Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-10-08
OUR DECOR ATED DOCTOR.
How and Why the Bey Wears tn
Cross.

How and Why the Bey Wears the
Cross.
Laey Hooper in Ne.o York World
PARIS, Sept. III have Just re-
ceived the. prospectus of a new work
that is shortly to be issued by Messrs
Cushings & Bailey, publishers, in Bal
timore. 1t is entitled "a Doctors
Experience in Three Continents" and
is the autobiography of DIR. Edward
Warren, Bey, formerly Surgeon-in-
Chief to the armies of the Khedive
and for ten years past brilliantly
successful practitioner in Paris, where
he possesses an extensive clientele, not
onl y among the American residents,
but among French, English and Span
iards as we'll. His career has been
varied with many startling incidents
and experiences, and his book cannot
fail to prove highly interesting. He
| has been three times decorated for
professional successes. His first order,
an Egyptian one, was bestowed upon
him, with the title of Bey, by the
Khedive, for having saved the life of
the then Minister Of War in Egypt.
His Spanish decoration, of which he
has also good reason to be proud, was
gained in the following way: He was
called in to attend Spanish lady OF
high rank who was slowly dying from
some mysterious affection of the stom-
ach. The best medical skill of Mad
rid and of Paris had been vainly ex,
hausted in trying to relieve her suffer
ings or to dicover their cause. Hel
husband heard of DR.. Warren and OF
his peculiar skill in diagnosis, and
sent for him as last resort. The
doctor felt the patients pulse, exam
ined her tongue, and inquired minute
ly into all her symptoms. Then he
took the husband into another room
"Your wife is dying of arsenica
poisoning" was the physicians declar
alton. The Spaniard was indignan
"Do you mean to say, Doctor, THAI
| am poisoning my wife ?" he inquired
wrathfully. y DO not mean t. say
that anybody is trying to poison her,
made answer the doctor, "but she j:
dying slowly from, repeated doses OF
arsenic. Now, where does she get it
Can you show me the prescription O.
the medicine that she has been taking
lately?" The gentleman brought in d
number Of prescri ptions. The doctor
turned them over, and finally selecting
one, he asked, "when did she begir
taking this medicine?'' "Some months
ago. 1t is preparation which was or
dered for her to remove an eruption
that frequently appears OH her face
She spent some weeks at La Bour
boule last summer for the relief of the
same trouble, and the waters did hel
so much good that she has been drink
ing them ever since" "And she has
gone ON taking this medicine as well?'
"Yes." The mystery was solved
The medicine contained a certain pro
portion of arsenic, mineral with
which the waters of La Bourboule are
heavily charged, hence their efficacy
in curing skin diseases. The unfortu-
nate lady had thus been taking twice
as much arsenic as was safe or pfu
dent for her to do, and came near pay
ing with her life for her rashness. L
took all DIR. Warrens skill and pat
ience to effect a cure, but his effort:
were finally crowned with success
and the grateful husband obtained fol
him from the Spanish Government
the cross of Isabella the Catholic. Th'
red ribbon of the Legion of Honor
completes the list of the doctors de
corations.