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Show , . . 4 Ruminatin' M Roundabout j In which Ruminator proposes to cream a lot, think as little as necessary, scatter a few bouquets bou-quets while their objectives are still above the 3od to enjoy "N them, and fire a hot-shot nw and then before said Ruminator gets too old and his sight gets too poor to see the sparks fly. Truly ashamed we are! That we must confess to little or no firsthand first-hand knowledge of facilities offered of-fered by the local hospital for the care and cure of human ills until this week, when Bud Boy had his appendix neatly whittled out by Dr. R. R. Shannon. Only an irregular irreg-ular and then not severe sufferer suffer-er from acting-up of this seemingly seeming-ly unnecessary appendage to his inner workings, its eminently successful suc-cessful removal lifts a load of worry wor-ry from his folks and the constant threat of more or less discomfiture for him when he indulges in various activities Also the loss of a perfectly Kod excuse he has had for some time against the taking of nice large doses of castor oil, etc. (mighty dangerous practice where there is the least suspicion of appendix trouble, but none the less effective ef-fective at other times.) And if ever there was an question ques-tion of the wisdom of taking care of these troubles before they become be-come acutely necessary, our course has been fully justified after viewing view-ing the fight against terrific odds waged by another patient who was operated after his appendix had ruptured. On the one hand merely a two-weeks "vacation" I (as Bud calls it) from algebra and what-not; on the other, a week or more of intense suffering suf-fering and three weeks or more of bed-confined convalescence. conva-lescence. No, this isn't a free ad for Doc Shannon. Whatever we might think or say of the wonderful way in which he handled his instruments instru-ments and his very fine technique and gentle consideration throughout, through-out, all that could count for little lit-tle after Bud's verdict, expressed soon after he came out from under the anesthetic, that Doc was "a fine painter but a heck of a poor barber!" But, call it free advertising or not, as you will, we want to say a few words in behalf of the Mil-lord Mil-lord hospital and its fine staff. Especially of Angie Lyman. W don't know that' Angie was the name with which she was christened, chris-tened, but, whether or not, it most certainly isn't close enough to what she personifies. Always, that first letter should be given the broad "a" sound, for, if ever there was an angel in a hospital (and that's where lots of them may be found), Angie Lyman is one! It makes no difference that she may have Morg Griffith's new-born husky son in her arm and deep-felt anxiety for the comfort and well-being well-being of the grievously sick Dean Staheli in her heart, she still is able to summon a contagious chuckle as she kids the jolly but modest E lwood Lund about his 'steenth mustard plaster and not even frown at "someone's" "some-one's" experimental use of the buzzer buz-zer or some newly invented signaling signal-ing device. A gigantic load Angie carries, but she does it nobly winning and earning fully the blessings of her patients and all who wish them well! And Larue. Blackburn and Kath-ryn Kath-ryn Kirk, pretty night nurse and general assistant, respectively (the "pretty" going for both of them and in no uncertain terms) are solace and efficient service of themselves with ready smiles and personalities that help to keep things right in an all-too-often contrary world. And we mustn't forget our own Helen Anderson (Bird that used to be). Her fine hand is seen in a multitude of ways. But imagine our surprise sur-prise when we found her arrayed ar-rayed in gown and mask. handing hand-ing out instruments and as ably assisting with the opera-tion opera-tion as we have long known her to handle appointments for the doctor and the exceptional excep-tional performance of office routine. They're all very real and important import-ant parts of a perfect setup such ' as Milford may well be proud of and thankful that it is here in our midst, making long and dangerous trips for patients unnecessary and visits of loved ones convenient and inexpensive. |