The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-07
Homeopathy at Court.

The last number of the London Quarterly
gives us an anecdote illustrative of favorite
theme of the moralists, the uncomfortableness
of courts. 1t is related by a person who heard
it in 1852 from the lips of DR.. Mandt, the ply
stefan Of the late Emperor Nicholas, and it is
as follows:
The constitution of the Emperor is excellent, but
as he treats it like enemy, and in spite Of his age
does not deny himself any excess, he often shakes
this magnificent edi6ce At the period of which /
am speaking he suffered from obstinate indispo-
stion, OF which the cause remained unknown. My
enemies my friends, and above all my brother ply
scians took advantage of this to charge me with a
want of foresight, then with ignorance, and uti-
mately with poisoning.
At that critical juncture / was summoned by the
Grand Duchess Helen, who received me with a
countenance at once cold and stern. She inquired
how the Emperor was, and without waiting for an
answer added that she was forewarned, and would
abandon that august health neither to ignorance, if
there we're Ignorance, to treason, if there
treason. She then motioned to me to retire. On
reaching home was summoned to wait upon her
husband the Grand Duke Michael. His agitation
was extreme, and he rushed towards me. i re-
NAMED motionless, and instead of strangng me, as
/ expected, he contented himself with putting his
fst in my face, excaiming ''Traitor!"
respectfully begged that he would give me the
means of repeling an odious accusation by acqaint
ing me with the error which had suggested it. "You
act the virtuous mani" lie exclaimed, "you play the
philosopher, the stoic but will moi suffer myself to
be deceived by this jugglery. The health Of the
Emperor is in your hands-you are answerabe to
me for II with your life. On the day Of that pre-
cious health being endangered your learned head
would only adhere to your shoulders by thread -
Not word sir; understand and gol" and withdrew,
pursued by his threats. In my absence the Empe-
ror had sent for me. ! found him alone, stretched
upon an easy chair, his lionke head weighed down
by suffering, bis color leaden, his air gloomy. He
cast on me penetrating glance, and, after some
minutes of q chilling silence, inquired how found
him. felt his pulse, which strong and agitated;
his tongue was bad, his general state alarming.
"Wel, sir!" said the Emperor: he always used
TO call me by name, and this alteration boded no
good. "Sire, your Majesty has oppression and fe.
yer; it will be necessary to take an emetic." At
the word emetic, the Emperor raised his head
abruptly-"An emeticl you never prescribed one
10 me before"+ / went into the laboratory ad.
joining his study and soon after returned with the
dose; Il was not long before il acted, but was
not satisfied with the result Another emetic APP
peared to me necessary, and after il had taken
effect, the Emperor raised his palid countenance,
and said to me in a tone Of suppressed wrath, rs
that aY" "No, sire, for / must have bile
so: but remember this, sciH have" land he pro-
nounced the word piH In a manner 70 give IL
threatening meaning,) II riH hare this one produce
dR effect"
Fully sensible Of the danger and responsibility,
at all risks trebed the dose; the vomiting was in
Simultaneous and complete. He inquired if ] was
satisfied. "Your Majesty is completely out OF
danger" said i, and we parted. On the following
day found the Emperor standing mp, and strong.
"Do you know, Mandt" said be, that yesterday,
while you we're administering the medicine 10 me,
l believed vas poisonedg" 81 knew IL sirer-
~ GU knew it-and you had the courage 10 advise
me 70 take an emetic" 1.-The state Of your Majesty
required IL" "But II Il had operated III, what
would your enemies have saidg for you have enc
mics. aud they are numerous" ''They would have
asserted, consequently, shat they insinuated pre-
vionsly-they would have called me Mandt the
POisoner." "And that thought did not stop yoaln
and here he held out his hand TO me-
sDr. Aanat stated sOrsru birth Pruszian ed
naiion, and bis supposed liberal IDEAS had made hi many
encmee.
tfns that he poisoned reached TIE Hmpsror
aAd When Dr.. MsBd suggested the remedy vi irh woad
heen used In uch ease rave color 20 the suspicion.
The being pxy perhaps 20 the reats thas had been
uttered b nc Grand Duke AAae may have Inferred thai
ne physician, Aer committing connving AZ the crime,
eager % save his master, thAi be ng save himself