Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1912-04-05 | Page 7 | When to Call the Doctor

When to Call the Doctor. When to' summon the doctor is a point which has probably puzzled most people at one time or another, but in the case of throat and intestinal troubles there should be no uncertainty, uncertain-ty, says a medical authority. The doctor doc-tor should be summoned at once, for the sore throat may be diphtheria, and the intestinal symptoms may mean peritonitis, appendicitis or any one of a -dozen complaints of serious character. char-acter. Valuable time and the golden opportunity may be wasted by waiting wait-ing for symptoms that are severe enough to justify calling the doctor.