December 4th

Patient:

Mr. Wilford Hane, age 26, fisher

Ailment:

Repetitive stress injury, right arm.

Treatment:

Treated at office. Provided some tinctures that would reduce swelling. Advised him to alternate arms when exerting himself going forward.

Explanation:

Procedure falls within bounds of modern medicine. No need for obfuscation.

Payment:

4 cents

Note:

It looks like he’s been drinking heavily. The river’s frozen over and his wife remains ‘missing’, so I suppose he has little else to do. I recommended that he limit his drinking for his health, but I suppose he won’t be my problem very shortly

December 5th

Patient:

Ms. Josephine Campbell, age 8, child

Ailment:

Consumption

Treatment:

House call. Opened torso from the back, removed spine, opened lungs, patched holes, removed nits with tweezers.

Explanation:

Patient really does trust me.

Payment:

10 cents

Note:

Made sure to check her mother for any signs of the sickness. Can’t let both of her parents die. I’m starting to worry about what’ll happen after I leave, now that it’s finally on hand. Nearest doctor’s out in Centralia. How sick would she have to be for her mother to go the journey?

December 8th

Patient:

Mr. Arnst, age unknown, courier

Ailment:

Hypothermia

Treatment:

Treated at office. Used the Switch Lever to put him under. Opened torso, removed ribcage. Soaked a cloth in boiling water, let it cool slightly, wrapped it around heart and pumped manually to warm blood. Extremities damaged by frostbite were removed, soaked in warm water, repaired with materials on hand and reattached. Used remainder of hot water to make tea.

Explanation:

Patient was near-collapse on arrival. Very little coaxing needed to convince him to accept treatment without further explanation.

Payment:

4 cents, pair of boots

Note:

Couldn’t pass up the chance to test Geraldine’s solution on someone who won’t stick around to ask questions or spread rumors. It still works, at least on the individual scale. I can’t argue that Geraldine’s benefitted from Walstead’s assistance, even if her betrayal seems inevitable.

December 9th

Patient:

Mayor Roger Macy

Ailment:

Weeping arm stump, blasphemy (Stonewall)

Treatment:

Treated at office. Refilled eyewash feed, added additional material to sealant.

Explanation:

Procedure falls within bounds of modern medicine. No need for obfuscation.

Payment:

15 cents

Note:

Her father has turned against me, I fear. His behavior grows more and more moody around me, and he usually won’t see me about his arm until it hurts so much he can’t work. He saw me early, before Bean’s dinner on the 14th, which I am invited to. If I talk about it with Geraldine, she’ll get upset again. I suppose I must have faith, in God and myself. He will not forsake me here, at the last juncture.

Note:

Geraldine’s work on his stump is holding well. It wounds me to know that she won’t be able to improve on it.

December 13th

Patient:

Geraldine Macy, age 19, assistant fleshworker

Ailment:

Anxiety

Treatment:

Treated at office. Tea with sugar. A warm embrace.

Explanation:

Not required

Payment:

Free of charge

Note:

This is the first time I’ve seen her have any doubt since I inducted her into the mysteries. I warned her that this plan would likely ostracize her permanently from Henshaw, but I think it’s only sinking in now. I cannot blame her, not when I had my own shock upon actually arriving in Henshaw as part of this mad heist. But this is a bad time for it. If she’s falling to hysteria and I’m busy treating her, nobody’s watching Walstead, and even if she knows only a fraction of what the plan is, she knows enough to ruin it. I suppose I must have faith in Geraldine as well, as she does in me. They don’t teach this sort of faith at Church.