The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-03
TALES FOR DOCTORS.
MARVELLOUS MEDICAL SUPERSTi-
TONS OF THE MIDDLE AGES.
Napoleon and His Court rhy stefan.
Curious Old Rook.-.A Gambler Turned
s:uas k-Nlonumentai CretiuiIty of the
Pari,ians Many Nears Ago.

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aa'h-'"nuihsntai Creduilty OF the
PLri,ians Many Nears Ago.
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aou', Why .'i"" "'s'a'it' III 'in way "i
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an 'h' apparatus "t your iaooiat"fHN. M'N'
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'H.' We INNS N'D ''r-'' "'' 'ioN''
ar iir'ilaS bf""ho spends colisidtfahe
time III uflfNiii cuhliih'h error 81 MS
time; that iiliiS anu the my steries oil htSli-
'ihe were siit bestowed with coronation
upon rAany ms hi'a seems u baS" i"t''
very generally he'd. In 1910 a book was pub
h>htd entitled, The Quttnes Closet Opened.
"r divers things necessary to be kno"ne col
hct"i out of suhiry books, olle written, AMI
lul a. ~
herein euhtaliivd may be seen III the tookts
ami tables ioiiowInSe, written IN the yearr
u our inr'se noi, ioio
The titles of the books were: First y
coppyc OF all such medicines wherewith W
noble touhtcsso 81 OSentorle, most CHART
able, III her owne perSonc, did maync create
AMI notable cures upon poor neighbours"
The Second book is entitled: Here leginncth
II true eoppye of such medicines wA,rNlth
Mistress johann Ounsteal, daughter unto the
WulShlpiule Mr.. John Dunstead, alderman Of
London, hath cursl many forlorne ami dead
lie diseases y sample Of the prescriptions
u rs follows: TO cure frtckles, take the
bloutle OF n hare, annoy nte them with it, and
1T viii doe them away And another: For
forgetting anti weaktningc of the understand
nls. Ii the htartc, eye, or braync Of black
pioNer bo hanged about mans neck, it Is
profitable agaynste forgettullmSse and
slEirpth mans understandings The book
also contains sore Of prescriptions against
loytsickness, and innunicrablc philters AMI
love charms,
Ia the year ~, y Doctor Travelled over
Germany who called himself the "itainaater
Dutor' Iii, remedy for all diseases was
IL, 4 t.l..
Wonderful cures weru wrought, we are tukl
ami n,lltitules ilo, kal utter him Ia le healed
AoAuBLEK TURNED otrACk.
flanders has story Ut II most notorious
gambler oi Paris named Mantariini, who,
having slianler"d all his Fortune, sought to
retrieve his l7NT> 10y turning 'ltiaek. lite
started his carriage, AMI made tours of the
country, pnnpol,ly protesting 10 effect cures
ot all diseases with single touch or even a
hook Failing in this h. essayed boldcr
claim, that Of raising the dead at will, To
remove all doubt he announced that in Il Ger
tain city he would iii fifteen days 90 to the
chnIchynld ami call to life all the dead,
though they hal been buried for years. This
"f course, excited u general murnur agalmt
him, but he at once went to the magistrate
and asked to h. put under strict guard ami
hchi, 10 prevent his escape until he had made
good his claim. This inspired the greatest
confidence, and the whole city came To CON
suit the mighty si>ant and to buy his eau lie
sic. His consultations were numerous, and
h. received Tremendous fos, vt length, Us
the day drew near, his confederate, who was
attired tN hi, valet, expressed his fear, AMI
suggested an attempt at r>ral" The "'lortor'
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