appetite fickle, eometinnos headaches, and a feeeliug of depres- Bion. Pimples or eruptions may appear on the ekini, or there may be twinges of rheumatism or tour - algia., Any of these indicate that the blood is out of order—that the indoor "life of winter has left its mark upon you and may easily de- velop into more serious trouble. Do not doss 'yourseelf with pur- gatives, as so mashy people do, in the hope that you can put your blood right. Purgatives gallop through the system and weaken in- stead of giving strength, Any deoc- for will tell you this its true. What you meed in spring is a tonic that will make new blood and build up the nerves. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills is the, only medicine that can do this speedily, safely and surely, Every dose of this niodicine makes new blood which clears the skin, strengthens the eppet'ite .and, makes tiered, depressed men, women and children bright, active and strong, Mre. S. E, Stephens, Ponoka, Alta., slays : "I suffered severely from headaches, and was badly run down in health, I had tried several' remedies with no benefit, until I was advised to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and these have fully re- stored my health, and I can recom- mend them with eonfielenoe tho all weak women." Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents ea box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. FLIERS NOT 11EANT FOR WAR. Zeppelin Did Not Originally Intend' Them for Fighting. When, seven years ago, the first Zeppelin landed at the Kaiser's feet, Wialiani II. saluted the inven- tor with the words : "I salute the greatest man of the twentieth century." Coifnb Zeppelin haus devoted twenty years to his .work on. dirigi- ble balloons with metal bodies. "I intend," he explained when he 'be- gan his firstt effort, "to construct a vessel able to go to places that can- not be approached by other means except with great difficulty, able to reach unknown coasts and inter- iors by always moving in a straigh line above eartih and sea, able to move from one naval base Or array to another, carrying men or des- patches, so as to observe the move- ments of fleets or hostile armies, but not for active participation in operations of war." Count Zeppelin, is an old acquain- tance for France. On July 20, 1870, when war was declared, he and four young officers with seven cav- alrymen started to make reconnais- sance just before Marshal von. Moltke was to open hostilities. They hoped to return before being discovered., but soon found them- selves obliged to beat a hasty re- treat. They were -pursued, but suc- ceeded in passing through Wissem- bourg, Worth, and some other vil- lages. At Retchshof, however, a squadron of chasseurs barred the way, and one officer, Lieut. Wins - lee, was killed. He was the first German to be killed in the wear. Three other officers and seven dragoons were surrounded and coanpelled to surrender. Zeppelin,mounted on a French horse, wehidh he had taken, man- aged to escape. He was promoted Colonel when peace was signed and General in 1891. Soon afterwards he retired and devoted himself to his dirigible balloon work. He was 70 years old when war was de- clared last summer. .CAREFUlt DOCTOR Prescribed Change of Food Instead of Drugs. It takes considerable courage for a doctor to deliberately prescribe only food for despairing patient, instead of resorting to the usual list of medicines. Some truly scientific :pihysicians recognize and treat oconditions as they are and dhiohld be treated. Herd's ren instance : "Four years ago I was taken with severe ,gastritis, and nothing would stay on my .stomach, so that I was on teas verge of starvation. "I oheatrdi of as doctor who•hed a eeummer cottage blear me—a ape- eialieset—and, as a last hope, sent for him: "After he examined me cuirefulely the advised me to try a small' quan- tity ' of Grape-Neuts at first, then as erty !stomach beldame stronger to eat more,. "I kept ab it and gra,clueallly be- gan to have color in my face,, mem- ory became clear, where beforee everything seemed a blank. My (limbs got stronger and I could walk. So I steadily recovered. "Now after a year on.- Grape - Nuts I .weigh 153 lbs. My .pieeple were surprised at the wary I grew fleshy and 'strong on this food." Name given by Canadians Postum Co., Windsor, Ont. Read 'The 1%oad to Wteltivallle," in pkgs. ‘‘There's a. Reason." Ever read the above letter/ A new one appears Irom, time to titge. The see genuine, true, and full of hums* Interests OVER 1,000,000 MEN. ice. erfeotly Armed and Benipped to the Last Batton. Italy to -day has 1,200,000 first line soldiere under arms. They are from twenty to weuty-six years of age. They are perfectly armed and equipped otherwise "bo the last button." • General Zupelli, the 'Italian Min- ister of War, ,speaking OD the mili- tary situation in Italy, said that a miracle had been accomplished in ehaat a country which for about twenty years had maintained a military organization merely for the preservation of peace had creat- ed what he termed one of the most perfect war machines. The change was not easy, General Zuppeli said, as eves proved wherever the same work was attempted. Great .Brit- ain, for'exam le, head faced the p same problem, and though possess- ing greater resources was even less prepared than. Italy. The War Minister • said that the equipment of the army with weapons was su- perior proportionately to that of the Germain army at the beginning of the war. Eagerness of the soldiers concen- trated along the frontier to begin action is so great that their officers are compelled to hold them closely in eheck, for fear of disturbing border ineideuts. In view of the extensive prepara- tions which have .been made the question is asked with increasing frequency why Italy does not enter the war. Men in . a position to speak with authority say that a majority of the people prefer and the Government still hopes to ob- tain territorial concessions from Austria without a rupture of friend- ly relations. Death Nearly Claimed New Brunswick Lady Was Restored to Her Anxious Fam- ily When Hope Had Gone. St. John, N.B., Dec. 15th.—At one time it was feared. that Mrs. J. Grant, of 3 White St. would succumb to the deadly ravages of advanced kidney trouble. "My first attacks of back- ache and kidney trouble began years ago. For six years that dull gnawing pain has been present. When I ex- erted myself it was terribly intensified. If I caught cold the pain was unen- durable. I used most everything, but nothing gave that certain grateful re- lief that came from Dr. Hamilton's Pills of Mandrake and Butternut. In- stead of being bowed down with pain, to -day I am strong, enjoy splendid appetite, sleep soundly. Lost proper- ties have been instilled into my blood —oheeks are rosy with color, and I thank that day that I heard of so grand a medicine as Dr. Hamilton's Pills." Every woman should use these pills regularly because good health pays, and it's good, vigorous health that comes to all who use Dr. Hamilton's Mandrake and Butternut Pills. HIVE MOVIES AT THE FRONT. British Soldiers Enjoy Bath and Pictures in Rest Periods. The British at the front are nearly all devotees of the "movies" and now they have a picture palace of their own. It is situated in the town hall of the village which is the headquarters of the Fourth Divi- sion and it is crowded every day with soldiers taking their rest from the trenches. In the same village is a brewery fitted up as a 'bath house. The first thing the men do after issuing from the steaming vats and putting on fresh clothes is to flock to the pic- ture show. At firest filmes were obtained at great expense from Paris and the mechanism was rigged up by sol- diers who were movie operators be- fore the war. Afterward one of the London agencies acquired some 16,- 000 feet of film ,anb presented it to the brigade. Returning officers now make a point of bringing back fresh films with them. The First Step. • "Pa," plaintively coaxed Mrs. Nookoyne, "I want to gib in, so- ciety." "All right," resignedly assented Mr. Nookoyne, "I s'pose we kin hire a reporter to write esoanethin' scandalous about us." The Hope of Itis Side. Kaiser : "The strain is terrible. I'In, afraid I shan't keep the wicket long 1''—Melbourne "l'unc'h," E S` Suffered For More Than Two Years TLXL`N:,1OSEPJI 0 A,G19.1 FOUND A v1fl 1N DODD'S RID. N E Y PILLS. Quebec 11au Tool, Itis Wife's Ad.. vice and Enjoying Is Now :p�naoyIllg it New Lease of Health, Ste. Marguerite Bay Mills Sege u•enay Co., Que. April 26th (Spe- cial),---"Yes Spe- cial);---`` es you ui, the public Y y r ca ell of the great relief 'I got from Dodd's Kidney Pill1•s." The speak- er was Mr. Joseph Gagne, a well- known resident of this place, and he has every reason to be enthusi- astic over the greet Canadian Kite- ney remedy. "For more tlran twoyears I suf- fered from Kidney disease," Mr. Gagne -continued. "Itfinally de- veloped into pleurisy and I ,was 1a very sick pian when my wife per- evaded nee to give Dodd's Kidney Pills a trial. "I took just three boxes and they nnade me well." Dodd'Is Kidney Pileus make their users enthusiastic because they not only cure the particular ailment aimed at but they spread • good. health all cover the body, They do this by curing the Kidneys. Cured Kidneys strain all the impurities out of the blood. That means pure blood and new health all over the body. ' A SQUARE DEAL. In any organization so large as that of the C,P.R., where under normal conditions over 100,000 em- ployees are on the payroll, ,one great problem is that of keeping the employees, so to speak, dyna- mic, pert of a living organization and not of mere machines. Zeal and ambition. must be kept burn- ing. Just as every 'soldier of Na- poleon carried a fiend marshal's baton in his knapsack, so every office boy in the Company must feel he is a passible president, not merely earn his dollar . a ;day till pension day. One system intro- duced on the Western lines with this in mind has proved exceeding- ly efficient. Each superintendent or foreman or head of a depart- ment makes two reports a. year on his staff. Bright omen are thus ear- marked for special promotion. If any man is criticized the report is shown to him and initialled by him before it goes to Winnipeg. He gets a square deal, and if he has any life in him *mends his ways so that no such criticism can be made twice. Then again there are independent scouts, looking fare the bright men, the tidy station agent, the courteous trainman, the man cool in an emergency, the inventive mechanic, the stenographer who can run the office when the chief is absent. These scouts axe scorch- ing for merit only, not for faults.. Over the whole system of. the Canadian Pacificideeais and sugges- tions made by emploYeees are not only welcomed, but lead to pro: motion. They go to the Record Office, where a statement of the employee's career is attached to the esuggesbion before it is con- sidered by .a committee. If the idea is adopted the record of the employee's ctreer is then before the eyes of the powers that be, aped recognition is sure to follow. The needle in the haystack is easy enough to find with a magnet, and there are a dozen magnets looking out for merit among the 100,000 em- ployees of the C.P.R.. Cure Guaranteed, Never known to fail; acts without pain in 24 hours. is soothing, healing;' takes the sting right out. No remedy so quick, safe and sure as Putnam's Palny leas Corn Extractor. Soled every Where-25o..Der bottle. AN APPRECIABLE GIFT. Appeal for Maple Syrup and Sugar for Red Cross Society. The Canadian Red Crass Society has sent an urgent appeal to Mr. J. H. Grimm, who is well known in the maple syrup industry, for a donation of syrup and sugar for the boys,at the front. A better from Colonel Gomel, of the Firat Canadian Contingent, tells of the enthusiastic reception accorded a recent case from Can- ada containing, among other things, a few 'cakes of maple su- gar. He states, "the mien went fairly crazy with delight when it was given to them." To a Canadian away from home it would be difficult to conceive of a ¢pore acceptable gift in the.espring of the year; than some genuine su- gar or syrup from "the eland of the Maplie." There a awrie few farmers who ecoueld not spare ,at least a gallon of sirup or ten pounds of sugar for such a wortlhy and patriotic object. Those wlio respond, --and it is hoped there will be many, --are asked to pack carefully and !express to The Canadian Red Cross Society, 58 Wellington St., Montreal, Que. The express companies will carry such parcels free if plainly marked for "The Red t ss., r r 4 Ask for Mfnard'o and take no other. No More Corns ED. 7. ISSUE 18—'15 THINGS WORTH KNOWING, What is believed to be the most dux, able highways in the world have been made in France of a concrete compos- ed of iron shavings, cement and sand. Prom ordinary sea weeds a London chemist claims to have extracted a gum that is proof against fire, acids and moisture and that is a better in- sulator against electricity than vui• canite. A new electric toroh for use about automobiles or machinery has an electrie.magnet i.p'wits base; energized by the battery that supplies thelight, to hold it against any iron or steel surface. So that the huming of telephone wires fastened to a house will be les- sened a new German system incloses the wires in cement cylinders, the in- ner surfaces of which are softer than the outer., To test the strength of newly in- vented automobile inner tube it was used to tow a street car behind a tram - tion engine in a California city and it withstood a strain esimated at seven. tons. Economy of fuel consumption in steamships often requires the mixing of two or more kinds of coal, and an Englishman has invented a coaling barge that mixes coal as it delivers it into a bunker. An eastern railroad has built a ma- chine operated by compressed air that loads two cars at once with steel rails or unloads them and places the rails ready for laying at a rate of Dour a minute. The Russian government has been convinced by a number of Swiss en- gineersthat it is perfeotly feasible to bore a sixteen -mile tunnel through the Caucasus Mountains to join the Black and Caspian seas. SICKLY CHILDREN PROMPTLY CURED. Baby's Own Tablets are an ideal medicine for little ones. They regulate the bowels and stomacih and promptly cure constipation, indigestion, cold and simple fevers, expel warms, cure colic, ,and give baby health and eha,ppiness. Oen- earning them Mrs. Fred Vean,Golr- detr, Dunnville, Ont., writes : "1 hav'b used Baby's Own Tablets for my four children and find they al - way -is give perfect satisfaction." The Tablets are . eald by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. .8 Some System. Rankin—What do you think of the plan of giving cabaret patrons little hammers with which to pound on the tables for applause 2 Phyle—It is an extremely ingeni- ous method of turning a'knock into a boost. o r Granulated Eyelids, eEyes inflamed by expo- sure to Sun, Dns, and Wind Eyesquickly relieved by Muilue Eye Remedy. No Smarting, just Eye Comfort. At Your Druggist's 50c per Bottle. Merino Eye SolveinTubee25c. ForfookotiheEyeFreeask Druggists or Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago Minard's' Liniment Lumberman's Friend. Boxing is now one of the sub- jects of physical instruction in the State schools of Australia. Goo4'Bye, Old BaeckacLie Nerviline Will Fix. You S iff k nes's is Rubbed Right Oufi" Every 9 Sign of Pain Disappears. Gee whiz think of it! No more stomach ;dosing necessary to cure your lame back, Every trace of lameness, every bit of stiffness, every sign of weakness in the back's muscles can be rubbed away for all time to come by good old "Nerviline," No other liniment can do the work so quickly, can penetrate so deeply, can bring ease and com3ort to the back -weary sufferer as Nerviline in- variably does, 13ackaohe isn't the only malady Nerviline is quick to cure. l'or lum- bago or sciatica: you would go far to find relief so speedy as Nerviline 'gives. For chronic rheumatism there are pain -destroying properties in Ner- viline that give it first rank. The way it limbers up a stiff joint and takes. soreness out of• strained or rheumatic muscles is simply a wonder. If you have an ache or a pain any- whei•e, if you have a sore back, a stiff neck, a stiff joint, a strained musele— if you have lumbago, congested chest or sore throat, just try Nerviline. Rub it on plentifully—it won't blis- ter, it can't do anything but cure you quickly. The large 50c, family size bottle is . the most economical, of course, but you can, from. any dealer, also get the 25e. Small size of Nervi - line, the king of all pain -relieving re medics. • A Base Libel. She—I gave 'Rover one of my doughnuts to -day, and what do you suppose he did -with it? He—I don't know. Did he eat it ? She—No 1 Really'? And yet they say dogs have no reasoning powers, Jarrah trees in the Australian forests grow to a height -of 120 feet;, kari trees to 200 feet. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. I was very sick with Quinsy and thought I would strangle. I used MINARD'S LINIMENT and it cured inc at once. I -am never without it now. Yours gratefully, MRS. C, D. PRINCE, Nauwigewauk, Oct. 21st. An Economy. "No money, no trunks," said the irate landlord. "If you don't pay your board •bill, we hold your trunks till you do." "Splendid !'' eaid Dedbroke. "That'll save me the expense of storage on these things of mine un- til next season. By -by, old man I" Minard's Liniment used by Physicians. Errand _ Boy to Employer—"I wish. to leave at the end of the week?" Employer—"Why do you want to leave 1 I thought you were satisfied with your work." "So I am," replied the boy, "but I don't like doing. a horse out o£ a job.' GEED POTATOES, AMY Ilt-SIt COBBLER POTATOES, ai specially selected and ggvernment, inspected tor eeod. Only limited quantity: Priee, One Dollar .per bushel f.o,b. Bramp• ton, Also Connoisseur's Pride and Now Snow, two excellent zzew Ipotatoee. Prioe, ,two Dollars per brlalzel, Sine cal prices for large quantity. Cash must aeooiv. pany tall orders. II, W. Dawson, Dramp• ton. NEWSPAPERS FOR SALE., ROIPrr..,M.4 KING NEWS AND JOB OF - Aces for sale in good Ontario towns. The most useful and Interesting of all businesses. Full information on aiplpliea- tion to Wilson Publishing Company, 73. 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Insist on "Vase- line" in original packages bearing the name. CHEM/LOUGH MANUFACTURING CO.. Consolidated. For sale at all Chemists and General Stores. Free booklet on. moult CHESEBROUGH MFG CO. (Consolidated) 1880 CHABOT AVE., MONTREAL Contributory Negligence. Mrs. Phatpurrs--Percy Bargoolt married? Taken in by a. designing parlor maid 1 How shocking! 'Mrs. IStufdrol—Deserves it, -I say. Ought to have looked up her refer- ences before he hired her, .hist That. Johnny—What is an expert, pa'? Pa --,A fellow who tells others.i•tr to do the things he can't do himself. Keep Minard's Liniment in the horse. "NOW SERVING 2,000,000 HOMES" THE NEW PERFECTION Oil Cookstove, for years manufactured in the United States, is now made in Canada. 'The Perfection. Stove Company, Ltd., at Sarnia, Ont., is manufac- turing these stoves for. distribution by The Imperial Oil Company, Ltd., throughout the Dominion. The NEW PERFECTION is the best-known and most -liked oil stove in the world. Over 2,000,000 are now in use—saving money and labor for their users and keeping kitchens clean and comfortable. The NEW PERFECTION brings gas stove conveniences to the kitchen. It lights like gas, cooks like gas. 1, 2, 3, and 4 burner sizes. Ask your dealer to show you a NEW PERFECTION Oil Cook- stove—made at Sarnia, Ont., by Canadian workmen. If he can't supply you, write us direct. ROYALrTL OIL GIVES BEST RESULTS TPTE IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY Limited ,l1/4tade in Canadae 61 -,f