Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14
THE VILLAGE DOCTOR.
"REMINISCENCES or THE TIME WHEN
EVERYBODY PRAcT,ceD MEDICINE.

"REMINISCENCES OF THE TIME WHEN
EVERYBODY PRAcHceD MEDICINE.
/. Formsr Days There was . Pauelty
ee sliassses "Caiomel and Jalap."
Sweating u Out - Pstisats Warned
Against Cold Water.
II one could disentangle himself from the
telegraph wires Of today, get the shriek Of
to locomotive out Of his ears and then take
back ward leap into old plantation times he
would be mightiiy amused Among the OBJ
jects Of interest would be the pantry OF the
great house, where the housewife kept her
stores II be peered curiously about he
would see . certain rather retired shelf on
which would be bunches OF herbs and roots.
also bottles OF decoctions made thereof.
These were the household remedies, formula
copyrighted by tradition, proprietary to the
family. In the country, where the doctors
baili wick was Of extended area and where
drug stores wers n-existept, everybody
| was to . large extent his own doctor As .
consequence he wanted to be everybody elses
doctor, while everybody else yearned to b
hiA
| PAucTfy or AILMENTS.
Alasi Our repertoire Of illnesses was linn
'teo' snueou, o."t ~. ...
was ts1ucsSy =, :. .~."o'o 1a-~ -, -.
conld not Poano'y uav1 csIouo nP,a' n.S :.
| 'nG'us' w.. uos " = -, 1s.. ~. s,a,,;ss,
pain " ~. cne:s no o''o sooSeI A.T NJ
~ oeiiihg nim ne nsu PneuoA 1al~ Auo =. .:..s
pieursy was toenols lsole.sly .'DA ....:s ....
u1pn.nes,a was uncoaa...' . =. ..p p1S. ,;.s -
throat niiea snas v.cuun ~ W. '': ':.. -.
man .as Wneesy @nu "au I'oun,u lS...":" ~ ~. ~.
"seato.ng tns russu wu n.s...,+;.
nanea 70 MINI w. o,,e .ee.a :.sA y. =. ~.
nr'gus o'.eass n.u NY ue.' - -. e ..s..h,a, -.
1esOs', s1'" poop'os "e u. "a 49,
.he'a savs "uuu !" ~. a. ~ -.
/ peopie, "uo. .ncy e1."o Sou.' 49,. 49,. 80
Ha.eess is.o, "'"i.o'' - - .,.s,,o
ana eney osoo as e''ey "soA' p'@'" "'.>A ~-'- '
nantic. .,
:" men 'ne aina.oul uo1so'' ~ y. ..y ..,,s - I.a
my ueslIou Ass.s's w.. @ ..;.,ss.,s !,
eoF was ca.'oo III, Anu VIC c. me- "I.s:..;s
Two remeo.es-calolne, ,a, snu M JaMp -. - =.
N'eu ~ ..e Suosol1. .Io.o 49,. ,sh.,
us'e" .a'' !" ., eno p..eo =. Ia ~ n,s-
sne l1'. o' III. oS t:..s.. -, ,,,sa A.
'P"l' ~, 1.'No, 80 - -. -. ia =, 80.
VI uan W. 49,. " - :. .e,.,saa sna d;od !,
ca'o"e, Vt J1.ap, ne 'e ,. 80 s. "a IN, IA !,
|
was ev'"e',co .nAs :, n' nu,1'aa 49," ss'.,s ~
sase HIN oes'o. ". a1 .l.n..s. 80,
elh'es api'e.lol, oas '.oy .N ~ a.,,,, ss,,,
paIou W oa.ou'o. .,u :... 1aa ..,.,,;.s - ~.
eoies te'al "oio .l'o p ls@se .o y. ~,
people Inc lno'nen. ai o.u ,.s: "on ."oe ,'t =
Sne coula MAKE ss,uau.o ~. uas -. %S ~
some "ero " "eio ~ .,ua S"e ~. 1'0 ~
W sonle sunel"s a1s p,.,v;.. ,,4,.
Inc gooa oaiharl'un, M - A..s, us ~. ~
wM.eu "n'es W ulso s.o 10 " s~e
.0a =" S''o .''0e ~ ~, ~ s 49, -. r.. :.
10 tue surfaces: An o'u ues.o' nun' .A.s.y
,haoe saise lor so,os .aas "'.s 49,, ~. ~,
..s prnIpaa .vn'.'vue.. a. .. 49, ' :.
inc io"' 'n"s. 70 N1,.'. q. : 20, '-.a ps a..
ene moon a,,u 'no las n'e.1 os oe' a.. ~,
A'.u'ou via. -. s'..A - = s....,o.S ,,,.os !;
saSs was sA'u " W. ..:. .u. a. -.
may 10 aoes " auIl1"''y sn"s .Ao es.
~ no'n.c.' sl,u o'... W. ..1.-a...e...s ''''-
tac'ule "c'o no' po. lo.."
,.,.... INV ~ D.aA ,.. ..
.nefe was = .uul.'pne,,y =. .e .aes ~ =,
coias, aho 'ney senelal'y WIZ oasou "
, sweating OUT tne olstast' nouese. u'a' soa
Wild cherry oark, onions s,ewea WIN sugar
ana vinegar ana moiasses al nsa1 ..eAr wan
dvocales' OUT . nien'y es'eeueu lelsu
was lnomsohiah alA.uro oea..as TIC ln.ne' n'
ihdenhite name .. nipos'.o" nol
was nothing undehned aDout lts easse 9
eilect, however. ~ was ol an aioen', M
puisive nature l. burned .ne tongue "ne
hist tasted then II cnarrea 'ne Wlhapipe an
liver NJ u went Gown, ana nhlshea oy Pai
boiling the soies OF tue iees. its forte we
causing sweating, ana u dia It's outy 70 IN
letter. brought the cold out, ana
brought the original SIN out' ana the neart
secrets out Nothing tnat coaid ne move
rested beneath the cuticule after compos
tion seance.
One old idea OF the doctors has greatl
changed-the oolection 10 thelr patient
J drinking water NO matter now much Tn
invalid craved It ne was told That even
moderate indulgence would be fatal and th
attendants were soiemnly warned TO turn
deaf ear 70 MS entreaties. Al the eender ag
of ten years l aimed tine nrst blow at q
anti-water regime, and u happened IN tn
: manner: ! was visiting on . plantation an
the planters father, man OF advance
tracted case OF oysehtery. Day oy oay U
oid man dre" nearer 70 ene grave, ana V
fanny ewel'eo en0 10 coming =. e"s uess.oye
WIN $40 ueals ue ons uos.o =. sne oyin
J man was oraugns OF co.o ~ster from one
: tne spaIxnne sprlnes wn,cn soounoeo on %
} te NO e.svelo,, ssnu ounoeo sno snil'
. ur,c1en IN sne ara oeseII, couid nave crle
: mo.e P,'eou.iy W mol1 unA s.aiingiy, ior u
: oocsoF eao oecisIeo o,ausns u wafer ta.a
: 70 sne sck man, ano nao seernly commando
t0e tamlly 70 teIuoo ul1 T0QueetA