The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-10-15
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Fith her nails

rel ScratcHeu his I'm heffnali6
70 such an extent Il the poor man
was bleeding and ;fag dis6gared.-
Aber1ethy thought ls an sopportu-
nifty not TO- sbe lost fol 6dmonishing
TIE offender, and said eaiadsm, are
iyon nstiashsmed Of y6urself 70 treat
your husband thus the husband
who iAthe head of all your head, in
factG, si
sYell, doctor, fies returned
the virago, and ma not scratch
my own head2s sst
4 gentlemah once He'd Abefne-
thy if.he though lars
OF snuH would aihjure The brain.
''No, Sir,n was che doctors prompt
reply; "for no man with a single
ounce of brains would everthink Of
taking snuff
At theiead Of the last century, and
extendihgfar into this, there -four.
ished in Lancashire, England, a fam
lily Of the name of Taylor, the male
members of which for two or three
generations were known as the
.uyVhitworth Doctors', Tndeed Como
of their descendants may possibly be
still in the profession. Though
plain Of speech and possessing little
refinement, the Whitworth Doctors
were great provincial celebrities, es,
pecially as surgeons; and their fame
extended far beyond their own re-
gion. In a number Of Tait's Maya
zine, published forty years ago, Viii.
liam Hewitt gave an account of a
visit he paid to the Whitworth doc
tors then extant, who related to him
one or two amusing incidents con-
nected with his fathers attendance
upon royalty. He had been called
in to prescribe for the Princess Eliz-
abeth, a daughter of George Ill.
"The complaint of the princess
was a continued pain and stupor in
the head. Of course John Taylor
Immediately ordered her to take his
snuff. This snuff was made of the
powdered leaves of the Asarabacca,
which has the property Of purging
the head, and of which plenty was
grown in the garden at Whitworth.
John having given his otderand de-
liveTeathersru looked about him,
and seeing the princesses all there,
he clapped the queen Familiarity on
the back, and said, "Well, thou art a
farrently woman [good- -looking] to be
the mother of such a set Of straight.
backed lasses."
"Queen Charlotte took theunusual
familiarity with very good grace,
smiling and replying, "Yes, Mr.. Tay-
lor; and l was once as straight-back-
ed lass as any Of them"
"The doctor had not retired from
the presence of royalty very long,
when he was sent for again in great
haste.
"Well, and what is the matter
now?" asked he, on entering.
ooh the princess is taken with
such a continual sneezing that we
are quite alarmed"
"Is that all?" said John. "Then
let the girl sneeze; that is the very
thing that will do her good"
"The doctor is said to have had the
honor of completely relieving the
princess Of her complaint"
Patients doubtless often amuse by
their idiosyncrasies the medical men
they consult. According to Dean
Ramsay, DR.. Gregory-"of immortal
Mixture memory"-used to tell a
story Of an old Highland chieftian,
intended to show how such Celtic po-
tentates were once held to be super
ior to all the usual considerations
which affect ordinary mortals. The
doctor, after due examination, had
in his usual decided and blunt man
ner pronounced the liver Of the High
lander to be at fault, and to be the
cause of his i'll health. His patient,
who could not but consider this as
taking a great liberty with q High
land chieftian, roared out: "And what
business is itof yours whether have
a liver or not?"
We are also indebted to the Deans
"reminiscences for the two following
stories:
Gan old ladv ahout seventy wears