Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-06


which, through the agency above mentioned
gave me victory, you viii at least credit me
with just cause for sincerity IN my thankful
ness and belief. l viii also spin my yarn
anent my China cruise, and altogether, ex-
pect to entertain as well as be entertained
by you. With best wishes,
Sincerely yours,
Rear Admiral U. S. Navy.
Hon. GBoRGE WENDELL,
Sinclair Place, Boston.
An autuinnal afternoon in the year 1SS-
found the taut flagship NOmad rounding
the treacherous and dangerous extremity OF
South America. And this day certainly in
tended TO place itself on record with those of
its predecessors marked stormy, Its nastl-
ness ia wind and weather giving all hands
on board the flagship their fill IN hard work
and discomforls- The record OF the Mona (
on this cruise, which she was now cOmplet-
ing on her homeward bound passage to Bos-
ton, had been most isayreeable. when con-
sidered in the light of heavy weather work.
From Suez to Alden, then on TO Bombay,
Point de Gale, Singapore. Hong Kong,
Shanghai. NagasaEi and Yokohama, the
balance sheet stood largely IN favor of old
Neptun 5 rough characteristics, but with
remarkable evenness the health and original
roster of the ships company stood this day
ns IL did nearly three years ago-wIth one
exception. Throughout the diverse and
varied exposures incidental to cruising over
the Asiaric station, where cholera, fevers,
liver complaints, malaria, and colds OF all
degrees reign in full force, none of the crew
had suffered more than temporary incon-
Venience and thus II seemed very hard that
now, in the closing days of the cruise, there
stood nine chances for, TO one against, VIC
tory being at last scored for the destroying
angel Death. When the NOHidd reached
Shanghai in the early portion of her cruise
her admiral was the healthiest man aboard.
A grand specimen of manhood was he. Over
SIX feet IN height, weighing two hundred
pounds. broad IN chest and strong IN limb,
he rightly claimed for himself a fall share of
Natures blessings. While returning late one
night from a uIpiOmailc reception II III
Consulate at Shanghai, through overheat
ING and insufficient protection from the dan
cerous effects of the peculiar damp and
sea-ching night air, he caught cold. Only
a cold, :" remarked the admiral 70 the doctors
of his ship. land easy to cure" So though,
the medical officers, but with a quiet though
insidious progression, this cold clung to the
admiral in spite of their best efforts m Grad
icate If, and when the time came for leaving
Yokohama. homeward bound, the admiral re-
aliz.d that his lungs and throat were decld-
ediy put of order. The doctors advised re-
turning home 10y mail steamer 10 San fran
cisco 50 that greater means for curing this
persrTsnt cough might be found IN the
NaNa. Hospital there; but the admiral pre-
ferred to stick to his ship. still imagining
that his trouble would eventually be over
come by the doctors treatment.
No one who looked at the admiral even in
those days imagined that he would fall
gictim 10 lung trouble. But it was the old
story again typifed in this case. Only
cold at first; and in spite of orthodox treat
ment the peculiar climatic effects of China
nursed It. and fastened the sure result of
such a deep-seated trouble. Time passed after
leaNrrts~ Np.knhnFrfn for Rp=fnn l.r
varying symptoms in the admirars case. and
the doctors imagined that they held the dis
ease III check at least. But with the forma-
ton of tubeTcleS, nIght-sweats and the now
RAPID consumption of lung tissues, which
had set in with alarming symptoms. the pa
tient realized that his cold had laid the seeds
of that fell agent IF Death, consumption.
The hacking couIh IF the admiral had in
itself been sufficient food for serious consid-
Grafton. and now, as IN the warm autumn
days the flagship gallantly rode over the
blue waters Of lhe Pacific. bound for Cape
Horn, the doctors hoped much for success.
But TINS boisterous afternoon found the good
ship struggling with gigantic seas set off
from the Cape by a fierce northerly wind.
Ieaden We're the heavens and sad the
hearts of all aboard, for that morning the
usual bulletin OF the medical officers had set
forth this intelligence: 1.-The admiral is in
same condition as reported last night A
burning fever has been slightly reduced,
while other symptoms are as heretofore an
nounced." All understood these words
without questioning. The beloved admiral
haG durmgtHe past TWO weeks sunk very low.
The symptoms of ol-poisoning a torpid
liver, intense pains throughout the body,
eyeslght and mental faculties affected. appe-
ute gone, through ghinactiOn of that great reg
Glator-the liver. These were the means
which had reduced the admiral from the
pinnacle of health to the valley and shadow of
lP-Th I.F.N full
and the well-known skill of naval doctors
was N this instance at least completely
foiled.
The admiral had issued orders for the flag
ship 20 touch at MontevideO for coal, and 1t
was the intention of the doctors TO land the
admiral there for treatment. But one man
in the snip was wrapped in the gloon of de-
spair, As standing by the weather rigging on
the poop deck he gazed absently over the
seetilug waste of waters. Tins was the ad-
mIrals son, a lieutenant, and alta he TO
his fathers staff He feared that the wear
and tear of ship life would sap his fathers
strength beyond endurance, and before the
ship could reach MOnteyideo. Among
group Of sailors gathered around one of the
great guns ON the spar deck stooIthe captain
of the foretOp. Brown. slight but healthy
looking man. His companions were listen
ing TO a recital of his suff arings from con-
sumption. which had developed while he was
attached TO the s'oop-Of-war Ranger, lying
IN the h3rbor of NOAOhama a year ago. this
yam" having been started by a discussion
about the admiral condition. The men had
Just returned from some work around the
deck. an order for which ! al interrupted
Brown S story few moments previously.
a year ago this day | was hove to in the
nil mans sick bay IN the Ranger, then OF
Yokohama, an tell you, pards, twas no
use pipin' my number, cause l was nigh on
passin in my enlistment papers for long
cruise aloft.' continued Brown. Con
sumption had me flat abacS. and the doctor
says il was no use TO stow away his lush in
my hold seem that my ballows was con
demned by a higher power than he could
wrastle with
''How did you puc'er out of it?'' asked a
gunner's mate.
.Wa'aH." replied Brown, "my Chinee !
washman came u me one mornin' an he |
says TO me, me hab got alice same Melican |
man medikin. do you heap goldp L says.
bring IL of, Chang: l buy all the same.
That afternoon Chang hove up with fourteen |
bottles of a lush. enough to kill or cure the /
whole ships crew, an that looked fresh IN |
their nice wrappers Says Chang, China 1
man doctor hab got plentee more, he make 1
heap good well with my sick. this number |
one mediken alice same through Yokohama I
Wa'al l took the bottles an told the doctor /
| was goin' 10 try one as by the sallin' or
ders on the bottle. and the doctsr he laughed /
ana Stllu tNh5 no Hopu, DIt uplle 10 tlle
regulations savs from the first, an here l
am, ag'in the doctors ideas. To be sIre.'
With this triumphant assertion Brown
looked about the circle. Then. lowering his
voice. said: Boys. I've four of those
precious bottles left-ain't give 'em all |
away yet fter was cured-an' If You al
thin k that 1t would not be too free with the
'old man. suppose / go to his son there on
the poop deck an say what / have TO you,
an askin' his pardon, say We want the ad-
miral to try the stuff IN my bottles, SEEM
that they cured NY consump ton"
This idea met with approf al from all
Therefore Brown walked of Tor an
interview S1tn Ure admifai's son, wan no
little anxiety in his gSod heart as TO the re-
suit of his mission. Approaching the lieu
tenant, Brown saluted. and ask for per-
mission to state his reasons for doing so.
This was readily granted, and Brown spoke
out.
Seeing that / was once cured of con
sumption. lieutenant. / make bold 10 ask
if / can tell YOU how. an why I've the rea-
sons for wi. hing you TO use on your father
what was my salvation
In a few moments the lieutenant had
Browns story ont. and uch to the iatters
rratitication, granted a r a " perInIss' on 10