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1、01—of—82CHAPTERI.THREEINVALIDS.-SUFFERINGSOFGEORGEANDHARRIS.-AVICTIMTOONEHUNDREDANDSEVENFATALMALADIES.-USEFULPRESCRIPTIONS.-CUREFORLIVERCOMPLAINTINCHILDREN.-WEAGREETHATWEAREOVERWORKED,ANDNEEDREST.-AWEEKONTHEROLLINGDEEP?-GEORGESUGGESTSTHERIVER.-MONTMORENCYLODGE
2、SANOBJECTION.-ORIGINALMOTIONCARRIEDBYMAJORITYOFTHREETOONE.THEREwerefourofus-George,andWilliamSamuelHarris,andmyself,andMontmorency.Weweresittinginmyroom,smoking,andtalkingabouthowbadwewere-badfromamedicalpointofviewImean,ofcourse.Wewereallfeelingseedy,andwewer
3、egettingquitenervousaboutit.Harrissaidhefeltsuchextraordinaryfitsofgiddinesscomeoverhimattimes,thathehardlyknewwhathewasdoing;andthenGeorgesaidthatHEhadfitsofgiddinesstoo,andhardlyknewwhatHEwasdoing.Withme,itwasmyliverthatwasoutoforder.Iknewitwasmyliverthatwas
4、outoforder,becauseIhadjustbeenreadingapatentliver-pillcircular,inwhichweredetailedthevarioussymptomsbywhichamancouldtellwhenhisliverwasoutoforder.Ihadthemall.Itisamostextraordinarything,butIneverreadapatentmedicineadvertisementwithoutbeingimpelledtotheconclusi
5、onthatIamsufferingfromtheparticulardiseasethereindealtwithinitsmostvirulentform.ThediagnosisseemsineverycasetocorrespondexactlywithallthesensationsthatIhaveeverfelt.IremembergoingtotheBritishMuseumonedaytoreadupthetreatmentforsomeslightailmentofwhichIhadatouch
6、-hayfever,Ifancyitwas.Igotdownthebook,andreadallIcametoread;andthen,inanunthinkingmoment,Iidlyturnedtheleaves,andbegantoindolentlystudydiseases,generally.IforgetwhichwasthefirstdistemperIplungedinto-somefearful,devastatingscourge,Iknow-and,beforeIhadglancedhal
7、fdownthelistof"premonitorysymptoms,"itwasborneinuponmethatIhadfairlygotit.Isatforawhile,frozenwithhorror;andthen,inthelistlessnessofdespair,Iagainturnedoverthepages.Icametotyphoidfever-readthesymptoms-discoveredthatIhadtyphoidfever,musthavehaditformonthswithou
8、tknowingit-wonderedwhatelseIhadgot;turnedupSt.Vitus'sDance-found,asIexpected,thatIhadthattoo,-begantogetinterestedinmycase,anddeterminedtosiftittothebottom,andsostartedalphabetical