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An Ounce of Cure

Alan Edward Nourse

Book Overview: 

The title is a play on "An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure". This is a science fiction short story written by Alan Edward Nourse.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Until last week. You see—"

"I see," said the doctor. "Getting worse all the time, you say."

Wheatley wiggled the painful toe reflectively. "Well—you might say that. You see, when I first—"

"How old did you say you were, Mr. Wheatley?"

"Fifty-five."

"Fifty-five!" The doctor leafed through the medical record on his desk. "But this is incredible. You haven't had a checkup in almost ten years!"

[47] "I guess I haven't," said Wheatley, apologetically. "I'd been feeling pretty well until—"

"Feeling well!" The doctor stared in horror. "But my dear fellow, no checkup since January 1963! We aren't in the Middle Ages, you know. This is 1972."

"Well, of course—"

"Of course you may be feeling well enough, but that doesn't mean everything is just the way it should be. And now, you see, you're having pains in your toes!"

"One toe," said Wheatley. "The little one. . . Read More