years later, the bone is still there and has never caused any problems. Mary said she was a wonder baby to survive the accident. Doctor Gus MacDonald was a frequent visitor to our house. Mary was often sick. On one occasion, I had a large boil on my leg, so Dad asked the doctor to look at it while he was there. The old doctor opened his black bag and removed a surgical knife. To a six year old it looked like a bayonet. I sat there shivering in my shoes as the old man punctured the boil, and a yellowish secretion splashed everywhere. I thought that I was going to die, but soon realized that I felt much better. Doctor Gus did not believe in wasting medication to relieve pain. As children we had chores to do each evening before dark. Pumping water, cutting kindlings, and taking in wood were some items on the list. There was very little amusement in the house. There were no TVs, telephone, video games or good radios. It was a way of sending us to bed early. It meant that there were less injuries to deal with. --------------------- L-R Lome, Genevieve, Jean, Kay & Terry (deceased) 38