Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-09
Il CHINESE PHYSICIAN.
The Remarkable Methods and Theories OF q
Monaghan "Devil DESTROYER"
IPhiladClph,a Prcssl


Wong Chico Fan, q Chiuesa aoc,or. ar.
rived in Philadelphia fro, Chicago yester-
Gay, WIZ tee lhten'.on Of making this city
bis honie ape ministering after his own pc
cuIla fashion to the ailments OF his codn.
trymen. He was so much disappointed 10
find the Chinese population Sc small and It's
health so good that he changed his mind.
ard will this morning go 10 New York.
Wong Choo Fan Is rather dlminttiye
specimen OF the Monaghan race, being but
five feet in height and rather delicately
proportional. His head is well shaped,
and his animated counienancc indicates
degree of intelligence rather a'Aoye that OF
the average Chinaman. The doctor, or
"deyil destroyer" as he is known IN the
Flowery Kingdom, speaks very excellent
English, and consented, when questioned,
10 explain few Of his many odd methods
FOR conquering disease. " Every sickness"
he said. ''is caused by a Nong r'sao-a
disease devil'-snd il is the work Of the
doctor 10 find out where the devil Ia
md drive him out. What you call
ieyer-hot skin, dry lips. high pulse--is
the work Of a little imp with eight mouths.
each mouth having a bot. scorching breath.
The imp gets into the PATIENTS stomach by
fyipy down his throat, and is usually in the
sir ON q damp day like this. This little
devil is as large as grain OF sand, but
when he gets into the human body be grows
10 be about rs large a. bean. He blows
his hot breaihs into every vein Of the vic
tin, and causes him great distress and
thirst hy drinking all the water in his
stomach. The way TO cure the patient Is
70 poison the imp With powder seraped
nom the inside Of tree which grows 10
the Province Of Foo Chow"
The doctor exhibited some OF the pow
der. which proved to be either quuine or
cinchonidia.
"Spssms or it's continued the Mongo-
lian disciple OF -fsculapius, "come from
the 'eaith devil, creature that lives under
| the ground ana sends a shock into the VIC
| tim through bis feet. You will find that
nearly all persons when first taken with fits
fall while walking. but after awhile, when
the devil gets the victim weakened, the
shock can be communicated from the earth,
through the house and into the bed. IL is
very hard 10 cure them. cured q nsn In
Canton who had been subject to cts for fif-
teen years. by rubbing the soles of his feet
with fat stewed oct OF frogs heart. Opt
I'm IS very valuable help in such cases
when taken internally, because it makes
the patieurs feet itch and prevents
the devils from gaining an entrance.
A very small proportion OF China
men die Of consumption. because three
hundred years ago II was discovered
by Tsang Loo. q learned doctor. that PEOPLE
became afflicted with the disease by breath
ing through the mouth instead OF the nose.
There are millions aud millions OF imps Nv
Ing in the air all the time-more in cold
weather than in warm-and TO your eyes
they sppesr like specks OF dust. They can
not get through The nose because the hairs
catch them aud they die, but they 20 into
the mouth, where there are no hairs. aud
frd resting place in the lungs, Ina short
..fne the lungs ore Gug out and coughed
Up. The OILY cure Is TO lay the patient on
bis back and beat him over the chest with
switch until the imps are frightened andy
out into the air again. Then the patient
Is starved for thirly-six hours, and has his
mouth sealed up. Very often lac dies, but
that 10 because all the imps were not driven
out.n
Wong Cboo Fan talked earnestly, and
evidently believed that his theory aud
treatment were correct beyond any ques-
ton. He affected 10 look upon the methods
OF English and American physicians with
disdaia. He exhibited statistics to show
that the rnte Of mortality In Pekin. Hong
Kong, and Canton was Q per cent. less
than In English cities OF the same popuh.
ton. DR.. Wong Choo Fan offered to try
his skill on the Press reporter, who was
suffering with cold, but the offer was do.
elined with thanks.