The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-04

at least the powers Of nature to aid them
in trying 10 escape the tolls of disease.
The prescription referred 10 was al
elecluary OF pearls, and was composed as
follows: Take two drachms OF white
pearls, two little pieces o~fsaphire, jacinth,
cOrneiinc, e~merauides, %granettes, of each
an ounce setwal, the swcate root dOron-
ike, the rind of pomicitron, mace, basel
seede, OF each two drachms Of redde
coral, amber, shaving of ivory, Of each
two drachms rooies both of white and
red behen, ginger, long pepper, spick-
nard, folium indicum, saffron, cardamOn,
of each one dTaCbm of tTOcb. %dilTOdOn,
lignum aloe, OF each half a small hand
fDl cinnamon, galiDga, zurubeih, which
j., a kind of setwal, OF each n dracm
and a half thin pieces of gold and silver,
of each half a scruple OF musk half a
drachm Make your clectuary with
honey emblice, which is the fourth kind
OF %mirobalaus with roses, strained in
cQuall parties a. much as Will suffice. This
hra.eth cod diseases Of We hriine. harle,
and stomach. II is a medicine proved
against the tremblynge of the harte,
fiynting ana s%wOOuinn, the weakness of
The siomacs, pensivencs, and sOliiarinos
Kings and nObicmcn have used this for
their comfort. II causeth them 10 be
bold spirited, the body to smell wei, and
ingeuGr"'h % the face good c0lOurc
Imagine ga. emotions OF an ayOthccarY
OF ;Lc plc-cut day called upon to com
round hi, cmanatiOn from The brain IF a
medical sayaut of the sixteenth century
And yei al the time these sO-called learned
people had in their power tho lives of
lhcir fellow men. and VIC mus also add
power, OF reasoning as other men. Ger
yan'c, and Shakespeare were writing,
thc l.arnel and gifted Ascham was teach
ing. and Bacon was reyivinE the Undue
tive philosophy which Aristotle bad long
before taught 80 tie ancient world.
Before l,ayins thi, subject the reader
should hc much acquainted with one
other phys clan "a contemporary oi Dr
Bollcvn of all The medical men of his
Tim. ,ir Theodore Maycrne was the most
noted He lived first I'm France where be
wa, lorD. went TO England where be- was
kni-hlr!. .Id was 81 popular with
cr0WucI 3D. ads iAat no other physician
ri,aled him in the number and favor of
his royal patrons. lie yihratcd between
the courts of Henry " and Charles II
One reason for this popularity was prob
ably his rpputcd skill in the treatment of
g0nt. For this a%ristocratic maiady he
had varlOu. remedies, but we are inform
ed " thc principle ingredient in his govt.
poWdcr was raspings of "a human skull
unburied What suileriHgs were under
zone iu those times by hopeless patients
we shall never know. but We might prob
ably arrive at something of an estimate
should one of Us being afflicted with the
cou, require bis iayorite medical adviser
10 administer for its cure the scientific
remciy mentioned above. II afford,
.Ometliug of relief 10 know that soon
after the time of the worthless of whom
wc hay. been speaking the science of
chemistry was greatly advanced, and
WithtL.- began 10 new era In the practice
of medicine. We have not space % 20
further into this subject Ii would 1c
agreeable tO find in sir Thomas browne,
Harvey. Arbuthuot, Radcliffe, Hciberlcn,
Sydcuuam. and Sir Han. Sloane. Illus
trati0u. 90 ,his change. The latter was
70 remarkable mau-upon his death the
Government purchased hi, library, "a
mos, valuable one for tht time. and up0n
DO. founded the present British Museum
10 Is curious 90 md The sort 81 laaH
lltst,y Ha- hc that discovered the cir
ciItisa OF tat blood. ir,feal ~ the
mlri-mauucrcI. thoughtful. philosopher
likr person one might imagine BIN. Doe j,
described 90, "a short, stout man. with
sharp black eyes. 0f ChOlcr.c temper. and
lara complexion. When young Doc
Away, wore "a dagger. and Has "a d-. ger
0us adversary when iu % of his .rlsclN.e
moods
something Aas been said abou. o
.uaugc iu the costume of mclica. men
from The fantastic dress of Linac-c-
time 90 the sober attire of our modern
physician Black became the ruling
dress in the last century. u was then SD
universally worn that on ID occasion at
least this fact added no little importance
To- an event of which perhaps many I'd -four
readers are not informed IN .he year
I11s. occurred in New York q violent
outbreak of the populace, known a- the
medical riot Il grew out of the ii,re-
Dutablc and imprldcnt conduct Of some
medical students They had been ex.
humiug ;hc bodies of respectable people,
and UHGU.y neglected their empty graves
Boy leaving exposed % public vIeW ,he
burial clothing Of Their subjects, Finally
they SO far forgot them,.lre, .- 90
expose the limb, oi q vel known young
lady who had recently died The excite
mcHf consequent upon sucn conduct "as
very great \ mob assembled attacked