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South Canterbury Times, Issue 7267, 20 July 1893, Page 1

" Where are you going my pretty maid ?” " To the store for some Biscuits, Sir/' she said “ Whose Bisoaits my pretty maid P" Why Atobbbbook’s Oswegos, Sir,' she said. —rADVTI. Incidents sometimes occur ia medical prae tics that have a comic aspect.' Here is one A patient was admitted to the Hospital the other day suffering from fracture d the tibia and fibula— Anglice, * broken leg, together with a touch of frost bite. The treatment : of' the fracture involved the placing of sand bags alongside the leg. He complained of pain'id the limb, and was ssked by the doctor to locate it. The poor fellow, unable to move'bis body, stretched down his arm till his fingers {touched one of the sand bags* “ Here it is, sir,” he exclaimed tenderly pressing on the bag. “ Pooh ” said the doctor, and taking hold of the sand bag threw it aside. “Oh, my poor leg M groaned the sufferer “ its eotne off at last. And for some minutes he could not be convinced that the frost bite had not resulted in mortification and detachment of (he leg. His expressions of surprise and delight when he at length realised (hat hie person was intact may be easily imagined. The question arises * to what was the patient's error due P” The power of imagination it may be said—'tie for psychologists to decide. An excellent relish has been introduced under the title of Gawhb’s Wobobstbbshibb i BATTOE, which has a most agreeable flavour and claims the advantaged being sold at half he usual price of most other sauce*—[Adrt..]