Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1901 — A Diagnosis. [ARTICLE]

A Diagnosis.

“Sometimes you feel as if you could hardly get out of your chair, don’t you?” the doctor asked after he bad looked at the patient’s tongue. “Yes,” was the weary answer, “that feeling comes to me nearly every time I sit down.” “And sometimes you feel chilly and then again you are almost roasted?” “Yes,” “And in the morning It seems as if you could hardly get out of bed?” “Yes.” “Sometimes you are hungry and then again you don’t feel as if you could look at anything to eat?” “Doctor, you have described my symptoms exactly.” • Frequently you become so discouraged that life seems a burden, don’t you?” “Oh, yes. Every little while I get to feeling that way.” “And you feql tired all the time?” “That’s just it. What do you think Is the matter with me?" “The trouble with you,” the doctor said. “Is that there s nobody around to put a tack In your chair when you alt down. Three dollars, please.”