Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-30
y@ '.Isata Are Pills."

Ssc- or our old residents, though not
odd IN years, who has u keen apprecia--
lo9' otquiet fun, and bears the rep1ts-
stlon among his sintimate friends, al q
Wag, mas given us the following am,sE
ing incidents of the early days ip&his
Vicinity. 1t illustrates some ii the
( qiihculties experienced by ytie early
settlers in procuring proper medical
i,attention before the University, then in
an Its infancy, poured out its annual
contribution of pill, compounders, to
'-aioat into the small clearings in the tall
stimber;;-sad:sgroW up with the country.,'
Oqr narrator gives the incident as
One dayf was refrxaing.sssrcm a
sneighboring settlement, slafd nearing
town by way of the ,|b0gus swamp,H
when j discovere1 some distance in
advance, an old lady standing beside
the road, aAd in front of a. newly-built
log cabin on the border of a '''c6opping.
upder the dingy rutiie Of her cap .shone
the bright, broad, brass bows of an
ancient pair of specs, from under
which, With her face elevated skyward.
she peered at me inquiripgly as j halted
and bid her good afternoon.
$50 said she, ARE you doctorp''
NO, / answered, 81 am MOI 2
doctor of physic; ann
'.Wal," she interrupted, II guess we
don't want any more physc; lpears like
we want something else. 3 Nh OF map's !
awful sick. Ye can't comef in am, see |
'lm' canye, jest minit?" q Il
..'Oh, certainly,'%I replied and max
ing my horse fast to the nearest sapling.
l followed the cap, spectacles' and
little old woman into the primitive |.
abode. Aswe entered, she said.
\ "He's been sorter ailin' for going on
two weeks now, am finally he sent to
town an'--Albert, turn over here; here's
q man wants to see We. u E
Good afternoon, +" 81 said, ms he
opened his large, sallow eyes and looked
llofsse9 7 ssiA .at'-me~'' edo you
"Do?' he replied, family .iII
! n on seem to be pretty sick, " / ref
he said, 'you betrl =
s'Ague?'
"NO.' AZ
"Diarrhea?" ~
"No.n {
Pretty bilious, / vgnthred.
wal, noAnot row not exactly;' he
eplied, family. yI'll BIZ dmnbfounded
I'll know what doe nil ime. I've BEEN
omin down flrla week or TWO; gittin'
gus an WIS every daygtill IsraI'd got :
Q d spDvthip.N so I sent toltown by !
tfy 81 the neighbg4iS Jury cm qplinine !.
Or -, nietmIn, IN he's brought !, ne a box /,
- lJiif~ ThC8nle woinass n ' 4 ALI the !
printed papefs that come around EN-. :.
don't rem 'mber what it said about
en-; { any rate | took five or six that I
afternoon, an | only felt wus and wus. :
so at night l took five or six more, on
,oin to bed, an tell We, Capn, l was
Is sick as boss all night. This NORM
made up my mind eff them are pills
vas good fun anythin' I'D know it, an
70 | took the rest, on 'cm all to one ct.
ounded eff amt bout ten times wus' n
was fore took the fust dost. An"
continued the sick man, as he weakly
urned his head to one side and settled
lown beneath the clothes, .'I'vc Jest got
ny 'pinion o them ready-made pills an
hings. I'm done takin' patent medi-
lines, you bet eff l live to. git shet o
his. :" -
Expressing the hope and belief that
he might in time renew his health and
happiness since the medicine was ex-
lausted, mounted my horse and re-
umed my ride, rejecting with wonder
lpon the recuperative powers of nature
wen under difficulties. Lansing Repub-
lean.