The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-22
CHAPTER XIV.
THE MATE ENJOYS HIMSELF.


1t is tho custom on shipbourd for either the
chief oi,icer or the Captain to serve out meii-
cine when E"eded; extract teeth. set broken
proper manner in which to perform these or
cines which the law compels avery vessel to
carry would be utterly unintelieible to most
old seadogs. the walls and packages are num-
bered and little book accompanies the medi-
cine chest. in which is given instructions how
to proceed in case OF various accidents to
Mh aso sven the Of as
OF sickness. with Instructions how to treat the
Thus for fh bill and fever To spoon
OF No. 49," all remedies being designated sim
ply by numbers;
upon one occasion a merchaA tman met an Old
whaler at sea. and. observing her coors At hall
matter %ss 1 Sss va Ssd Iss
BOOK sad to give him ten drops n namber Is. Is
vas al %qt q 5 fly hin sum No.
things have seen In that line could readily
Our mate was Just that kind OF. man. Do
ssd sTu5 "d Ts Ssj
with the medicines. but he had surgeons
lancet Of his own ma And par Of dentists "od
s could induce any sSte to submt
himself to his tender mercies. His, method
was to seat the sufferer on deck. with his heal
hook on his rollers. expectorate in the palm oi
his hand. and lay ont all his strength. II the
s aaaH hsa srn nS woT!
broket' It's u wonder mine was not. for he
eXtraHted three for r.. during the voyage.
largo Newfoundland. bit ono Of the porti.
gusse sailors near the knee. IT was thought
" o. sI at the tine but
wound, From some cause It rlpitly spread.
until large hole was finally tho result. In
In size and refused to henl, whercupon he re.
solved upon heroic measures, and said to me
one day: II aln,t much OF !. little plll doctot,
but know lots ABOUT surgeons business. an
I'm goin' to cut that Gee : surn out p
tired to to, dissuade him. Tut IN vain; "Taln't
Hesh won't ! Know What N !. dol, dom =" WY.
io1k here: last yisn seen the. old man set a
ie.lers leg as nice as pin. 1t was all stove
straction on it' This was too much, and dit it
w was some mGmsnt 4 before ,ht Hoal And my
com poiini fracture that aiIei til" ma go'n
cooly inserting his lancet outside tho dis.
removed ii. leaving a hole the size Of IL silver
ho 90 lnI in r., ths noor ehans limb 1t finally
bulge in big words, and the facility with
Whlcn ne would OF times penetrate some
ntrocious Interpretation OF them would have
shamed Mrs. partln ,ton herself
In most OF the ports at which we, called there
NIL to have their teeth extracted. Knowing a
shin. always carried the n ,cessary instru-
ments; and hero the MAZE shone in all his
was to 20, ut the tooth. and no work was too
lmpor!ani to leave. 10 nap too sweet to post
he finally hroke his rollers on in Custom House
officers tooth in AIongonui. 1 know he would
as soon have broken finger. at least.
E,everhl OF our men ran away as the ship be-
gan to tlt for sea again. but all were captured
excert tho one have before menti Toned. whose
him We took l.5OO old cocoanuts on board
for our pigs. an abundance Of oranges aud
green bananas. tilled our water casks. and
It being tho only available Kind. but It nearly
broke the cooks heart 10 saw or split 1t. as
the edge OF u sharp axe.
We had now been weeks In port. and In COM