Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-11-16
Exorcism Of Ague.
How a Quack Doctor Gulis the
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Fort Wayne Sentinel.
The Sentinel office was fa-
vored yesterday afternoon with
a call from DR.. S. B. Doggett,
an eminent professional gentle
man now sojourning in our
midst. The doctor is a curios-
Iity in his way. His modes of
treatment are new and novel.
His methods Of practice are
wholly original with himself.
In short, he is the medical phe-
inomenon Of the nineteenth CEN
tury. The doctor came to this
city during the Northern Indi-
ana fair, and established him
self in our midst. He sojourned
for time at the Central Hotel,
where hispractice assumed NAM
moth proportions. The doc
tors signs were unique speci-
mems Of high art. He cut out
some of DR.. S. Clay Todd's pic
lures, and also got some pic
lures from a book published by
Kennedy, owner Of the "medi-
cal discovery" and from anoth-
er issued by the Surgical Insti-
tute" of indianapolis, and pas
ted them on his signs. DR..
Doggett makes a specially of
ague. He says that physicians
who use quininc for ague really
introduce deadly poison into the
system Of their patients. DR..
Doggett doesn't poison those
whom he treats, but he robs
them, which is about cquiva-
lent. A good-natured fellow
from the country, who tried his
treatment for the ague, thus de-
scribed it to our reporter: THE
first thing, I paid him a dollar.
He gave me a bottle Of queer
looking stuff, which he said
was fluid electricity. | was to
take that when | went home,
and as soon as the ague left me
(Which he said would be at
ioncc), the rest Of the electrici-
ty would CONCEAL and make
first rate article Of hair oil. |
sat down in his room, and he
produced from his boot legs
two drum stricks, with which
he played tune on the table,
for the purpose, as he said, Of
drumming the ague out of me.
Then he produced short stick,
with a rag wound about the end
of it, to which he attached a
sponge. Upon this sponge he
dropped some solution, and i'm
mediately began to pound me
over the head and about the body
very vigorously. Then he sent
me for bottle of the best gin,
which I got. Soon after he sent
me after four red cobS. While
was gone he used the gin and
filled the bottle with water. /
found one red cob and went
back. Then | sat down and he
made across ont Of the drum
sticks, which he placed at my
feet. He rubbed my head and
body with the corn cob, and
told me that the ague had left
me and gone into the corn cob,
and that if ! bnried the corn
cob in the ground | would never
have any more trouble with the
ague." 81 Ho7I rud~
did you bury the corn cob?"
asked our reporter.
Yes said Doggetts victim,
"but I've had the ague ever
since, and if | see the doctor a.
gain, ,saby the Jehoshaphat I'll
lick h-i ont Of him or get my
dollar back"
1t is ratFlerystrange that in an
enlightened and intelligent COM
munity a crazy ignoramus like
this Doggett can victimize peo-
pie in the manner above de-
scribed, but such is the fact.
He has been in the city several
weeks, aud, weaare credibly in
formed, has gathered in numer-
Gus dollars from ignorant and
msuspecting persons who have
applied to 2 him to cure their
ague or headaches. Doggett is
really demented, and should be
looked after by the authorities.
He makes pretentions to being
a fortune-teller, as well as doc
tor, and, We understand, threat
ems to address a Sunday-school
tomorrow. a rs7t
a wedding occurred few
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