Show cared of speaking of superstitions among sick people a hospital physician said upon one occasion one of the convalescents was bitting near the window when he observed a small dog barking furiously while running along the ground direct suddenly the animal stopped and looking upward began to sniff the air and then commenced dig bingin gingin the earth at a furious rate and up an incessant whining the patient called an attendant and told her that he wished to bo put back to bed aa the time was fast approaching for ma demise the nurse remonstrated and tried to laugh the man out of the absurd notion but was without avail and the patient had his wish granted and for several days grew rapidly worse 1 I inquired into the cause and upon being told tried to make the man see how foolish it was to relinquish all hold ho had upon life but the idea had such a firm him that I 1 was finally obliged to resort to extreme measures and threatened to send him into the streets to die if he was not better in three days As I 1 anticipated the dread of dying upon a public highway counteracted ter acted the effect of the presentiment and within the allotted time the patient improved wonderfully and was afterward discharged a cured man cured ashe afterward told me of both his ail ment and his superstitions chicago news |