, 1867-09-06
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collected in volume number of the curious
myths of the middle ages, many Of which ono,
held place in grave histories. Here for in
stance. are some particulars of the history of III,
Wandering jew In the chronicles of the Ab
hey of St. Adams, copied and continued by
Matthew Paris, there is the first extant notice o.
the "errant Jew" under the year 1928, A. D.
And the same chronicler records at length the
visit to the abbey of an Armenian Archbishop
who, by his interpreter, communicated to the
monks minute particulars respecting this wan,
derlng Jew, derived from personal knowledge
Hhen the Jews were dragging Jesus forth
from Plate 5 judgment hail, and had reached
the d'or, Cdtsphi,--, porter in Pilates service,
as Jesus was going out of the door, impously
struck him on the back and said in mockery,
| 60 quicker, Jesus, go quicker Why dost tho
loiterP And Jesus looking back on him with
severe countenance said to him, al going,
and you shall wait till return" And accord
ingly, as our Lord said, this Cartaphilus is still
awaiting his return. At the time of our Lords :
suffering he was thirty years old, and when he
attalns the age of one hundred and thirty, be Al>
was returns to the same age he was when our
Lord suffered. After Christ's death. when the
Catholic faith gained ground. this CartanbiIns
was baptized by Ananias, who also baptized 81.
| Paul, and was called joseph.
| vi thls Joseph the Armenian bishop went on
10 say that he dxelt 10 Armenia and the East.
greatly affected the society of bishops and pre
| iates, was circumspect, silent and charitable
and did not speak except when spoken to, and
then only to tell of Chrisps death. suffering and
resurrection. He was very tenacious AS To the
character and rank Of his questioners and very
indifferent in the matter of gifts, food and raj
ment. VI this Jew, or his double Mr. Barring
Gould collects many and various accounts from
the Netherlands, from Bohemia, and from Ara
oia' where be seems to have passed for Elijah,
out none OF these present any considerable dis
crepancy from the account of the Armenian
bishop, until we come to the testimony of Paul
Won Eitzen, Doctor of the Holy Scriptures and
Bishop OF Schleswig, who declared that when he
was young, in the winter of lj47, A. D.. son
Sunday in church, he observed a tall man.
with his hair hanging over his shoulders. stand
ing barefoot during the sermon, over against the
pulpit, listening with deepest attention to the
discourse and whenever the name of Jesus was
mentioned, bowins himself profoundly and hum
bly,, with signs and beating of the breast He
had no other clothing in the bitter cold of winter
except pair of hose, which were in tatters about
his feet, and a coat with girdle which reached
to his feet his general appearance was that of
man of fifty years"
After church the doctor obtained an interview
with the stranger, and elected information which,
though more circumstautial than the Armenian
bishops story, differed from it materially. The
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that he had been an unbelieving cobbler at the
time of the crucifixion. Gazing from his door.
step at the procession to Calvary ne had tried 10
curry favor with the Jews by hurrying Jesus for
ward, when he fain would have rested moment
from his heavy burden. Jesus looking upon him,
rebuked him in the words, 81 shall stand and
rest, but thou shalt 60 to the last day."
The doom presently began to work. lie was
constrained to 60 forth into foreign lands, and
on reyisting Jerusalem after the lapse of years,
found not one stone left standing on another.
In this account, in the others, great stress is
laid on the Jews never smiling and in Won |
Eitzen's narrative he is made TO interpret the |
purpose Of God in this judgment upon him, and !
to confirm the truth Of his tale Of many wander
ings by submitting to have his knowledge Of
Eastern geography and history tested by the Rec |
tor of the Hamburg University Another new |
feature is bis strong indignation at the profane
use of Christs name.
This was in l547. He is spoken to at Madrid |
and Vienna in the same century, but a, the world |
wakes older, writers eynce care TO say little of !
him on their personal testimony. Bu!enger in |
his history of his own time, takes especial pains
to guard himself against the suspicion of belief
in this story. In 1910 two burghers of Brussels
fell in with this ubiquitous Jew, or one who ans
wers his description, and tit does not exactly ap-
pear why) and conclude that their companion is
"Isaac Laquedom," the Jew who would not let
Cnrlst rest on uiS doorstep p Il lie turns up
in London at the beginning of the eighteenth
century, and seems to nave won the ear of the
ignorant, but only the ridicule of the wealthy.
The curious, however, would appear to have
questioned him pretty rigidly over a range of
history extending from the crucifxOn 70 the
crusades. He did not think much of Arabic
history be professed acquaintance with Ma
hommed and his father, and said be was sojourn-
ing in Rome when Nero set it on fire.
CoL1c IN HoRsEs : Many different remedies
are recommended for collie in horses, but it may
perhaps be advisable to advert in the first place
to those which should not be given. Almost
every one considers himself competent to pre-.
scribe for this disease, though he may be utterly
ignorant of the effects of the dose which he
recommends Bleeding is generally recommends
ed to begin with, and then dose of vinegar or
turpentne is poured down the horses throat.
Horses affected with cholic are frequently killed
by the administration of improper remedies.
Gaze should be taken to place the horse in box
stall, or in some part of the stable where there
will be the least danger of his injnrug himself
in his struggles An ounce of sulphuric ether
and an ounce of tincture of opium should be
given in pint of tepid water, and this dose may
be repeated in half an hour, if the horse has
not been relieved by the first one. In fiatulent
cholc much benefit is obtained by the frequent
administration of injections, and they are also
indigestion, which it frequently does. Seven or
eight draehms of aloes should also be given, as
this wilfremove any irritating substances from
the intestine which may have given rise to the |
cholic. 1t is very absurd practice to run horses
about when suffering from cholic. Those who |
adopt this practice think that the horse is bene'
fitted by it. In the treatment of the horse the |
dictates of common sense should not be entirely |
disregarded. Would those who adopt this style |
of treatment feel and think it beneficial to have
a whip numerically applied to their backs and |
legs when they were suffering from an acutely
painful disease? They might show considerable
agility under such an ordeal but they would
not feel very grateful to the physician to whose
skill and humanity they were indebted for such
heroic treatment. When a horse is suffering
from cholic never allow him to be disturbed, ex-
cept when it is necessary to administer medicine
to him. Always remember that the mercifu
man is merciful to his beast.
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PREvEN1IOS OF EVIL HABIrs.-Those VINO are
in the power of evil habits must conqner them
as they can and conquered they must oe' CT
neither wisdom or happiness can be attalned
but those who are not yet subject to their iniiu>
euce. may, by timely caution, preserve thelr