The Archive · 1899

Two of a Trade

That two of a trade seldom agree is a com. mon saying. Its weakness, however, resides in the fact that it is a cavilling, snceri jea sought to be conveyed is agreement ix the outcome of ciprocal jealousy. While that is likely, not @ necessary, or even a philosophical, inference. Two of a trade may easily see reasons for an honest difference of opinion to which the outsider is blind. Again two of trade may agree and both be wrong—on 4 point, of cure connected with their own industry. Some years ago there was high debate over the question whether a painting exhibited in Paris, was an original Velasquez oracopy. Half the artists and connoisseurs in Europe not hot under the collar about it, Tt was one or the other—so they cai Later on the fact came on!

Tt was neither an original nor a copy; it was a replica, The experts were mistaken. And so runs speculative judgment in everything.

Here is the case of two doctors; both, doubtless, competent men. If they were wrong, or if only one was wrong,—but let us have the story first. It comes from a repute able source, and is well corroborated.

"In Match, 1891," says the relater, "I had a severe attack' of influenza, which pros strated me for two months. after this I; could not get up my strength. My appetite was poor, and what little I did eat gave me uch pain at the chest and around the heart. Sharp, cutting pains in the region of the heart seized me every now and again, sometimes ea bad I feared I was going to die. At: night I get little or no sleep on account of wind, which rose into my thrast, until [fairly gasped for breath. During the painful attacks of my complaint perspiration would stand in beads upon my face.

soon lost strength to that extent could nat stand, Indeed, I was weak as child. I was often 20 dizzy I had to catch hold of something to keep myself from falling. Several times these attacks have come upon me at concerts, obliging my friends to conduct me home, As tine passed on I grew more and more feeble and abandoned all hope of ever being well and strong again.

"Thad two doctors attending me who prescribed medicines; which, how ver, eased me only for a time and then I was as bad as ever, One doctor anid pleurisy; the other said I had heart diveas "For tio and one-half years I lingered along, nestly as much dead as alive, all my relatives and friends thinking I would not recover. In November, 1893, a book wa: left at my house in which I read of a Hike ing having been. cared by Mother Seigel's Syrup. My wife procured me a bottle from the Provincial Drug Stores in Weatgato Street, and the first bottle gave me ea much relief that I continued with the medicine, I could then eat well and the foud agreed with me; the pain around the heart "Tu a short time my strength returned and I got back to my work well and vigorous, Since then 1 have boon in the best of health. to publish this statement Signed) William Henry 48, Rendlesham Road, All Saints, Ipswich, November 13th, 1897.

One of Mr. Jervis' doctors pronounced his complaint to be pleurisy; the other said it was heart disease. Were they both right, or both wrong? Or was one right and the other wrong? In the latter case—which one? Judging from the symptoms as set forth by Mr. Jervis the probability is that both wore right—as far as they rent, the exe or bag which surrounds the heart (called the pericardium), and the sac in which the lung rest. (called t emphatic system; which is the especi ding place and stamping gr of of poison, produced by th:

tem, and the cause of sheumatism, gout, pleurisy, and heart disease, Now, after (if not before} his attack of i Mr. Jervis suffered from acute dyspepsia with which engendered the poison up a mild form of both pleurisy and heart disorder, When the real and underlying ailment of all—the dyspeysia—was cured by Mother Seigel's Syrup these supplement tary or consequential troubles vanished, as might be expected.

So we see that—strange ay it may seem—two of a trade can differ "ud both be right, (8) 8, 15 and 22my 240, sleter Vin shads clouds; f fog: bai misty (hazy); © overcast (dull);, rai clam, Force from i, to On the 2st of March, 1899, at Ansgari Church, Bremen, by the Rev. Portig, Gnantes Ropotrs, of Shanghai, to Hetexe Sorair, youngest ' daughter of F. Derkners, of Bremen, On the Lith ins ut, at the Cathedral, Shanghai, by the 'H.C. Hodges, M.A. Hanovp Winuas, youngest eon of 0. G. Dates, of Romford, Essex, to Atlee, eldest daughter of William M. Kenroor, of Dukii field, Cheshire,

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