Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07

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then, with a smile, asked Red Cloud how he
liked Washington, using the Sioux language.
Red Cloud started back in surprise, and
when he found that Noah had heard his
whole harangue, he was verY much
annoyed and begged him not to tell anyone
of it.
TOM MARSHALL AND A SIOUX CHIEF.
"There is no finer Indian in the United
States" said Judge Noah, "than the full
blooded Sioux. 1 remember the impression
one of them made on the famous Tom
Marshall. OF Kentucky, when be visited st.
Paul In 1851. The town then had only one
street, and Marshall came into it on one OF
his protracted sprees, which by this time
had become more or less chronic. The day
aftefhe arrived he came into the hotel and
told me that he had met the most courtly
specimen of savage politeness he had ever
seen.
"Said he: Il walked down the street from
the hotel and when this magnificent savage
came towards me with the free stride of his
race, his blanket thrown over his shoulder,
his form erect, and his air that of a prince,
1 was so profoundly impressed that I took
off nv hat and bowed low in salutation be-
lore him. He started back as 1 did so and
then as rose with a most graceful sweep o.
his hand, he made me profound bow and
offered me his hand. 1 took it and felt nv
self so honored by the contact that could
not resist the temptation of giving the
Indian dollar before I left him. It is
needless to say" concluded Judge Noah,
''that Tom Marshall was not overly sober at
| the time"
DIR. KOCH AT WASHINGTON.
The experiments of DR.. Koch in Berlin
are creating considerable talk among the
statesmen at Washington. A great deal of
skepticism is expressed as to the success of
the learned doctor, and I do not find that
the majority OF the public men here have a
very high opinion of the medical profession.
| One Senator, who comes from a Western
| State, and whe wears two pairs Of glasses,
gave an experience that he had lately with
famous New York oculist, one of the most
noted men in his line in the country. Said
| he:
81 let this man treat my eyes and he did
me great deal of good and showed such a
| knowledge of the eye that was truly
amazed, and during the examination I said,
Doctor, you have wonderful knowledge of
the human eve, and / am really glad to
know you Yes he replied, I do know
something about the eve now, but you must
remember that spoiled about two bushels
of eyes before became acquainted with 1t
and learned how to treat it This settled
gotten IN on the first bushel. Think of it'll"
SENATOR MANDERsoN's STORY.
"Yes," said Senator Manderson, who was
| listening to the above. 81 prefer an old
doctor to a young one any time. But gray
hairs are BIZ no means a sign of medical
wisdom. found this out when 1 was
young man practising at the bar in OHIO.
| A murder case was being tried and the Hon.
John McSweeny then the most noted lawyer
in Ohio. was the attorney Tor the murderer.
| The circumstances of the crime were that
this man had quarrelled with his friend and
in the affray which ensued, had stabbed him
with knife.
"McSweeny's line of defense was that it
was the doctor who had dressed the wound
and not the stab which had killed the man.
This doctor was an old gray-hsired quack
of note. He had put a plaster right over
the wound and McSweeny showed in his
argument that this plaster had confined the
| pus and brought on blood poisoning. He
examined the gray-haired physician before
| he made the argument, and the doctor had
no idea of his line of defense. He
wanted, you know, to show the mans ignor-
ance and he did it effectualiy. He asked
him a number of questions to which the
man pompously replied.
JOHN M'swEENY's oUAcK DOCTOR.
"He referred to his large practice, spoke
of the wound and then asked him if he had
not performed the post-mortem examination
on which the charge of murder was found.
The doctor replied that he had. You are
accustomed to performing post-mortem e1-
aminations, are you not7' 'Oh, yes, replied
the doctor, that is part of my business
Then you know all about it, said Nc
Sweeny. I do was the answer.
| 'aTheu said McSweenv as he plcEed mn
law book which looked very much like q
noted surgical work, you Of course know of
DR.. Dungleson's Treatise ON Surgery?'
"Yes, replied the doctor, 'he is one OF the
most famous of our authorities
Then continued McSweeny, as he
opened the book, 4 suppose you agree with
him where he says, on page 500, paragraph
LOO, that post-mortem examination can
be performed just as well before as after
DEATH Certainly, certainly replied the
doctor, without thinking. That's eli, said