The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-01

number of visitors on recent night, and
the opium and gambling dens were JAM
med, when an understood Chinaman was
thrown ont of a doorway into the gutter OF
Pell street. He had been in fight evil
IDENTIFY, and N the parlance OF the English
speaking element, had been done up" A
policeman took John TO the police station
/ in Elizabeth street He was in danger OF q
collapse and the sergeant sent for an am
bulance. He mad been cut in the face and
on the head, and his clothes were soaked
with blood Ia the washroom- water was
applied TO the wounds until the ambulance
arrived. The surgeon ascertalned that
none of the wounds WIS serious, but that
the Chinaman was suffering most from
the effects of the opium. He started to
dress the cuts. but ~ John saw the ban
dages he set up a vigorous bowling.
what in thunder is the matter with
yoN?" the sergeant demanded. Shut up
that bowling or I'll turn the hose down
your throat.
Me 10 want Mclean decker. Me want
Chinee decker"
He kicked and yelled so that the surgeon
picked up his bandages and went away.
1.-THE bloody pigtail thinks somebody
will eat him" a policeman remarked.
Il suppose be thinks we amt got any
thing TO do but wait on him." another
added
But presently the condition of the China
man changed. His breathing became la
bored his eyeballs rolled horribly. his legs
and arms twitched convulsively and his
yellow skin took on more CHASTITY hues.
II believe the chink is going to kick" a
policeman said.
Run down to Mott street and see If you
can get one of the Chinese DOCTORS" the
sergeant ordered Hurry. for Pm afraid
he'll die ON our hands"
CHINESE MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Wet towels were applied to his head and
he revived partly. Nearly half an hour
elapsed before the policeman returned,
accompanied by a tall. fat and solemn
Chinaman. who was dressed in the
Chinese costume. He paid no attention to
the sergeant or the other policeman, but
went straight to the patient, looked in his
face, tore off the wet towels and examined
the cuts. His long loose sleeves fell back
and disclosed pair of skinny, wrinkled
hands, with bony fingers and long finger
nails 1t seemed strange that such hands
DcIOHS W 81 lcAO d OOGys 1AC pa
tent watched him without uttering a
word, and after the doctor had completed
his examination he turned to the sergeant
and said: "He much sick; too much hit
pipe Me make him we'll"
Then the doctor began to talk to the pa
tient in Chinese, and the sergeant had
a shrewd suspicion that the doctor was
satisfying himself that his fee would be
forthcoming Evidently the patients re-
plies were satisfactory to him, for he be-
gan bandaging the wounds in much the
same way that any surgeon would, only
the bandages were of some curious Chi
nese material and were tied in manner
that would bring discredit upon the young
est medical student. Then he took from
some receptacle hidden in the pockets of
an inside jacket several odd packages on
which were Chinese characters. They con-
tanned drugs evidently, for he took a little
from each. using his nails As scoops, and
spoke to the patient. The latter stuck out
his tongue and the doctor dropped the
drugs on it. The doctor then gave him a
swallow of water and SAT down beside him.
The patient seemed to have every conf
dence in the treatment and began to look
better After a short wait the doctor
spoke to him again, whereupon he arose
and the two went away together.
According to theexperiences of the police
of the Elizabeth street station, in which
precinct all Chinatown is included, only
Christianized Cinnamon will ever submit
to treatment by white physicians. When
ever a sick Chinaman is brought to the
station a Chinese doctor has to be sent
for.
INTERVIEWING A CHINESE DOCTOR.
Strangely enough, these doctors are I'M
known to the police, and on each occasion
they have to rely upon information from
the Cinnamon in the streets or stores to
find one. The reporter met equal difficult
ties in seeing one After calling at half a
dozen stores III Chinatown and asking a
score of Cinnamon in Mott, Pell and Doyers
streets without result, he sought for Wong
Chin Foo, who directed him to Xii Leon,
who runs Chinese drug store at 10 Mott
street. Xiii Leon, who is very big and
pompous, was measuring out opium so
daintily that it was a pleasure to watch
him. Several assistants were busy doing
up packages of strange looking roots. XIII
Leon is one of the tallest Cinnamon in New
York He has a round, smooth face, and
he wears dark silk costume, including a
black skull cap. His pigtail is exceed
ingly long. and his nails are long and vel
low He was very suspicious when spoken
to, thinking, apparently, that some trap
was being laid for him.
Are you doctor?"
What for you want to know"
II want to learn something about the
way you practice"
Il no can tell nothink | no talkee we'll.
Velly busy. Got no time. Call again,
yes"
He disappeared behind screen, and all
efforts 20 bring him back proved futile.
A Chinese missionary said: Chinese
doctors have no knowledge of the human
system. and usually work by guess. 1t is
against the Chinese ethics 10 dissect a
body, and the Chinaman has a horror of
anybody who uses a knife on n corpse
Nevertheless the Chinese doctors manage
to work a great many cures.
It is strange that Chinese doctors are al
lowed 10 practice in New York. where the
law strictly prohibits any person from act
ing a. physician unless he has medical
certificate and license from the county
clerk but Il the law were enforced it IS
doubtful whether the Chinese would cal.
in our physiclaus--NewY York Sun