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A VILLAGE DOCTOR’S CLINIC 
By A. Z. HALL, M.D., Eaton, Colo. 
Life itself is far more fascinating than theory is 
about it. Observation is much more convincing than 
argument. Let us forget theories and arguments for a 
few moments and look at some real people. Just jump 
into my car and “make the rounds” of a few interesting 
cases with me. Then, after we have seen these folks, 
we can philosophize a little. 
AFTER THE OPERATION, WHAT? 
First, let us stop at this beautiful, flower-embowered 
bungalow. The patient meets us at the door. She is 
Mrs. G. S., a musician, about forty years of age, the 
mother of one child. Two years ago she had a hys- 
terectomy performed after repeated incisions had been 
made and drainage instituted for peri-uterine infec- 
tion. She had been on the operating table seven times 
in one year. Her recovery from the operations was 
exceedingly slow. Nervous symptoms developed. In- 
somnia has been persistent and progressive during the 
last twelve months. She has averaged only between 
two and three hours’ sleep per night for several months. 
She developed tachycardia, smothering sensations, 
cyanosis, indigestion and, quite naturally, despondency. 
She predicted the day of her death. Various physicians 
were consulted. “Simply nerves, my dear Madam,” 
was the verdict. ‘You must learn to control yourself,” 
they reiterated. One surgeon of repute recommended 
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