The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-07
A New York QuacL.

A correspondent Of the Newark DAtty An.
vER1IsER thus dcscr,bcs ems Of tho qus,k doc
tors ofths city:
lie cccu5ie a brown 3trns roni in one Of
| ur princpal streets. lie is a "neal'r.. m ,li.
um a believer in special gifts, tries 10 vuk
n acle', snd cures the p)cr gratui ouslv. Ev-
| cry morning, II you pass that locality between
even AMI uinc oCluok. two or three hundred of
The lame hslt and blind, sstrauga into-mi xture
oi al cnlofs and sexes NAV 10 soon tho-e
wai'ing their "turr. Ater thsv dispsrse,
Gentcai people begin to arrive-weli 20 do mon
and Nomer in chars, On crutchos, and in
hacbs ard private e rriagcs. You arc re,c-ved
az tho Goor and direc ed by tho official into
rear room back q tho parlor. whots
~ private secretary records your mare
IN doom rhcos.' tie asks your iltlf-
NIFTY, and POI tely informs you, YOU can DO
cured u yCu vii comply with ther conditions.
AZ, tN,re.s the uh What we these scondi.
ton p You are hsnlod large placard. on
which It Is omphaucallv printca hs will care
y0u u you s.e lucky erOnCh ~ 10 worth anv-
w'eto between 50, ono sod S20 ON for 20. n
worth the rod ~ sum varyinI from ~, OOb 10
200, OF y 500 and irthe opi'eni possess or
oi a. amorrt varying from sbOOOJ To : TOO.
200, Ito will d"plete your prtso OF ONLY a cool
my! But best Ct all, ii y,u arc worth moth.
W9 he charges Noih'ng, 20 that nOthinv from
nothing, no'hipJ is Left HoTPy doctor
"Wo.l, you are put uron your honor. Only
roW AMI tren an arissD cratic love to he cnn-ic-
'r.' 'irH, 'c,is az one = eu NUN ahJyo the
~ q Il -, ,OUo. liIt ffi,u. resently went tho
o. tlUu OOO. Having sottlai tho terms If the
'Ufo. You ro..eNo your card with rame and
uuhcr llon you sro shown int, tho
WHung 10 m up ralts, Ia turn % Da ush-
cred into the operating foom." Mlny
p"t'OGs a'c presont. Ihsy are woh dressed,
.'n'e . them caltivatod p'oplc; some no,
g. cultivated Somu arc upucnt and
4, uic are not 70 Opulont; but D-,a.o ike the
Hr'Nc, puts = oplo oa a l'vl. Each man aud
""''an hNs &" TAXI his Ifp. NI hoy monsy
i'r cotton is here king All ara np \ inu, In |
b' 1.hered NO the pres nco o. ths msn whose
touch Is MS zeal, ard whose bi lding, exa.,po
rated runor, IN city ami country. savs, u1st5ps
deafness, opens srhtloss eyos Restores eNhlu l.
ed nature, aud vi ros health whore only dire III =
ease atd incufablo mdltiias reign. Tho roam |
~ hung With h,dooJs locking Developments of |
disea' and the name and residence or those
VINO Lave bo'n delivered from revolving and |
az hz'"g heNhly hiirmIics, sdOrn this sepul- |
cbral apartment.
The door opens and tho keeper ushers Won |
into the presence Of the mtslcil Doctor tnil to |
q originally trader or ps idl,r from Rhod, |
Island. A shet stout man, with a liron itrkot
and long, impending grey beard, and head hair.
loss, and tare bobev,lont and ruu nj, stands no.
toru YOU. You are requested tn name YOUR dis
"s'U. II 1t IA a broker leg or spr,inoi ankle.
yea pr,strate yourself on lounge on your
hsok lAno the uIl fod foot, In agony of exp;cta-
ta'icn, is seized 10y this ilustrious chailatan.-
Several sO1thtrg downward muvomt nts - |
made by the h.nd, and then an upwart ,rnte- |
ln.riC action follows. His eyes arc closed. and |
ho CALCULATES, "thero II goes. and |
80 nov It goes, until, with sptsmodc effort. ke |
-lsps the u oficnding foot or leg most uumerci |
iul " pronouucing you healed ard well You |
'nubt his word try To walk, and lind the agony |
HE same IS over. Tie saws you have not ,;nti, |
but you s'ize your cane or crutca, and, hobbling
Dut, lLlnk lun laYa heen soiIl