New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25
HE PREFERRED IGNORANCE.
THAT IS, HE PREFERRED 1T IN OTHERS.


A DOCTOR TELLS HOW HE ROUTED FAKIR
OUT OF HIS OWN CHOSEN TERRITORY.
when was much younger man than am now
said an old minister the other day. used to be CIR
cult rider and my circuit took in large part OF the
state of Missouri. zone day young fellow made my
acquaintance and in the Of conversation asked
me in what part of the state, in my opinion. the most
ignorant community dwelt. thought awhile. and then
named one counties where the dense ignorance OF
the settler, as whole would be hard TO beat. Al the
same time | assured him that those very people we're
hard working. reasonably moral. and anxious to give
their children tho advantages which they had not had
themselves was in a hurry to gea along on my way
at the time and had not time to ask him his reasons
for wanting the information.
O. did not him again for years long tme
after that when Missouri had made giant strides ior-
ward i'm wealth. commerce, population, refinement and
general morality, accOSted in the paflor OIL 81
Louis hotel by prosperous looking man whom olu
not know lie was sure he knew me. however. ana
after surprising BY saying that lie had often hoped
TO meet me- in order thank for helping him make
a fortune he told me that he the same Young
fellow to whom had once pointed out The most Is
| norant community In the state
Is that so?' | said Well, you have changed
good deal but recognize you perfectly now that you
recall those bygone circumstances But what ala you
want TO know for, and how did help to make your
| fortune!
In this way replied my newly found friend
had AT that time lust been graduated from medi-
cal college. and felt that | knew very ltie lhoeeo
| 81 nv profession II was necessary for me 10 live
| however and don't mind telling you now, IN conn
dcnce that | thought the more ignorant the com
munity among which settled the better chance wonid
have Of conccaling my inexperience until had
| learned something by actual experiment upon The
| bodies Of my fellow men, ! followed your pointer
settled in the counties YOU indicated. built up bg
practice without killing more people than was ac'halF
necessary | fatter myself grew prosperous. invested
my savings in real estate Just where made II, ana
now a rich man"
| well Doctor ! said. laughing. II had KNOWN
Just what you wanted. perhaps would have had some
Gnalm. Of conscience turning those poor people
TO Your tender merce,: but now that you have toid
me frankly OF your career. perhaps you VIII anuSe
me with Of the many funny scenes yon must nave
witnessed among those crude but good hearted carry
settlers. have a couple Of edion' hours to wall
here vet aud if You help me TO pass them quickly
| viii consider the obligation you say yon are under
| to me. to be wholly wiped out.
| THE MINISTER'S OPINION CONFIRMED.
"Thc doctor laughed al this. but consented. and after
| thinking q moment said Well now. perhaps it w0uld
Interest Won hear the first confirmation got Of the
truth Of Your own opinion. that the people OF those
| counties ignorant enough even for me to IcGh
on with impmy
| 1t would indeed replied: go on
| 81 had not been a week in the county settled
,t,,' confined the doctor before heard accounts
# clever vcndcr Of q patent medicine. who was go
ing through the state clling his Wanted remedy ~ an
astonishing rate. and mahng money hand over h'''
Everybody he got hold Of. he persuaded 10 bny. lie
| .oencd 70 meet with hardly any IcbuifS. and. more
,,.r ne .n,, cclod i'm thoroughly frightening his vie
| inns ,lon, HE. state ot their health. There was
good deal Of fever and ague IN the state then, an"
| rnc,. f. some. vet. IS Won NAV have heard
! 81 had often tried 10 this quach bit had
never ,uo,colcd TIL one day. at the county falr
came acro,, a crowd Of gaping farmers. surrounding
gl f,kir whom | recognized by the hrNt I'" 81"
fences 70 be- the gent for the famous aGue remedy tha
| had been 80 long looking for. This MAS abont Tie
| way in which he harangucd the crowd
80. Now. ladies and gentlemen. attend to me- am
roinc to demonstrate = you beyond tiic shade" OF q
do.ht that nv wonderful cure can DO all 'alm
O,r II that IT, and il alone, can save Won from t'''
deadly ague which faStenS on your systems a IL "'>
s,vcd thousands II Others In order to prove THIS to
vou | will make a perfectly painless Du' hc'e'"i'oH
tstIing cxpcrlment upon any aguc stricken man.
,.,u or child whom eow have the honor to address.
sion mn ladies and gentlemen. each and every one Of
can vh, wishes 10 be cured Of this terrible disorder
| Now. whoever las the worst case Of shakes IN inc
! crowd, LEI him be the hINt 10 STAN" uP'" ' P
| form beside me
| no one stepped forward but all hung back inc
mon looking >hcepSh and the women beginning 10
crgc Now don't be backward in coming fo'"arN'
continued the falr. Remember this experiment i
ocrf.ctIy p,inc>, and ! viii give the man who ir't
came. forward box Of agne cure, Tree, erailN I"r
nothing
| \ VICTIM PROCURED.
! AT length a lettering old fellow was helped up