"Thank you, I will accept it with pleasure."

Miss Arnold repeated the following, and the doctor took it carefully
down in his note book:

"As soon as the headache comes, and the chill down the back, and the
stomach becomes sick, and the limbs begin to ache, clear the stomach
with a strong emetic, put the feet in hot mustard water several times
during the next twelve hours. Talk very often and encouragingly to the
patient as the insanity begins to show itself. As soon as the thirst
sets in, give frequently alternate small drinks of cold Indian meal
gruel--no butter in the gruel--and moderately large drinks of the best
plain black tea, _hot_, without milk or sugar. Occasionally the gruel
may be changed and made of oatmeal, and the tea have a bit of toasted
bread in it. As the disorder goes through its course, and a craving
sets in, humor this at once with moderate supplies of what is
craved. Air the room twice or three times each day, taking great care
to cover up the patient completely, head and all, while the doors and
windows are open. Keep the room dark, and at an even temperature. Pat
the face, arms, &c., with warm barley water, and then with a feather
oil the whole surface with sweet oil. This prevents all itching and
pitting, or marks."

[Illustration: Poor, noble Anges was so wearied out, that she got
asleep while she walked with the baby, and stepping too near the
stairway, she fell all the way down.]

"Truly a plain and simple remedy," remarked the doctor, as he put away
his book, "I shall not fail to try it also, if I should ever come
across any cases of variola."