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Show The Surgeon's Nightmare. Two patients who called In com pnnj upon a noted surgeon fpund him bemoaning a twinge of pain in hi risht foretlnger. Tho callers smiled "Great Scott, doctor!" exclaimed one 'jou don't mean to say thnt a pain In tho finger bothers n man so used to scenes of suffering as yourself" "It certainly does," tho surgeon an swered, with a worried look. "How do 1 know that It Imi't tho llrst symp torn of blood polxonlng? That Is tlu nlphtmaro of tho sin peon. No matter mat-ter how careful ho tuny he, ho to liable to contract poisoning In operat 'ng and thnt kind of poisoning Is of the most virulent type. Any Mine a surgeon la (oniplalnlnK about n ptin in tho hand, sympathize with him, for bo Is doing some haul guessing Philadelphia Iletorri. |