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Show Jest Saves a Leg. It is seldom that a hospital surgeon Is placed at a loss to answer patients, but one of the best-known operators In this city was completely taken aback recently. re-cently. The patient, with a leg so badly hurt that amputation had been decided on. had excited the Interest of the surgeon because of the peculiarity of the complaint com-plaint He brought a couple of surgical friends Into the ward 'to see tho case, and. an he approached the cot, remarked re-marked : "Well, how are you today''" Like a flash the patient answered: ' I "O, I'm sick abed." and the ynirgeon ' n vowed that the knife should not he if1 ufil the next day. as intended Best - of all. he saved the merry young man's i leg. Philadelphia Press. 1 |