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Until his fiftieth year Jason Hartsorn knew nothing whatever about the position of his liver, kidneys, lungs, heart, spleen, and stomach except that they must be somewhere inside of him; then he attended the auction of old Doctor Hemenway's household effects and bid off for twenty-five cents a dilapidated clothes basket, filled with books and pamphlets.
Shivers and shudders became almost second nature to Mehitable Hartsorn during the days that followed.
Jason's education as to his anatomy began almost at once then, for on the way home he fished out a coverless volume from the basket and became lost in awed wonder over a pictured human form covered from scalp to the toes with scarlet, vine-like tracings. "For the land's sake, Jason!" ejaculated Mrs. Hartsorn, as her husband came puffing into the kitchen with his burden an hour later.
"Hitty," he gasped. "I've got 'em all! An' I've got ter take the whole six medicines ter cure me!" Even Mehitable was stirred then. For one long minute she was silent, then she squared her shoulders, and placed her hands on her hips. "Jason Hartsorn," she began determinedly, "this thing has gone jest as fur as I'm goin' to stand it.
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