Connecticut western news., 1873-01-31

som, mention that the footman, whom the fair bone-setter had married the week before, had taken sudden jour- ney from thence with what money his wife had earned, and that her concern at first was very great, but as soon as the surprise was over, she grew gay, and seems to think the money well disposed of, as it was like to rid her of her hus- band" At this time she was at the height of her prosperity, in December of the next year she died, "at her lodg. ings near Seven Dials, so miserably poor that the parish was obliged to bury her."
 Dr. Ward, one of the quacks men tioned as accompanying Mrs. Mapp to the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, was the son of 8 drysalter in Thames street. He became footman, and it is said that while travelling with his master on the continent he obtained from some monks those recipes by which he afterwards made his "Friar's Balsam" and other nostrums. He began to practice about 1733, and for some time combatted the united efforts of wit, learning, argument and ridicule. The Grub Street Journal attacked him in well-written article, showing the mischievous effects of his "pin," giving instances of fatal results from its use, and pointing out it's prob able principal ingredient. He replied, giving copies of dispositions made be- fore certain magistrates to show that these fatalities arose from other causes. He also inserted in his reply several tes- timonials to his wonderful success. The controversy went on for some time, no doubt much to Wards profit. One ot his detractors finishes an article with this warning to the public:
 "Before you take his drop or pill
 Take leave of friends and make your will"
 Praised by General Churchill and Lord Chief Justice Reynolds, he was called in to prescribe for George the Second. The king recovering in spite of his attentions, Ward received 8 sol emn vote of thanks from the House of Commons, and obtained the privilege of driving his carriage through the St. James Park. He died in 1761, leaving his statue, by Carlini, to the Society of Arts.
 The Chevalier Taylor, as he called himself, was quack oculist, whose inn pudence was unparalleled, as his me- moirs, written by himself, will testify. Dr. Johnson, in conversation with his friend Beauclerk, talking of celebrated and successful irregular practicers in physic, said: "Taylor was the most ignorant man ever knew, but spright- ly; Ward the dullest. Taylor challenged me once to talk Latin with him. l quoted some of Horace, which he took to be part of my own speech. He said a few words well enough"
 About this time there practiced in Moorfelds quack who advertised him. self the Unborn Doctor" A writer of the time speaks of him as the stutter- ing Unborn Doctor," and relates that 8 gentleman having asked him to explain his title, he replied, "Why, you s--s--ee, sir, I w-w-as not born d-d-doc- tor, and s-s-soo I am an u-u-u- unborn doctor"
 We may mention here Doctor Han cock, who recommended cold water and stewed prunes as universal panacea. There was also the proprietor of the Anodyne Necklace, the wearing of which for one night would enable chil- dren to cut their teeth without pain, even though they had previously been on the brink of the grave. Theseneck- laces had good sale at the really mod crate price, considering their effect, of five shillings each.
 In 178O Dr. Graham opened house as the Temple of Health. His rooms were stuffed with glass globes, marble statues, medico-electric apparatus, fig ures of dragons, stained glass, and other theatrical properties. The air was drugged with incense, and the ear was charmed wth strains of music from 8 self-acting organ. Here he lectured on the beneficial effects of electricity and magnetism, and explained accord ing to his advertisements "the whole art of enjoying health and vigor of body and mind, and of preserving and exalt- ing personal beauty and loveliness; or, in other words, of living with health, honor and happiness in this world for at least hundred years" One of the means to this end was the frequent use of mui-baths at a guinea each; and on certain occasions he might be seen up to his chin in mud, accompanied by the priestess of the temple, otherwise Ves- tina, the Goddess of Health, This goddess" was Emma Lyons, previous ly domestic servant, afterward the wife of Sir William Hamilton and the friend of Lord Nelson. Dr. Graham removed to Schomberg House in Pal Mall, where he opened the Temple o1 Health and Hy1nen. Here he had his celestial bed, which he professed cost sixty thousand pounds. One night in this bed secured beautiful progeny, and might be had for one hundred pounds. For supply of his Elixir oj Life he required one thousand pounds in advance.
 | A Prussian traveller who was in Eng. land at the time described this temple with its vari-colored transparent glasses it's rich vases of perfumes, half-guines treatises on health, and divine balm al guinea a bottle. Magneto-electrit beds were on the second floor, and might be slept in for fifty pounds { night. Each bed rested on six massy transparent columns. The perfumee drapery was of purple, the curtains O. celestial blue.
 Graham spared no expense to attrac visitors. He had two footmen in gaudy iveries and gold-laced hats to stand a the entrance. His rooms at night were brilliantly lighted. With an admittanc' fee of five shillings his rooms wer' crowded with people anxious to see thi mdSAAACCAU SuOW huO IO u0dT Lu0 10S ture of the quack or his assistants. On. of his advertisements informs us tha "Vestina, the rosy Goddess of Health presides at the evening lecture, assist ing at the display of the celestial me teors, and of that sacred vital fire ove which she watches, and whose applica tion in the cure of diseases she dail, has the honor of directing. The de scriptive apparatus in the daytime i conducted by the officiating junio priest" The priest was young medi cal man, afterwards Dr. Milford, an, father of the celebrated authoress.
 Graham's expenses were very large and when his receipts fell of, the Tem pie of Health was closed, and the whol