The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-07-05
FoR TINE CHARLOTTE JOURNAL
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Is Id take advantage Of q quiet time, to CIV
.e my little experience in the gradua,in line
|. Sum docturs have to study ihre or for
\, munths before they can shine, but grad
If uaied in less nor TIRE days. and lie ,e
O you how.
10 Sum lime ago, there was dr.. Shannu
/, here giving lecturs and diplomats to tn
n TO the foxes, awl in about less ihaa no time
# herd Of his gre. rcpuie and Iongd TO b
r Insulated into the siense OF Paythelistn. 8
found out where the greet desipIe Of phis
sic held forth and went to his offise.
GOOD mornin sir said |.
, Good mornin sir, happy to see you, wal 1
in sir: spose you've herd Of the remaI kab bic
cures I've reformed ?"
Yes sir herd Of that, and am cum Ia
find on. I'll could lurn, cos I've got an uncle
oul my way had the rumetz so bad he amt
scarsely walked since the las, revoluliona
~ war with the British in 1872"
my dere sir, glad you told me, give me
greet pleasure TO put yore uncle on his feet,
for hundred dollars payable in twelve
munhs, | will raise him."
That's rite high sir, but the old chap
would pay it sir sooner than lie on his back
any longer, he'd do il sir but he amt here
"No difference sir, give me yore note
PAYABLE twelve munihs after date, and lie
give you a receat which will cure the old
gentleman in tire weaks no cure no pay"
Well that seems fair, but line fIaid
uncle mite not like the prescription; he's h'll
glnst what he calls humJug'.
"Never mind that sir, here is paper
says" Pity there wasn't few more such
bumbugs." Now sir il you are fraid ofihat
just give me ten dollars cash aud lie give
you the whole instructions"
"Done SIR" And forkd over next to the
last ten dollars had, and the dr.. walked to
his box and got GU, the important instru.
ment which was to place me on a level with
Dunglerson, Bell and Thomas: but wasn't
| goin TO be rich lite of
Here It's sir"-said he-openin the
parchment. lookt over il with d,sappoint.
ment and stupid amazemen, and SADIE to
myself "Well the dollars are gone and
Tine done for sertin. "Whi,e ash, pep.
per, jimson weed. 4" H'H. sizsoIz and Der.
smmens, aint | stuck
Mitey simple said TO the doctor.
GAN gre, mcdicins are simple. go.
the Ieceats for them from old w,mmin in
Wales, Ireland and Scotland, they were
celebrated doc,resses."
"Pheul but that's whaler" thought, |.
But look here doctur, what does this
green one mean, writ here on the side '"
thought to my self: Tine a green one
40! that's frog-a tode-you bile it
with the rest"
"Shades of Hippocri'es, Calm, Esculaf.
US and Aristottel want this discovery 7"
Here todes, such q repillous pest,
can be got rid Of at the same time that
benefit will be conferrd on mankind: kill.
in too birds with one s,one," said |.
80 no-said the dociur-,ho yore idee
is good twould be savin the life of one Of
the BIRDS, yore old uncle for instance"
The wit of the doctIr sorler mollifide
me, so | began to git ina good humor with
him and thought, may be amt humbugged
after awl, and so i, has turnd out. Afore
left The kind doctur, he told me he'd give
me the sole privilege Of ins,ruclin others
about here.
told him didn't live in town but
few miles in The country, thanked him and
left.
After 20, home | made some Of the
Red Ointment "and wen, to work. had
tree in my farthers yard which | had
set out miself and thought heap Of, but
an old cote had rubbd the bark off one
side rubin his horns pinsl it thinks |, III
try i, on this tree and if it helps il lie 81,
uncle II. to try it. So rubd sum on the
scard tree and in few days butiful r!nd
of bark had formd on il, and to prevent
further mishaps, tide old Billy, the cote,
up ina lot We had an old swine Of the
feminin lender, a valuabel animal that we
awl thought lots of, nigh unto delh an
idear struck me. That old cote was strong
and helthy, was always Icadin the others
as,ray, and was the only one that ruind
my trees no sooner thought Of than done
ripped open the cote and swine, took out
their vissera-that is entrlls-and swoppd
them with each other, sowd them up,rubd
sum of the red ointment on the wounds Id
made, and in few days the old swine was
up, well, hearty, and more frisky than CIV.
er the only thing we regret is, she has too
much the disposishun of cote, jumps in
awl the corn leldes, butts down the child.
ern and has beard GROWN on her chin
the cote has not proflied so much by the
change; the strength Of the rest Of his
, frame impaired sum vigor to his week sto.
. mack but still it amt as active as before,
it gose abou, mopln, roo,in the ground up
I and shunnin the other goles; besides, il
. has began to loss its beard. The surgicle
, opperrashuns | performd are now entirely
. heald.
/. There is Niger in our neighbourhoot
e had his leg cut off at the kno, for gangrer
j. when boy | appiide the oin.men, anc
8 as pretty a leg has grown out there as yot
ever saw it is almost finished; the las
v time saw it, the big toe was persep,ibe