Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-17

Dr.. WhatelJ'a and Sidney Smith'a Remedies.
After ages Of experiment and experience,
the art Of curing Is still such an uncertain
art that thousands might say as the poor
invalid said, " never took a remedy, but
I've had lots Of physlc" DR.. Whately could
have SAID Just the contrary. He did not take
lots Of physic, but had a remedy, neyeTthe-
less, that stood bin In good stead at all times
aud seasons. A gentleman making an eve
ming call At Redesdale when the snow lay two
feet thick upon the ground, was much scan
dallzed at beholdiug an old man In his shirt
sleeves hard at work Telling tree, while tho
sleet driited plttllessly In his wrinklcd face
Upon expressing his surprise that the arch
bishop should let an old laborer work In such
fashion, he was astonlshed to learn that the
poor fellow exciting bis wrathful pity was
the archbishop himself, getting rid oil a head
ache In his usual way, which was to throw
of hls coat lay hold Of an axe, rush out Of
doors, and belRbOr some stout old trunk I'LL
he found himself perspiriDg freely when
down went the are, and of went DR.. Whate-
" as hard az he could tear TO his bedroom,
to wrap himself up In his newest blankets,
90 to sleep, and arise by aud by "as I, esh Us
a four-year-old.' Sydney Smith prepared for
all eventualities by devoting one side Of a
room to a collection Of medicines on the
efficacy Of which he plumed himself not a
little. There's the Gentle-iOy q pleasure
TO take II the Bulldog, for more serious
cases; Peters Puke aud Hearts Delight
the comfort Of all the old women In the
Village Rub-a-dub, a capital embrocatiou ;
DCad.stOp settles the matter At once, and
Up-with-t.theu needs no explanation.
This Is the house TO be III lni everybody
who comes here Ia expected to take little Of
something. consider II delicate compl-
mcut when my guests have a slight Illness.
We have contrlyances for everything. II you
have q still neck or swelled face, here Ia
this sweet case OF tin, Allied with hot water
aud covered with flannel, to put around your
neck, and you are well directly. Likewise, q
patent tin shoulder, In case Uf rheumatism.
There you see a stOmach-tln, the greatest
comfort In life; aud 'astly, here Ia tin slip
per, TO be filled with hot water, which you
can sit with In the drawlng.room should you
come ln chilled, without wetung your feet
sydney Smith had almost as much faith In
hot water as Burke, only he was for Its eN-
ternal use; some OF his cUntriyauces might
be generally adopted with advantage. Scots
Ashestiel blacksmith, who, upon the strength
of little veterinary skill, set up as doctor
of human kind In a small English town, was
man Of few remedies. As he told Sir Wal.
ter, his practice was very sure and perfectly
orthodox, for he depended entirely on 'twa
slmples.' And what may thev bel" asked
Scott, with some curiosity. an tell your
honor" said LundIe; my twa simples are
lust laudamy and calamy!" "Slmples with q
VeRgeance!" exclaimed the poet.
But do you never happen 10 Kill some OF
your patients, John Z" XIII Z" Gu ay,
maybe sac! Whites they die, aud whites no;
but It's the will O. Providence. Onyhow, your
honor, Il wad be lang before II makes up for
FlOddeu!" That last touch went straight 10
SCOTS heart we may be sure. johnnie Lun-
die was not quite so frank with the unlucky
victims Of his orthodox practice; frankness
with them would have been unprofcsslonal.
Il would perhaps be change for the better
II European doctors could Initiate the plain
speaking Chinaman, Ii Pc Sal, who, when
called 10 by a California gentlemen, after the
usual examination said, II think you too
much dance, too much eat, too much goOt
round. II you dance you no get better too
much eating no good; too much gOotipg
round no good. Good by!" Dared our med
lcal advisers be a. honest as their Chinese
brothers, drugs would be at q discount indeed;
but then II Is just possible the registrar gen
eral might be able IN show cleaner bill Of
health. Chambers Journal.