Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-30
ADVENTURES IN BELOOCHISTAN.

ADVENTURES IN BEL00CHISTAN.
From Black swoe'l'. Magaaine.l
To the practice of medicine in Beoochistan,
there are only two slight draw backs When the
physician gives dose, he is expected to partakc
OF a similar one himself, as a guarantee Of his
good faith should the patient die under his
hands. the relatives. though by no means bound
to exercise it in all circumstances, have the right
of putting him to death, unless special agree
meni has been made, freeing him from all res
possibility as TO the consequences; while he,
should they decide on immolatng him, has no
reasonable ground for conn plant but is expected
to submit to his fate Ike man and a halm.
In other respects, the amateur will find an easy
field. No diploma or special qualifications are
rcq1ired of HIM his ignorance will remain un-
detected the ailments are few and simple the
chances for recovery are great, for the healing
power OF nature is very strong.
The two drawbacks have mentioned and TO
which no European need subject himself, may
appear to be very cruel conditions OF medical
practice. but, in reality they belong 10 the ciyi
lizalion (such as it is) of Beloochistan and form
protection agans, worse evils. Like the
blood-ieud which exists in that country as well
as in all the Arah peoPled deserts these condi-
tons ar" intended 10 urnvd G'- ,l'~ r-e-e-~a'io"
OF life, and undoubtedly have that effect for.
unfortunately, the ordinary eastern hakims are
not men iirrep' oachable character. Mohammed
Bnx,ior instance. who was born in Upper India,
and,in the course ofhs vagabond life has travelled
from Pegu to Bagdad, is an nnscrupulous scoun-
drel, who darcs not show his face in two thirds
of the places where he has been Asa las, des-
perate resource, when hotly pursued by deserted
wives, dctrauded creditors, and relatives OF pa
drnos he taxes refTo in Raloo.L,s,a,, ''n
cerIs ~ nv bs ,r,, b.. t,;,, .'J "'."
LVhnr hi I'm. ;.,', d. p'II
tho craf,y olJ cl;sC ,loor's !. ~ III, 'A",''
,n,;,y c,y nr,,;C'.;,., ,Lo.;tai 'P.''''
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tho ,,rey,;u,, ,,,,so. and ;r L.; - ~
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ban,,noi pnr ;I' h ',''t' ~ .a"'ns No
h., ,y;,h ;,a,, I'u, W. ~ ''.ea.on 'nt' wpl-
dnoJs hrt ,hn, "no' 'T"Iiu u l'.s
,b,t No, Joa,h 'I"s , u"mli l''''' mus
slowed on W,I,an,,5 ~, n,,ii w p1
n';r;,,ar .,rh ,ru o1N moh'I nc onIy au,
,ro, ,L, sb,t, t a.
s,;ll ba,,ar ,.;.l, 1,oI '.n a' NV VI
his boJv Ike an e,nn," vaa:o w;,h,,. ] 'G@,us hs
D.,Iao.t ELa "I .'' %1'"o", no''"''
eISo ,y,h ,ba Enr, '%o'h' - &c. N'sI'' vi
,r.rA Mnn..,,,aI "a ,.'' "ea-' ~ S.'e Ny ,,'I
Khon ond -"',It '.an,i W. p"A P'eceeus " N'1fap
"a ~ IN nc,,r, ,,.; .no nie' mig no "oe'
on M'hr, uv,enja =, o ''e WHY NJ; a"I ,I' mne'e-
before he dies. of sceinT RaInoch Khan If Ra'
loocb Khan falls ioto ,b,s ,r,n bo oocs .ocra,I,
eyultinc 10 condolc with h;s ,.;ohHor. hn, ny
sooner is he sea,eJ AMI h"Co,e a7
passed. than .ndden onJ - % nn, e h;s Wv.
encc. Inv hlow s,miI,r ." ,h,t ,yh;oh ,vas h''
slowed IN tho vaI;,n, Ea;rshnn b., 10 "t;af oc
the clan McTav;Sh H., sno,;,I,!! v"'v' ~
Bux NAV dccm IL has, '' y, % Iaan e;,h ;,Io ~;,I, o
frs, chief and il il viii ,Io v;e,, oS ;,'c
him and mno lilo lin Co.,
son fla, br ia con,naiI'd ,n ,aI, doso f,ss az, Io'
Eyeo tI;s !. " .iNu uosu ior uosc'
,ion for tho hat;n1 ua,. q. ' hn n'un n,de P'1'ec
further sofegnarI II ;s nooossorw ~ hold $40 ao "a
him tho nun;sbmor, ',c J,a,I' ,I .', Wv =
matters aro,yin IT, -, ."' '''"' VI
In all southc1n heInonh; , ;s.an So,rovon h,
Euronean who nraI,rs ,,',,I';nn !, ,"T
without snsnicor AnJ ,hora !, ro,h,n', 7''''vN w.
traordinarv ,ho, i o,''ho h "f ~ a.,
traveller and nLvsc;an "'' ~ '''f0e''D " ''''
Al one snail ,o,yr man ,r,s r,o,.h, - 49,,
who had M arms Inn, onIw Yesd hanms ~ 'i''
no laroer than cb;l,s nr";oo,;ng o,t 90 ,hn
Otherwise smoo,L s;da. 81 th Th;' ~ t' s'e
notur, was reaI,, ,or 'ru " s"suS
and ou,bt n hc ,'oo',rad -, '''
um but he was hrounh, rn, a. n'JSo ,'',
in order that m;oht e;ys h;r, J'
his arms grow Imnsnden,iv a"tnowIoJ,"J