Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-08-09

REMARKABLE REMEDIES.
How Cures are Sometimes Erected
The Power Of tho Imagination.


partially blind from birth, pestered an
English traveller into giving him Il
seidlitz powder and some pOmatum.
Next day the chief declared that he
could see better than he had for TWEEN
ty years.
A sea captain. when one Of his crew
crayed something for his stOmach's
sake. on consulting his book, found
mo. II" was the thing for the occa-
sion Unfortunately there had been a
run on that number, and the bottle
was empty. Not caring to send the
man away Uncontrolled, the skipper
remembering that eight and seven
made fifteen. made up "A dose from the
| bottles so numbered. which the seaman
took with startling effects never con
tcnplated by himself or the captain
That worthy jumped too hastily at con
Clusons. like the Turkish physician Of
whom Mr.. Oscanyan tells the follow
ing story: Called in 10 case Of typhus,
the doctor in question examined the
patient (an uphclstercr). prescribed,
and departed. Passing the house the
next day he inquired OF servant a
the door If his master was dead, and 10
his astOnIshmcnt heard that he was
much better Indoors he went. to
learn from the conyalc,ccnt that being
consumed with thirst he had drunk
pailful Of the juice Of picked cabbage
Soon afterwards dealer in cmhroid-
cred handkcrchicfs, seized with the
same malady. sent for the physician,
who forthwith ordered him to take a
Iailful Of picked cabbage. The man
died next day; and the doctor set down
this memorandum in his book for the
future guidance: Although in cases
of typhus picked cabbage juice Is an
efficient remedy. it is not, however. t.
be used unless the patient be by pro-
fcssion an upholstcrcr."
Lady Bankers New Zealand shcp
herd found somewhat similar potion
Of infinite use When his mistress cY-
pressed her surprise At his possession
Of bottle 81 Worcestershire sauce.
Salter said. You see. mum, although
we gets our health uncommon well In
these salubrious mountings. still "A drop
Of physic is often handylkc. and in
general way | always purchase my
self a box Of pills which you do
get such lot for your moncy-and nj.
40 bottle Of painkiIlcr. But last
shcaring they was ont o painkillcr, 50
they put me up bottle o cain pepper,
and likewise that ere condimont. which
was very ethcacious, specially toward
the end o the bottle. II always took
my mind of the lonlincss. and checrcd
me mp wonderful. especially if added
a little red pepper to IT,"
Sir Walter Scott's piper. John Bruce.
spent a whole sunday selecting twelve
stones from twelve south running
streams, with the purpose that his sick
master might sleep upon them and be-
come whole. Scott was not the man
to hurt the honest fellows feelings hy
ridiculing the notion Of such a remedy
proving ~ avail; 50 he caused Bruce TO
be told that the recipe was infalliblc;
but that 1t was absolutely necessary
20 success that the stones should be
wrapped in the pctticoat Of a widow
who had never wished to marry again.
upon hearing which the Highlander
lost all hope OF completing the charm.
Lady DUFF Gordon once gave an old
Egyptian woman a powder in a frag
ment Of the Saturday ReriGr. She
came again 10 assure her benefactress
the charm was a wonderfully powerful
one; for although she had not been
able 10 wash of all the writing from
the paper, even that little had done
her n great deal Of good. She would
have made an excellent subject for a
Llama doctor. who. II he docs not hap
pen to have any medicine handy, writes
the name Of the remedy he would adj
minister on a scrap Of paper. moistens
IL with his mouth. rolls II up in the
form Of pill. which the patient tosses
down his throat In default Of paper,
the name of the drug is chalked on a
board. and washed off again with wa
ter. which serves rs healing draught.
These easy-going practitioners might
probably cite plenty Of instances Of the
efficacy Of their method.
DIR. John Brown. of Edinburgh, once
gave laborer prescription. saying:
Take that and come back in a fort
night, when you will be we'll Obe-