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this afternoon to the World's Fair. Yesterday had also the visit of Dr. Darrach.
[[underlined]] June 16 [[/underlined]] Feel much uncomfortable and depressed this morning and no appetite. I begin to think that I am having too much of those tablets of Sulfo-pyridin [[strikethrough]] anilide [[/strikethrough]] and that the dose could be reduced. Furthermore my bowels seem to be affected. Dr. Fowler wants me to lay down in bed and keep absolutely quiet and considers my present condition as dangerous.
[[underlined]] June 17. [[/underlined]] Awoke feeling in excellent condition. Not a trace of yesterday's depression. Celine came to visit me this morning. Am limiting my diet to Carnation Milk and canned Mock-turtle soup. Spent the day in reading.  Fowler thinks I am much improved: Pulse, temperature, blood etc. all normal.
[[underlined]] June 18 [[/underlined]] (Sunday)  Celine came to visit me this morning. Also Longacre and his son Dr. Longacre. Another boresome day.
[[right margin]] Celine, then Dr. Fowler at noon. [[/right margin]]
[[underlined]] June 19 [[/underlined]]  Slept well and feel better. Hearing on left ear improved.  Celine came to visit me. This morning I talked over 
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phone with George, using my [[underlined]] left [[/underlined]] ear. No trouble in understanding him. - Visit of Dr. Fowler, discussing my case.  After having taken some nourishment at noon, had the pleasure of the visit of Dr. Hans Clarke. Feel very much improved. No pain, no dizziness whatever
[[underlined]] June 20. [[/underlined]] Quiet night, but very heavy fog this morning. Depressed feeling.  Fowler tells me that I still have dangerous microbes which have to be eliminated by means of the Sulfanilid. Name: is [[underlined]] "pneumo-coccus type 3". [[/underlined]] This is bad news. Tries to console me by saying that an operation for Mastoiditis would take 2 months. All this is very demoralising.  
Celine visited this morning with Celine Roll, Ninette Roll and the girl of Wyman and Nina Baekeland-Wyman.
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The newspapers publish that my neighbor of Coconut Grove [[underlined]] Norwood Calvert [[/underlined]] has shot himself through the head in the Hotel Roosevelt in New York. A single bullet had entered his right temple passing out thru the left temple.  No reason was given.
A boresome afternoon and evening but slept well.
[[underlined]] June 21 [[/underlined]] Bright and sunny. Early inspection by Dr. Fowler, reports further improvement, and cuts down the Sulfo-puridine pills to 50%