Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
How Cares 4, Some lines Effected.

How Cares 4, Some lines Effected.
Faith is a rare woader-worker. Strong
i'll the belief that every Frank is doc
tor, an old Arab. who had been par
TALLY blind from birth. peStered an
English traveller into giving him a seid-
litz powder and some pomatum Next
day the chief declared that he could see
better than he had done for twenty
years.
A sea Captain. when one of his crew
crayed something for his stomach :
sake. on consulting his book, found
Number fifteen was She thing for the
occasion. Unfortunately there had been
4 run on that number. and the bottle
was empty. Not caring 10 send the man
away uncontrolled, the skipper. remenl-
bering that eight and seven made fifteen,
made up dose from the bottles 50 num-
bered. which the seaman took with
startling effects. never contemplated BY
himself or the cribhagc-looking Cap
tain. That worthy jumped too hastily
at conclusions, like the Turkish phvsi-
clan of whom Mr.. 0Scanvan tells the
following story: Called in to a case of
typhus, the doctorin question examined
the patient Gan upholSterer). prescribed.
and departed. Passing the house the
next day he inquired of servant at the
door if his master was dead, and to his
establishment heard he was much bet
ter. Indoors he went. 10 learn from the
conValeSCent that being consumed with
thirst he had drank pailful Of the
juice of picked cabbage Soon after
ward, a dealer in embroidered handker-
chiefs. seized with the same maladv,
sent for the physician, who forthwith or
dcred him TO take q pailful of picked
cabbage juice. The man died next day;
and the doctor set down this mcmorau-
dunn in his book for future guidance;
although in cases of typhuS picked
cabbage juice is an efficient remedy. il
Is not. however, TO be used unless the
patient be by profession an uphol-
Sterer''
Lady Barker New Zealand shepherd
found somewhat similar potion of in
finite use. When his mistress expressed
her surprise At his possession of a bottle
of worcestershire sauce, SaltCr said:
You see mum. although we gets our
health uncommon well in these Salu-
briouS mountinoS, still a drop OF phv>ic
is often handv-like. and in a general
way | always purchase myself Il box of
Holloway'S Pills of which YOU do Get
such lot for Your money and also
bottle of Painkillrr But last Shearing
they was out o Painkiller. SO they put
me up bottle q, cain pepper, and like
wise that ere caRdiment. which was
very etticaeiouS, specially toward the
end O the bottle. 1t always took my
mind off the loneliness. and cheercd me
up wonderful, especial ii l added lit
tie red pepper to it.
Sir Walter SCOTS piper. John Bruce.
spent whole Sunday selecting twelve
stones from twelve south running
streams, with the purpose that his sick
master might sleep upon them and
become whole. Scott was not tho man
to hurt the honest fellows feelings by
ridiculing the notion of such remedy
proving of avail; SO he caused Bruce TO
be told that the recipe was infallible;
but that ii was absolutely necessary 10
success that the stones should be wrap
ped in the pctticoat of widow who
had never wished to marry again; upon
learning which the Highlander re-
nounced all hope OF completing the
charm.
Lady DUH Gordon once gave an old
Egyptian woman n powder in u frag-
ment of the SATURDAY RcricW. She
came again to assure her bencfactrcSs
the charm was a wonderfully powerful
one; for, although she had not been
able to wash off all the fine writing
from the paper, even that little had
done her Il great deal of good She
would have made an excellent subject
for Il Llama doctor, who, if he does not
happen TO have any medicine handy.
writes the name of the remedy he would
administer on u scrap of paper,
moistens il with his mouth, rolls il up
in the form of pill, which the patient
losses down his throat. In default of
paper, the name of the drug is chalked
on board, and washed off again with
water, which serves as healing
draught. These easy-going practition
ers might probably cite plenty of in
stances of the efficacy of their method.
DR.. John Brown, of Ednburg, once
gave laborer a prescription, saying:
Take that and come back in fort
night, when you will be we'll Obe-
dent TO the injunction, the patient pre-
scented himself at the fortnight's end,
with clean tongue and happy face,
Proud of the fulfillment OF his promise.
DIR Brown said: ''Let me see what |
gave YOU" ooh" answered the man,
az took it DOCTOR" "Yes, | know You
did; but where is the prescription"
Il swallowed it, was the reply.
The patient had made pill of the
paper, and faith in the physicians skill
had done the rest.
In some Lancashire districts the
country people believe that TO cure
warts the same number of pebbles as
warts should be placed in bag, which
is to be dropped where three or four
roads converge, and that the person
who picks it up will obtain the warts
in addition. Warts are also said 10
disappear soon after they are rubbed
with black snail, but that it is essential
that it must afterward be impaled on n
spike of the hawthorn or no effect will
be produced. Persons afflicted with
tumors Of any kind are advised TO rub
them with dead mans hand. Whoop-
ing-cough is supposed to be cured by
passing the patient nine times round
the body of an ass.
Those who suffer from rheumatic
pains are advised TO carry small pota-
toes in their pockets, which are believed
not only to cure, but to prevent a
return of the disease.
Educate the Hand.
The head of the American youth,
male and female, has been too long
educated at the expense of the hand.
Il al. Ys,,o THE cert of fbipcr ShaIlI