The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-15
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She 10 not dieter at all; that 10.
she has not been graduated from any
college OF me icine. nor does she hold
any diploma frum such an institution.
Nor Is she licensed te practiss. She 10
simply Q dear old geotlevomsn, big.
hearted. kind and credulous. and 70
s.nsitive To- the pains and sches Of
others. whethsr bsokaches, toeaches.
OF hrnitHchrs. ALI sches. n fact. Of
soul or bodl tact she sclses With
them in very eympathy. and does the
oniy selfish thug Of hsr LIE time 10 ~.
lisve them. l say sel6sh. for abe 10
only trying to relisve herssIf-of .
pain-so she says. aud would not tell .
lis-no, no uicksr than Sister Sim
place; not ~ som. for Sister Himplace
did tell . lie. aud don't think Miss
Sw+etbrssd ever did. Not si0cs that
sgs in woman when Tying couuts.
sny Wsy.
Many years sgo. some one presented
Aunt Bessy ~ith one Of thoss exhsust.
i've comprehensive puissnces 20 oftsn
To be found n well ordered aid prolific
famiiirs-s Homeopathic medicine
bosk: treatise on every known dis
ease and the renidies therefor. Home
opathic) and always ending mp with.
in such . case. better consult . regular
Homeopathic physicisn' and 10 - far
cnn,i.teut. that doses Of informstinp
and medicine sre-weil. ssy diluted:
some say harmless: n few say worthless.
But some people ere never sstis6sd-
never happy.
Aud, accompanying the book, Was
such bssntifui cAss of little phials Of
white pellets and powders. and liquids
Of various 'dssrses.' the sight Of which
Was enough to mske any one sick-for
the purpose only OF taking them.
heard there wss somewhere about the
boz tsxt from Holy Writ-somsthing
from 81. Paul sbeat fsith. believe
but ! never saW It.
The dear gsod lady WAS delighted.
Her kindly, brown eyes sparkled mild.
iy. like fsr-awsy stArs, o chs t0yed
with the pretty triflss. Sbs had some
little ailments Of her own. bsving
pleLty of time tbs rsfor, and . comfort
able INCOME, and was dsvOot bslisver
in The principles IT the great HAhne-
mauu. She read the bOpk she studied
it, She could turn t. any complaint
treated VI in the boOk. without refer
ing to the index. Aud she lesrned-
we'll. Let US say about rs much 40 Q
young housekeeper dues from her tirst
cookery Loos, believe she 10 aware
that tue heart aud liver are net ON the
same side in most people. and she dis
putes the heresy that headache always
comes from the nerves; but dnubt II
she has discovered tho functions Of the
spleen. or is we'll up In Rright's dis
ease. But she studied the bO0k-that
is sure. Aud then the fun began.
I have said she had NO llcense TO
practise. But she did practise; and
With an enthusiasm and sssiduity that
would have put to shame many . reg
ulsr practitioner. And she believed in
herself, snd rsok her own medicine.
toO-sud tia. is what the segulsrs
never do. When they get sick they
send OF for brothsr doctor. aud take
his nedicins. never could tell Why.
unless to shit the responsibility; or
perhaps it is one Of those 'courtssiss' OF
which the profession 10 90 full. But /
say our doctor took hers. literally. into
her system - Others take it, - veil -
into her big hesrt and faith.
We called her .Doster Hiss.' At arst
ooly We. her sisters and her cousins-
and her nephews and nieces. and
grand -nsphs1s end grand nisces-
thea, friends and nsighboea cod al
who knew her Or knew u her; M -
derision. mind yoai Aay oas whs ha1
spoken siighsipgly and snkisdly 81 our
dear doctor would have been inconti.
nently asunced-mind thasl
1t came about in this wise. An old
Irish woman came 70 zee her, who had
forgotten or did mot know her name.
and 20 asked fer the Miss Doctor.
Some OF the youas people took il up.
and lol yon have it Great foetunss
and great regulations have bssn &C.
qairsd - simply. :.
Patients we're scarce. - with al
young doctors. though our dectsr 10
mot very yeung in years. But We are .
large family, and Aunt Bessy did no:
intend such meterial % - - waste
while waiting for the time when ell
should know her. and sssk her, snd
take her inaocsst prsscEiptions. Noe
pay her-s she saver c01te0platsd teat.
Perhaps she did, Asvs souns sscsstly
chssishsd smbitico 0f beaag talke1
about somswbat-fof our oDos0e 10 not
s.l angel; Of course. not. ! wouidst
boshsr writing about her u sAo weso.
Even she hes 3 leAsen Of 4oshsf Eve
about hss-Evs slesf tne lanbl I
mean: ! don't take mack sesek in thst
Rrst Eve. Doctor Aiss he'd some little
wssknesass and harmless .vanities. -
Ne shall re.
Everybsdy knew her; the rich and
tbs psor. the old and the yeaDg. the so-
bust and hsppy--ths hail. to osi0sd
and the biind-sli knsw hsf; ths min
s.sers knew hsf. tramps kasw her. And
they csns - - hes. too. Came IKE
the Smi,hs. Of the locusts In Egypt. or
duns, or-any ot thoss fsllovs .who are
sverlAssingiy coming.
Que litsls idiosynesasy OF cur doctor
/ must mot forget. 6bs he'd . pessscs
passion for namlsg babiss- She would
keep poor family In tss. eO6ss. snd
p<sticosrs for--wsll, till the nsxs baby
came. for the psivilrgs OF sisisg .
name 10 The tisy heir " heisess q ~
shsuty. And the sAanes sho cave
tbsm-sll oas Of shs medicine bOok.
every one: Brysnia Fianniean.-4ss.
curius NaRuire. ArnicA Swartx, are .
tev Of the results uh,ch ere regularly