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Title I Make Folk-Songs Without a Folk, Edith Farnsworth papers, 1900-1977

Creator Farnsworth, Edith

Date 1900-1977

Language English

Subjects Architects, Farnsworth House (Plano, Ill.)

Description Edith Farnsworth was a Chicago physician and owner of a Plano, Illinois, home designed by Mies van der Rohe. Farnsworth retired to Italy in the late 1960s.

User-Contributed Transcription 40which would have the empirical effect of enhancing the patient's effectiveness,energy, joie de vivre or what not. I told her that if careful studyhad shown that she was anemic or hypo-thyroid or that she wassuffering from leukemia or tuberculosis or even that furtherstudies were indicated to rule out some disease, I would proceedgladly to prescribe the medication or the required tests. But I hadnot found any such evidence. "Well, why don't I feel like I want I wantto feel," the [crossed out: wretched] patient asked, her hackles rising. Seeing thatshe thought I had detected the fakeness of the invoice - this, of course,is in tribute to your profession, Inspector - I warmed up and assuredher that I had every sympathy with her, that the work we do witha sense of defeat, or lack of appreciation or success, leaves us with greatfatigue, whereas we can dance all night if we like the partner and themusic. I enquired cautiously into the washing machine situationand finally accompanied her to the door. "Well, I'll say this," sheproclaimed. "I never met such an honest doctor in my life." And thatwas the last time I saw her." The Inspector laughed. "Do you really think it would have been wrongto give her the stuff? Don't you have to do that sort of thing sometimeswith that kind of person? Isn't a prescription a kind of laying on ofhands, and she would have felt better every time she took a spoonful.You know, you get quite weak minded if you're sick or injuredand plenty are weak minded if they're well. It's not for me to be tellingyou how you have to practice medicine, but I remember some eveningsback in the hospital, when I thought I couldn't face the night ahead,but if Miss Effie would come in before she went home, with some littleold pill or ^'even' a cup of chicken broth. I could sleep. But if she was too busy,I felt hot and I hurt all over and couldn't settle down." "Yes, I know. One of the older nurses taught me that lesson sometime later in connection with a man in his upper sixties whowas dying of generalized vascular, as well as coronary artery, disease.He had suffered from such severe angina that he used to haveseveral attacks even as he walked down the little interior corridorto my consulting room. Finally, he got to his last coronary occlusion

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Archival Collection Title Edith Farnsworth papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Farnsworth Box 1 Folder 23

BibID 991662858805867

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