One
day in Almora, Diwakar Pant became seriously ill, and by midnight his
condition was critical. In the hills it was not possible to send for a
doctor at night, so the members of the family sat around Pant waiting
for daybreak. He was fading fast, however, so his wife became upset and
lost all patience. All of a sudden she felt Baba shaking her violently
by the shoulder with one hand. Pointing to a medicine with his other
hand, he said, "Give that medicine to him. He will be
alright."
In
her anguish she was not surprised at Baba's arrival nor did she bow
before him. No one else in the room saw him. She at once gave an
uncertain dose of the medicine to her husband, and in the meantime Baba
disappeared. There was a peculiar change in her husband. He became
violent, and it appeared from his excitement that he had lost his mind.
All the members of the family became frightened and regretted the
foolish act of his wife. She did not know the name of the medicine, nor
did she have any knowledge of its use or the quantity to administer.
The
next morning Dr. Khajan Chand arrived. He calmly listened to the story
of the patient's condition and examined the medicine, a bottle of
Coromine. He called Pant's wife to him and asked her, "Daughter, why
did you give this medicine?" She was very ashamed and sad and could not
reply, as she was weeping bitterly. The doctor, patting her on the
back, told the family that she saved her husband. It was the only
medicine that could have been given at that time to save the life of
the patient. The doctor said, "He will be alright now. There is nothing
to worry about."
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