THE DOCTOR WHO BULLIED BISMARCK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 60, 29 February 1908, Page 3

THE DOCTOR WHO BULLIED BISMARCK.

l'riiicts liismaitk. a, evcj-ybo,h-knows, «;w physically a giani. When a youth, he easily van.juiHhed all the other champions of his uuivi-iMfv -,r L lieer-ducls. just as ho conquered wi'.li i'i|iial ca-c tlie ci'ac.i s\\uiiisimm \vim c'lallciiMCil him willi -i niui,-j-. In everything lie wa, 11.-rcuK,iu'- in si,-., ill -iH-jif-t),. in iinclk-ci. aiiil in a'ip.'tile.

A lex- putt (M ini man tii.ni he <-. hiM never have through lite momemon- \ears ln>m iSii-i io IS7I without henig- crushed. In that period l»U----tlov, 11 .-ill puiiiical opp.t-i----ill hoinc. 011iii;tii<ii-n\red AiM.ii. dU me inhered l)eiii:i;i rl. hnmilnu rd l">amv. and noiMdidat-d iliu n r ,. ( ,t mini l.mpuc. <.i all h-td di'isimed Jor -u many de<*ado.

I he .Ami'i iean hi-lorian. Motley, v.*««> was Hi-niarck s college clmm. wcni iu \i>it liiui alter in- had hecome fannui-.. Ahuloy has l<>h a rin'ioii-. picture of the Isi>iiiarcl< hoii-dioM. l)mn', ; .nd window were al\\ay> open I'liii'i'---l!i.-.tnar'-k. li'-r two mhi-. hi*r daiiglii 'i' "d tile huge I'riiice liimstdf ramlil-.l iiini oiii. ul !he liospiiahl'.' I'rllilll- 11 • I hall*, and i'\mone who came there ua* <|iiite as miieh ai home as were ilie ow lie:-, of 1 hi- place. - lioxe- o! loli'j ehy I he m-iiiv Wd'e strewed ai in c\er\ possible comer. Pail- oi' U'cl champagne wore on the pi;ino and in the ea>y <!iair>, ready for anyone who wished to drink; while long-necked bottles of UheuiMi wine were available.

Moreover, there were great plaittr* of sliced ham and beef and roa->t guo-e and -viiwige- <»n I lie sideboard-. !>i*.niarck himstdf -was a treinendoas

>nudi"er. eater, and drinker, and would stride a!)i»nt the liou-e. followed by liis dog>. Ihe pipes and long cigars which iie smoked in a day would have killed an ordinary man. lie loved to

pour into a huge stein a bottle of champagne and then a bottle of porter,

and drink the whole mixture oft' at a -ingle draught. But even hia iron co-i----sliluiion could not stand this thing for

I lie I'reiich u-e.d to -ay: •' The lie!' man colossus will not die unie-s he die- of over eating." UiMiiarek said of him>elf: "if there were many eater- like me in I'ru-M.'. tlie State could not exist, f -hoiibl Save to emigrate." He used to gnaw hi» food like a ! hound; and once, in biting through tin* I hind leg of a hare, he lost a tooth. Hut. as ha-i Iteen said, all this had (o ■have an end., and lMsniarck linallv called in a doctor. The doctor, overwhelmed by the honour of treating m distinguished a patient, bowed and scraped and spoke in honeyed tone-. "When he found that Hie Prince objected to being a>ked about his symptoms. the doctor ceased to make in<|U»rie«. and prescribed on general principle*. When he discovered also th.it the piinco objected to giving up hK pipes all4l porter and champagne and sausages, the doctor was afraid t<> sug g( st a sparser diet. Xaturally no g.md resulted from the treatment, and the prince grew fatter. Then lie sent for another doctor, with the same re-ult. In time he had ealled in more than ninety physicians. Prince UUmarck's -ccomi -on, n-ually styled "Count Hill."' had also grown eviivmely -tottl. It occurred to him to coii-i' 11 a college friend of his. a young doctor named Krnest S., hw eiiSchweninger was a -light, dark, nevvrn-looking man. Jlc wa- some tt hat under a cloud profe-i-onaliy. cau-c ul a prank in whi<-h he h;i i taken part while at the university, lie was <hargcd with having been guiltv (•I uitj)iofe-rioiial conduct, and -.oci;ill\he was tecogiiUed by very few. Nevrjvtheb:--. " ( ouni Hill' went lo Irin for treatment: an.l in three month- it.»d dropped sixtv pounds in weight, while liN general health wa-. very nuu-U improved.

!' this time th.it the great I'liloc -eeilled lo liave alino-t broken down ill till, lie had adies ami pain-. His nerve* were all on edge. His nights were sleepier. || ( . emild not !>ro],eily digest hi* food, it was L'enetally believed that lie wis -nll'i-ring I ion i cancer of the liver. Tin's was |,is condition when " Count liill " came home lo Yaivin for a visit. brining with him his medical friend, the unpopular S:-|i W enin-cr. lie e .| to hi- lather tint lie illicit eon-nil :1c doctor, 'the prime gn.whd and j>rn:iilih'il and anathematised nil II.iiad iried nearly a luiiidreil of them.'and tliey li,nl o11!\ made him wor-o. I low over, alter much he ,ei.i for Schweiiinjfor to comi. to hi- nn\:!>. . ro"i„. I lie i'rince poured nut a'li-l oi grievance- a , h | -yni|,tom>. The -!,irp I,iced omi- doctor lilt him -li'.rl .uid bigan to 11 ni tion him. with deiercmi 11 li"w~. li.it -horth and -liarplv and vcr, i "> d"' I'oim. I'i-niarc'k -non h.e.ime re-tive. and then furious. Draw dug him-eli ii|i. and glaring -a\age|.. w roared nut:

>o nianv i|ii<".ii(tn-! v •'Very well." s; ,j,l S, liw.-i,iii H ,.r ; - t 1,..,, g'M a liuv-r ]|,. ask- „„ , ... t ; ou<."

T!i.' Man ..f Bli.it,l ,in,| |vo,j j,. 1V1 . '■ii ' iii'ptjty heave ~t a^loiii-liinenl. mi,! i !!-■" -mil.- back.

Young /nan." -ai,l 1,.-. ■■ if >k ;n i~ i'i|iial t,. your ii,i|,i„ v „„ In lii' a vit.v a hi,' doctor." Afl-r dial. he answered ~11 the ,pi - I mils ibat were put t!1 |,i m . a lui agreed lo lolluw Schweninger's advice. Hi--luila re i «a, im ,|mvn. His food «•„, limited. 11,. wa~ permitted t„ drink ""'■ v :l I'ttle wine. Almost at on,-,. I,,'s health began (i. nn-,,,1. 11,. order,,! Schweninger l„ have hi, 1,,,,,,,,.,, s ,, m ' lo \arzui. and to take up liis aliiuli' in till' prince's mm rooinv mansion. He Niid: 1 1 "J Im ilill'i'i-i'iic,. between Sihwciiiii"and former doctors is H,i- : | (coated <!«• other doctors. Inn Si-liwt'iuiiir.",-freals mi'."

At length 'amc the lime when Hi, marck was practically well. || ( . ~a l lt . ( | for Schweninger and said tn him: •' Vou have done much fur mo. What can I f,.e van';'' Restore my proiessional reputation." said SclniiMiincer. "Make nie a pro. f''-M'r in Ihe I'niversiiv of Herlin." I will.' said Ili-marck.