Show country doctor rema remains ins active at age of 90 burlingame KAS one of the last of kansas horse and buggy doctors 90 year old dr F E schenck halls hails modern medical techniques and the latest drugs but sadly recalls the good old days when the venerable old doctor was in his early years of practice here his use of horses often spared him some physical strain in an almost 24 hour daily schedule dule his team he recalls could be trusted to take him home without guidance one advantage we had over the present day doctors lie 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 practice considerably and should cut it down more but he says say its just habit for him to minister to the medical needs of the people of burlingame the habit is so firmly entrenched in fact that thal dr schenck has become an institution ili hi this small kansas town some of the people he has brought into the world are babies nursing in their mothers arms others are more than 60 years old dr schenck have any idea how many births he has assisted 1 I do know lie he says that I 1 have brought the third generation of some families around here into the world 10 A large man with good posture and firm voice dr schenck is partly bald but has a tack gray mustache he keeps well posted on all new developments in the medical profession his medical library being considered one of the largest in tire the country advancements in medical techniques and development of new drugs will be responsible tor for an ever increasing rise in the nations health standards he bel believes Jeves |