New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-15

charm desired by an unbeleving European DOCTOR
must be potent indesd.
You see. Won might have laughed at my beard;
Won didnot. am grateful. But if could only say
you had eaten my charm alb them
ssWen," replied, sag so If You Ike ana our
interview ended"
To magnify ones own consequence is the only
comfortable way Of getting on In Persia. Df nus
gives characteristic illustration of this IN the
course Of description OF medical visit to GER
tain Governor:
At seven, after having prescribed for hm. L
escaped to my quarters Under the prctext Oh anng,
and Law down to rest. At nine my servant informed
me that my dinner Was about to be served; an" .
| and W til bread and ell CT ce:eras. huge bowl OF
iced sherbet and bottle OF wine. was Drought III.
was vefy hungry anxious to fall TO- and Ie. sense
| of anguish. when, to my ast0nlsnment; my
| servant whom / lad brought from Shirazl,
| assuming the part of the Governor on Bar
| atarias physician. ordered the whole away Ill AL
As soon as my dinner had disappeared demanded
| an explanation of my man. 1t was TINS; KNOW,
| salib that the dinner | sent away was quito
| enough for the sahib, and good dinner; but mere
| in Persia mans position Is reckoned by the quan-
tity of the dinner sent him and the number Ii an
| They have sent YOU six plots. / have told them
| that you couldn't think of dining on less IMAM
eighteen. and if allowed you to eat the ainn dinner
that was sent, good as it was, you would be IooKe9
| down on Are you less than the princes physician
| Certainly not They would send him, or rather ne
would demand at least twelve plats. assure you
suppose the fellow was right. Dinner for at
| least twenty-four persons was brought on lhree
| huge trays l tasted some haf-dozen welI-cooke1
| dishes and then my servant removed the rest and
| observed him. with the master OF the house ana
| numerous haDgers-on, dining IN the open ar Oh Ino
| very copious dinuer that remained Inc man was
right. Such are some of the ways Persian has OF
| keeping up his consequence.
| Living in Persia is of delightful cheapness. Df.
| Wills occupied in Julia handsome aud convenient
| house. which cost him altogether about $500. lie
| lived luxuriousy in Ispahan, keeping
| ten servants lat cost OK only
| fifty dollars MONTH for only $1,000 year. The
bills for native wares are small. all being OF the
most substantial kind; the copper cooking pots,
for example. last for generations Inc
chief waste of housekeeping is found In
tho "mokadel." or perquisltes claimed
| or taken by all purchasers and sellers.
1.-THE Governor Of a province buys his appoint
ment this is the kings modakei he farms the taxes
| for one hundred thousand tomans, and sells them
| for half as much again; this is his modakel; the
buyer exacts two hundred Thousands the differ
! ence is his modakel.
| Ibuy a horse a carpet or pound of sugar. ten
| per cent is added by my servant to my BILL sell
horse and ten per cent is taken on the price oy my
| servant pay muleteer, and ten per cent Is de-
| ducted from the hire These things are the so
/
cannot avoid it, If pressed the thing is brought
| home TO him. he will not even hesitate to acknowl-
edge it.
| ".It ia the custom, sahib Could you have
bought the thing cheaper than !, sold it so we
| evan with the modakelf No. you could not; Then
wbv obiectf What stimulates me to do the best can
| for Won NV modakel; you cannot fight againstit
| Food in Persia is excellent as we'll as cheap. The
| "kabobn the Doctor considers the triumph OF the
country: he asserts that tenderness and dgestibiiy
therein approach their highest pitch. Small pieces
| of young lamb arc cut aud and thrust upon q
| skewer previously rubbed with onion, bit OF
| the delicate tail fat is put between each
kabob. and they are turned over a fierce charcoal
FIRE until they are Drowned Then, smoking hot and
delicious TO the last degree they placed before tho
diner together with bread and salt Vegetables fruits
| ice pickles and sweets abundant and cheap;
| butter and cheese are only about cents pound,
| while -four and bread are cents. Persia
SAYS the Doctor is really the poor mans paradise
in fact, to 1.-Two in, the cheapest country IN the
| world"
Some of DR.. wis's stories of his practice are
| very amusing. His native patients, he found were
usually careful not to pay him once. however, a
| grateful Armenian woman sent him about Sls In a
little embroidered bag. As she was poor the gen.
| erous Englishman returned the money ana tod her
| he would accept the bag as keepsake. 90
| unheard of a proceedIngr he adds. 'astonished the
| Armenian community, and the priest, wealthy Old
sinner. saw his way. as he thought. TO stroke OF
| business. had treated hin, too, aud he brought
| ma similar bum in similar bag. Great was his
disgust when thanked him for the money aud DO
iiely returned the bag, and ne confded to my SER
| want that. had he thought this would have been
the result, he would never have paid farthing"
An ingenious baker who had been cured of a cat
aract by DIR. Wills attempted to play upon that
worthy picturesque trick:
Ibad been happily successful, and to my salts
faction had restored sight 10 roth eye onds and "a
| the man was thriving tradesman ana wtll-tO-uo,
thought hlm the obliged party but ne regretted
tue four pounds :.
One day. AS was sitting in the dspensary sur.
| rounded by crowd OF sick and their friends aud
relatives, melancholy procession entered tne room
| eye and huge white bandage round Dis neau, was
led or rather supported, iDto the apartment and
on nv expressing establishment, his relatives IN
formed me that his SIGHT quite gone through
| my unfortunate treatment, and that lie had come
to get his four pounds back and any COMPENSATION y,
for the loss OF his eyes that might be pleased TO
| make would be thankfully accepted. . .
Ali, sahlb, dear sahib, L am now stone biind''
Here with extended arms he advanced to my
| table, and the assembled crowd shook their heads.
had some difficulty in getting him 10 remove us
many bandages bat on looking at his Dyes saw
that his vision. as had supposed, was extremely
good l naturally was very angry, for, letting the
ineratitude of the man alone, l did not care to be
robbed of the credit of cure in so public manner.
did not take long 70 decide what 20
| do. Among some Anticipated instruments that had
, accumulated in the dIspensary was large ampu-
tating knife in q leather box. Got this Dox from
7 the cupboard and placed il before me- Taxing my
seat with the man OH the other side OF my table,
| addressed him: ....
"Of course. if have deprived you OF your sgnti
it is only fair that / should remuncrates you and
| return you the money you have psid mo-.
, | A beati6c smile spread over his face.
, "Ah sahib, know you are great ana generous
! sabib am sure you would not wrong q pool
, Mussulman. Oh. sahib, want nothing but JUS
tice." .,.,,,
"Ob sahIb, doctor sahib, If you would refund the
L aud give fOrtN