Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-26

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mr.. JIM AND CmlNRSE PnY.
sICIANs - JDVRNILk GAM
DAY.
~ SAN ynAscisoo, Nov. q, 1870.
One of tho great lights Of our Chinese
population Is pickering very low In Its
socket, and If the opinion of the 'tout-
side barbarian" who has been called
In to attend the case can be relied OH,
San Francisco will soon lose n promi-
nent and. noted Individual.
VAN Dr! II Pc TnI.
the light referred to, was fearfully
burnt a few days ago, by an explosion
Of gas, and is now lying at tho point
Of death. This Celestial physician has
amassed a larger fortune than any
other doctor In the city. IIe came
here from Canton several years ago,
and with the exception Of a short visit
home two years since, las been In
practice all the time. That the China
Phsrmacopin should contain some
remedies unknown TO Western ply
sicians IL not at all unlikely; but DC
that as 1t may, no reasonable person,
can doubt that he has relieVeu ana
cured quito rs many Of his patients ms
tho average Of white mcdlcos. Fout
wears AGO some shrowd spectators
offered lin 100000 and expenses II nc
would 20 to New York and practice
for four years. They rendered hin
good security In advance for the pay,
ment OF the money semi-annually al
the rate Of $20,0 900 per annum, but nc
declined the proposition on tho ground
that he could do better by remaining
here. Having n curiosity to see the
man, I called on him n short time ago,
In company with a lady who believed
herself to DO In an Incipient consump'
ton. ~
I'll Pc Tails Visited.
His Office Is OH Washington street.
near the Plaza, and 4 largo sign out
side the door announces that the hour'
for gentlemen are from s to 2, ladies
9 to s, and outside patients . to
o'clock. Entering a long, dirty pass
age, opening directly from the street
we turned into a room lettered fol
"ladics only" and waited for some
minutes before we we're informed tina,
tho doctor was diSengaged. The only
othey occupant Of the apartment wa
an elderly woman, and soon alter We
had taken our seats q Chinese at
tendent brought her a small basin o.
medicine, and handed her n straw,
through which she sucked the decoc
ton. Immediately afterward another
Chlnaman opened a side door,. ant
reckoning US to enter, we walked Int
the presence Of the Celestial healer.
Making Chinese Physlc.
The room was almost q counterpart
Of the passage, very long and very
narrow. At one end was n large
range, on which stood twenty-five Of
thirty small iron pans, each one coli
tanning some liquid gently simmsring
Two Cinnamon wore busy attending t
them-now skimming off the surface
of one, now stirring up another, ant
whenever they had a few moments Il
snare from those duties, either setting
fresh pans on the range or adding
various substances to the others, q
directed by numerous prescriptions IN
largo Chinese characters which were
laid out OH u table near. The Doctor
was about forty-tlve years Of age
dressed In the ordinary garb of hi
countrymen, very clean and neat II
person, and with q bright, quick eye,
rather sunkcn face and long mustache
and goatee.
ExnmIulnK n Patient.
Motionlng my companion to a seat
he gave her a sharp glance, and point
Ing to me, said In very good English
Husband 2"
Tho lady replied, "No." .
"You have baby, you married?"
10 both Of those questions the sam'
answer was returned. oe
"You make plenty cough, plenty
spit blood?" ..g ...a ~
Ny lady friend told him her symp
toms, which did not appear to be very
alarming. :,
"Ah, / know" returned the China
man. "Four weeks, forty dollars, !
cure you" uu.a a.EsEEn.
I intimated that tho lady's friends
would like to know what was tho mat
ter with her before entering upon any
arrangements. 49,.
"Oh, me give her medicine, cure hci
sure In four weeks" was the only reply
| could get.
Alter some further parlying, the
lady being anxious to try his treat
ment, It wa. arranged that for q con.
sideratlon of &25 sho should receive
attendance for three weeks, and that
she wal to call next day for the first
dose OF medicine. As soon rs the
money was paid, Ii Po Tai ros from
his seat and said very emphatlcally to
me: 81 think yonr friend too much
dance, too much cat, too much fool
round. If she dance no get better
too much eating no good; too much
fooling round nc good. Good by"
Aud with this rather enigmatical opin-
lon lie made q polite bow and walked
into an inner room. Whether 1t was
the medicine or the advice against late
hours and gentle dissipation I strongly
suspect the latter, for 1t was strictly
followed), my flir friend has since re-
covered her health, and is Of course n
firm believer In the medical abilities
Of the Chinese. cd
ChInese Physicirns.
Our Chinese physicians have not
been slow to perceive the advantages
resulting from advertising, and they
are now a liberal patrons Of printers
ink as any other class of business men
In the community. Neither have they
neglected the art of pulling or Of pub
fishing certificates of the wonderful
cures they have effected.
DR.. Him 20.
understands this essential Of quacking
almost as well rs the late King Of
Pain, the Indian Herb Doctor, or any
of the other medical lmmbugs who