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Show Pigeons as Doctor's Assistants. A doctor In tho north of Scotland finds carried pigeons of much uso to him. Ho has a scattering practice, and when on long rounds ho takes soveral sov-eral pigeons with him. If ono ot his patients needs medicine Immediately, Imme-diately, he writes out n prescription, and by means of the birds forwards It to his surgery. Here nn assistant gets the message, prepares the prescription, pre-scription, and dispatches tho medicine. medi-cine. If, after visiting n patient, the doctor thinks ho will bo required later on In tho day, ho simply leaves a pigeon, with which ho can bo called It necessary. |