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Show PK5TURE8 ON PATIENT'S BACK. Young Doctor Amused Himself to His Disadvantage. Tho doctors woro discussing cases and experiences when ono of thorn ' snld, "Did I ever toll how I lost tho pntronago of that wealthy Mrs. A ? You know sho was n nervous, fidgety woman nnd half her nllments wero imnglnery. Sho fell off a couplo of stops ono day nnd lamed hor back. It was nothing serious nnd only required re-quired a painting with lodlno for a week. But at tho end of that week sho would not have It that sho was well and Insisted Hint I keep coming nnd do tho painting act. "I was younger then and did not hnvo much patience. I kept putting nn ns little lodlno as possible, but taking tak-ing a long tlmo nt the Job, for If I'd been too quick sho never would havo been satisfied. Finally 1 got to pnlnt-lug pnlnt-lug designs on that woman's back Just to pass tho time. Sho protended she could not get out of bed, and I thought she would never see them. I put Hie nurso on nnd sho promised to keep quiet. Ono day my patient got up and, seizing n hnnd glass, walked over ov-er to tho mirror to boo for herself how her back wns getting on. What slio saw I will not tell, but sho dispensed dis-pensed with my services ns soon ns sho could get hold of mo by 'phono nnd fired tho nurso for aiding 1 abetting me,"-Now York Press. |