Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1909 — BURDETTE’S PAINS ACUTE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BURDETTE’S PAINS ACUTE

Preacher-Humorist Kept Under Influence of Opiates for Hours. Redondo Beach, Cal., Aug. 10.—Flat on his back, swathed in bandages and bound by a plaster of paris cast that

he must wear for months. Dr. Robert J. Burdette is hopeful of his own recovery, although not Improved in health.

Despite Dr. Burdette’s cheerfulness, the injury to his spine appears more serious than was first thought, and the family has been called together. Dr. Burdette’s suffering is so acute that his doctors have found it advisable to keep him under the influence of opiates for hours at a time.

ROBERT J. BURDETTE.