CURED BY "FAT LEEDLE DOGS."

Otago Witness, Issue 1418, 25 January 1879, Page 23

CURED BY "FAT LEEDLE DOGS."

We read once of a man who ordered a bottle of hair- wash, and one of cough -syrup, and got the bottles mixed. The hair- oil cured his cough, aud the cough-syrnp made hia hair grow, Here is a story of a mistake quite as lucky and laughable : — A jolly old Getman, while suffering from a pulmonary attack, sent for a physician. In a short time the doctor called on him, prescribed two bottles of cod-liver oil, and receiving his fee of eight dollars, was told by the German, who disliked the size of the bill, that he need not come again. The German, who by-the-bye, had not heard the doctor's prescription very well, supposed he could get the oil and treat himself. The doctor saw no more of the patient for some time ; but one day riding paat the residence of the German, he was pleased to see him out in the garden digging lustily. The case seemed such a proof of the virtues of oodliver oil that he stopped to make more particular inquiries about it. "You seem to be getting Very well," said he, addressing the German. " Yaw, I ish well," responded the formerly sick man. "You took as much oil as 1 told you ?" queried the doctor. "Oh yaw, I have used many as four gallons of de dog-liver oil I" "The what ?"' said the astonished doctor. "De dog-liver dat you say I shall take. I have killed most every fat little dog I could catch, and de dog-liver have cured me. It is great medicine, dat dog-liver oil !" The doctor had nothing to say;' but rode quickly away.