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Thi» ncof old building, о componlc о* l»o Hou\ct »hi<h once w»*cd о» ofhce buildings (or country doctors, no» houses the country doctor museum It is eosy to (md in the little town ol Boiley PLACES TO VISIT: Country Doctor Museum Recently stnrleal in IN'nsli County, it is the only one of its к inti in the na¬ tion. «»/ CARL GOLRCII the resemblance in Гасс and form to that of his wife. As soon as he regained his self pos¬ session. he approached her. and speak¬ ing to her. asked her name. She re¬ plied. "May." He asked her surname and she said, "May Darling." for we had called her that, hoping someday to learn her real name. Disappointed, he asked her where she lived, and when she told him. he was again overcome with emotion, for the thought came rushing through his brain, that this was his own child, whom he had saved, and the mangled form on the bed. was that of his wife. He came home with her, and when I met him, he was very much agitated, and seemed perfectly dazed. After a short time, when he became calm enough to tell what he hoped respecting our little girl. I brought out the locket and chain and watch found on the dead woman. His hands trembled nervously as he pressed the spring to open the locket, but when he opened it. the strong frame shook like a willow in a storm. He covered his face with his hands, and the hot tears ran down his checks, for there was the miniature of his wife on one side, and his own on the other, and on re¬ moving them from the ease, which had never been done before, her name, and his own were traced in gill letters on the ivory. And now the scene between father and little daughter was too pathetic to describe. Joy and sorrow so mingled in the cup. that it was difficult to tell which predominated. It was a great grief to us all to part with her. for we had learned to love her as well as if she was our own child. Slated Well If Fortune wishes to make a man estimable, she gives him virtue; if she wishes to make him esteemed, she gives him success. — JouatKi If you don’t have time to consider the legitimate interests of the people with whom you associate, you are liv¬ ing too fast. The teacher who is too hurried to answer the child's question, the editor who is too busy to return an unwanted manuscript, the husband who is too busy to listen to his wife’s enthusiasms, are missing the point. — Don Robinson in the Phi Delia Kup- pan THE STATE. JUNE I. 1969 Along with the Model Ford, de¬ tachable collars and cuffs, cobblestone pavement, and hellfire-and-brimstone sermons, the old family doctor, who used to be one of our most important citizens, has largely disappeared. But there were some enterprising and appreciative people in and around the town of Bailey. Nash County, who decided that they would use their ef¬ forts to see that his memory was kept alive. And so. about a year ago. they set out to establish The Country Doc¬ tor Museum, now located in an attrac¬ tive residential section of Bailey. It is said to be the only purely medical museum in the nation. They wanted to make the setting authentic, so they looked around to see if they couldn’t find an old-timev doctor's office somewhere in that part of the state. They were successful in their search, locating one little office building near Rock Ridge and a second one near Stanhope. Both places arc about eight miles from Bailey. They succeeded in moving the of¬ fices to Bailey and made a composite- structure out of them on a vacant lot donated for the purpose by Dr. Jose¬ phine Newell, one of the prime movers in the undertaking. Among others who assisted were Dr. Gloria F. Graham. Dr. Josephine Melchior. Judge Naomi E. Morris. Mrs. Lynda Thomas and Mr. Robert E. Flippin. Getting Started Mrs. John L. McCain, of Wilson, scoured the country for exhibits to be placed in the museum. She was assisted by a number of volunteers. They brought in everything you could think of as having been located at one time in a country doctor’s office — all kinds of apothecary jars, operating table, medicines that were popular many years ago. old light fixtures, a wall telephone from Sumter. S. C., one of the earliest phones to be installed in the Carolinas; scores of ancient books and many other items. There are apothecary jars that date- back to the eleventh century and were brought here from Persia. Also a num¬ ber of other valuable relics. Mr. Sydney N. Blumberg. of New¬ town. Conn., was among those who were a big help in getting things started. He has made some generous contributions to the museum. Stonewall Jackson, as you may recall, had to have one of his arms ampu¬ tated. The job was done by Dr. Mat¬ thew Moore Butler and Dr. Hunter McGuire. The implements used by 1 з