Show country doctor remains active at age of 90 burlingame KAS one ot of the last of kansas horse and buggy doctors 90 year old dr F E schenck hails modern medical tech hiques and the latest drugs but sadly recalls the good old days when the venerable old doctor was in his early years ot of practice here his use of horses often spared him some physical strain in an al most 24 hour daily schedule his team he recalls could be trusted to take him home without guidance that s one advantage we had over the present day doc doe tors he maintains the team would just head for home and I 1 could sleep during the ride despite the weather the hour or his advanced age dr schenck still will answer a call from any of the townsfolk he has reduced his tice considerably and should cut it down more but he says its it s just habit for him to minister to the medical needs of the people of burlingame burling ame the habit is so firmly entrenched in fact that dr schenck has be come an institution in this small kansas town some of the people he has brought into the world are babies nursing in their mother s arms others are more than 60 years old dr schenck doesn doean t have any idea how many births he has assisted I 1 do know be he says that I 1 have brought the third genera tion of some families around here into the world A large man with good posture and firm voice dr schenck is partly bald but has a thick gray mustache he keeps well posted on all new developments in m the medi cal profession his medical library being cons dered one of the largest in the country advancements in medical tech hiques and development of new drugs will be responsible for an ever increasing rise in the nation s health standards he believes |