The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-10-29
A CHINESE DOCTOR.
Celestial Medical Science Explained BY 8
Chicago Mongolian.


Chicago Mongolian.
The explanation that curiosity and not
III health had brought the visitor was re-
ceived smilingly, and conversation en-
sued upon the differences that exist be-
tween the Chinese and the American
modes of medical practice. To spare
the reader a tumble of pigeon English,
DIR. Moy Yuk's remarks may be con-
densed as follows: In the first place,
he claims that there is very little differ
ence in the range and quality of the
medicines employed by the two schools,
while he declares that the Chinese have
a. slight advantage in the number of
their remedies He also claims that his
school shows good judgment in the fact
that they administer q vast quantity of
their medicines--a great majority of
them--he said, in the shape of hot teas.
instead of in chilling and unpalatable
doses. He acknowledged that the Chi
nese were practically ignorant of sur
gerry, but declared that the best among
their doctors in many respects outranked
the most noted of Christian physicians.
That the American surgeon is skillfulip
his art, butthat fhe general practitioner
here is wofully lacking as q diagnosti-
Gator of internal diseases, while the first
class Chinese medico is exceedingly
strong in that line, following as he does
the unbroken teachings of thousands of
years past. He asserted that the Chit
nese were essentially healers, and cited
the fact that they constantly cure knife.
saber and guushot wounds that would
be regarded as absolutely fatal in this
country.
In reply to question, he said that
one of their greatest curatives for such
wounds, or for infammations of the eye,
is not included in the Christian pharma-
copoeia. viz, the powder of pearls. The
pearls are ground into fine, four-like
dust, which dust is blown into the
wounds and then smothered with salves.
The greatest fault he found with our
physicians was, that they were GRIM
inally negligent in the matter not of
| studying further than the cramped con-
fines of their present books and for their
arrogant assertions, as he styled them,
that nothing was to be learned from the
sages of the Orient. He said that the
American public recognized the weak
ness of their regular medal advisers
and sought relief from any quack who
| had advertised himself into notice.
After short run of pecuniary success
these quacks dropped out of sight and
the people turned back In their despair
to the men with diplomas, who at all
events knew something of the science
they practioed. There is one great Chi
nese physician in this country, he re-
marked, whose abilities are acknoWl.
edged by the white people. and who is
to-day one Of the richest perhaps the
richest. medical nsn in this country.
This man is the celebrated Ii Qua,
more commonly known as LiPo Tai, Of
| San Francisco, and he is known to be
worth $1,000. 900 or more, every cent Of
which he made on the Pacific coast
Moy Yuk stated that many Chinese
| drugs are very expensive, some of them
ranging as high as $3.50 or even $500 ar
ounce, but said they were given in very
small and highly diluted doses. In con
clusion he modestly suggested that a;
there were so few of his own people
here, and therefore paucity of prac
tice, he would like to try his skill a
doctoring the ailments of the American
/ public. and asked what his chances
would be. The journalist told hin
frankly that he Nought the chances
would be nil. although there might b.
some idiots discovered who would ex
pend their money at the risk of thei
health. This ended the interview, fo
the doctor" became quite indignan
and refused to be Modified. - Chicag