The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-04-09
From the Diary Of q Ne'o York Physician.
LOVE POWDERS.


About the year 1915, rather stout, course
looking man apparently some twenty-five years
of age, came to my office and wished to speak
with me aside. He was a dutchman from up
the river and spoke English rather imperfectly,
Having got me aside he stated his case with
very great soemnity. He informed me that he
was in love with certain young woman in his
Ineighborhood, who unfortunately did not return
his affection. This, he assured me was not ow-
ing to any indisposition on her part, for she was
willing to love him if she could and in order to
overcome the repugnance she felt towards him,
would consent to any feasible means. A love
powder was that which most naturally suggest
ed itself to his mind, and he had called to pro-
Icure one.
81 would'a got it of out toctor to home,' said
he, 'but was afeard it would leog out zum how
or anoder, and den would be laughingstog to
de whole town. 70 as was cumming to New
York, thought might as we'll git it here. Wat
you ask for one strong love powder, wat will do
de bushes for de garl, and make her love me like
de tyvel all cut
At first began to reason with him on the fol-
ly of endeavorng to excite love by means of
powders, phitres, potions, and the like. But
found my argument thrown away. Ithen en-
deavored to laugh him out of his project. But
my ridicule, like my arguments, fell harmless to
the ground.
Finding him resolved on having the love pow
der, come what would concluded to give him
something which would satisfy him. | accord
ingly put up two powders of tartar emetic; five
grains each, telling him it was necessary for him
to take powder as we'll as the girl, in order tc
produce the desired effect.
'But be in love now, toctor, and does moi
need any of the powders to make me love more
as do. What should take it for den?'
'You must take it said |, otherwise the powder
will have no effect on the girl.
'But den I shall have to bay for two powders
instead of one.'
then gave him directions to dissolve the pow
ders in water, and to take one himself and tC
| give the girl the other ut the same time and thai
they should be shut up together in the same room
at the time of taking the powders, and so on fol
three hours there after, when assured him they
would produce remarkable effect.
The fellow went away well pleased with thu
favorable termination of his love suit and
thought little more of the subject, OCCASIONAL,
to laugh to myself at the physical effect tn
love powders would be likely to produce on tn
amorous dutchman and his dulcinea. How ia
they were likely to produce the desired effect
| could not of course determine; but the resul
would not, finally, prove injurious TO the henlt
of the parties, was we'll satisfied.
1t was somewhat like year after this, tha
walking one day in the street came plump up
on my patient. Startled like Macbeth at tn
ghost of Banquo, would have avoided him; an
for this purpose | dogged into the-Hote
r Just opposite.--But fear frequently brings th
catastrophe which it seeks to escape; and tn
consciousness of guilt conjures up dangers wher
in reality none are to be apprehended
My motions were undoubtedly suspicious, an
the dutchman detected me the sooner for al
tempting to dog him. At all events, he follow
ed me into the hotel, and with a very angr
countenance began.
BIS you not the toctor what give me love pow
J, ders a twelve mond agoS
what, a doctor2 Igive you love pow
ders2 said |, appearing to be vastly surprised I
this question-'you must certainly be mistake
/ in the man,
Py CT pelIeye you to be de man. persi