Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1903 — Caring an In sane Patient. [ARTICLE]

Caring an In sane Patient.

A patient entered the consulting mom walking backward, muter the delusion that bis bead bad got A twist round and that bis face turned the wrong way. Instead of laughing at him, as I expected, the doctor entered into thj; case with the greatest gravity, tapping his patient's head ail over, looking into bis throat and ears and sympathizing with him. The patient was at once won over and priced the utmost confidence in the doctor's assurance that a complete cure would be effected in a few days, voluutariiy exercising the greatest care in carrying out the medical directions, which consisted iu elaborate nothings to-keep the patient occupied. A day or two afterward the doctof met him with feigned surprise and congratulated him. “On whatV” asked the patient. ‘ Judge for yourself,” replied the doctor, handing him a mirror. The man surveyed bis corrugated countenance intently for a few seconds, when with the dawn of conviction there stole B grin into his stern features. Thanking the doctor, lie skipped out of the room In a frenzy of delight.—London Tit-Bits.