[…] the time Billie Burke, the famous actress, while enjoying a transatlantic ocean trip noticed that a gentleman at the next table was suffering from a bad cold.
”Are you very uncomfortable?” she asked sympathetically. The man nodded. “I’ll tell you just what to do for it,” she offered. “Go back to your stateroom and drink lots of orange juice. Take five aspirin tablets. Cover yourself with all the blankets you can find. Sweat the cold out. I know just what I am talking about. I am Billie Burke of Hollywood.”
The man smiled warmly, and introduced himself in return. “Thanks,” he said, “I am Dr. Mayo, of the Mayo Clinic.”
Note:
I’m not sure which Dr. Mayo this was. There were quite a few of them, and they were all related. Instead of picking one of the likely doctors, you can just read about the whole lot of them by clicking on the ‘Mayo Clinic’ link under ‘Further Reading.’
Source:
Humes, James C. Speaker's Treasury of Anecdotes About the Famous. New York: Harper & Row, 1978. 96. Print.
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