The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-16
WHO KILLED 1FASHINGTONp 9

HOW tho Father Of his Country WAS Worry
Patriotically Bled to Death.
- ...' Boston Letter.
Every time the Massachusetts Mcdi-
cal Society goes to the Legislature
with bill to "rcgulate the practice of
medicine" in Massachusetts, tho hom-
Dopaths, eclectics and specialists take
great delight in reproducing the story,
from the report ofhis physicians, civ
ing the details of Washington's last i'll
moss and his treatment, it being al il
lustration, as tho opponents of allopa-
thy say, of old time methods, called
tho, scientific practice of medicine,
which, but for the accommodating pro-
test OF common sense, in the intcrven-
ing years, would doubtless still be the
regular treatment of similar cases.
"ln tho night Of the thirtet nth of De-
cember,".says the physicians report,
she ('thc father of his country') was
taken with sore throat. He sent for
blecder. and twelve or fourteen
ounces of blood were taken. In the
morning doctor was sent for, who
arrived about eleven o'clock, and who
states that he then proceeded to bleed
him oopiously twice more; then he
was bled again, :" according to the
accounts most copiously. After this,
TWO doses of calomcl were given.
Then, upon the arrival of another phv-
sician, it was agreed, as there were no
signs Of accumulation in the bronchial
vessels of the lungs, they would try
another bleeding. In addition to their
previous blccdings, thirty-two ounces
are now taken; and strange to relate,
they find what they had already done
was unattended by alleviation of the
disease. Then vapors Of vinegar and
water were inhaled. Ten grains more
OF cniomel arc now given, and repcat-
ed doses OF cmetic tartar, in all five or
six grains, are now administered. It
Is stated that tho powers Of life now
seemed to yield to the force Ofthe dis
ease. Blisters were then applied to
his cxtremities, and a cataplasm of
bran and vinegar to his throat, to
which blister had already been ap-
piled: After many Intellectual at
tempts to speak, he finally expressed q
desire to die IN peace. At eleven
O'Clock In the evening he expired, after
having the foregoing amount of mcdi-
cal aid, during the period Of about
twelve hours. The opponents of al
iopathy here also take q grim delight
IN reminding tho Medical Society tRat
thirty.fiVc years ago cold water was
death IN tcvcrs, millions, up to that ne
ROD, having gone down to their graves
begging. for oven one swallow ofcold
water,' but we piled with calomer In
stead"
"A big six-footer was yesterday lift.
Ing for all he was worth on a wagon.
wheel which was stuck, when little
two-foot OF humanity, nearly as broad
as no was long,. and just out Of long
drosses and into pants, with his hands
III his pockets and a swaggering dir,
sang out: "Mister, do you want me to
help You! ! can grunt while you lift"
--.DeyTick. '",H
Tho Jacksonville (Fla.) Union has
lcap-year item: "rhe young ladies
Of Quincy enjoyed themselves with q
grand leap-year ball last Thursday
night. All present had a merry time,
Dnt some ofthe coy young men were
disappointed. They were not pressed
with Inatrimony half as hard as thoy
expected to be-" y
A dispatch from Forgo, Dakota.
during the cold weather, stated ,thnt
the thermometer was forty-six, degrees
below zero. They ought to have dug
down In tho ground 80 as to give the
thermometer chance. No t6ormom-
eve eter can do anything ifit IL cramped
~ nave seldom seen much ostonta-
,nI'n lion and an much learning met togotflor.
,an nhs sum rising and @declining, makes
long shadows; at midday, when he is
lili0hast nOln at all ~ -. ',,.-e " - S 20