The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-07-22


at the mature age Of GU years. As
Il citizen he was honest. umiablc,
law-abidlng and industrious and
lived with rs little friction as any
man in his ncighborhood, Ills
friends were numerous, and enc
mics few VI any. and those unde-
served.
The deceased had quite reputa-
tion for many years rs II cancer
doctor or rather specialist. He
had no training as physician
whatever. His remedy or medi-
cine has been Il secret or mystery
confined to his family for hun,
dred years or more, reaching back
to his grandfather who has been
dead most of that long period, and
Joel's father has been dead about
40 years, so all three were lineal
practitioners with the Wiland can.
Ger remedy. The last was not so
extensively and perhaps as success
fully engaged as his father in the
times when doctors were scarce and
remote, still Joel had a goodly
number of patients in his many
years of practice. A recent case
was the esteemed wife of Mr.. Hen
ry Soyster, of Cumberland. She
has been long sufferer, but has
been improving for some time and
in u fair way to recover She
spent quite mum ber of weeks sew
cral years ago at or near Wiland's SO
as to have constant treatment. The
late sheriff, Thomas G.. McCulloh,
received treatment from him. also
from eminent physicians; bu this
case was beyond the reach of thei.
skill.
A little anecdote of a legal char
acter with reference to our subject
may not be unacceptable. AS al
ready stated he was of a peaceable
and just disposition. still he did
not entirely escape the frIctions Of
business life. In his dealings with
! II ncighbor dispute arose out of
[ material accounts. A suit was the
result before Justice OF the Peace
thence by appeal to the circuit
court for old Allegany. One Of the
items in Wiland's account was SIC
for curing a cancer on his adver-
sary's child which charge was re-
sisted vigorously upon the alleged
grounds that it was not cancer at
all, but was only wart. The wrl.
ter was the doctors attorney, and
Gen. McKalg was on the other side
doing his best for an old friend,
Just as we were on the other side.
Wlland was put upon the witness
stand to sustain his claim, and OF
course in due time passed into the
hands of the General for cross eX-
animation. He was asked what
the elements Of his medicine were.
Energetic objections to the ques-
tion were nterposed but to no pur-
pose, the Court held the question
to be a proper one and should be
answered. Then came some very
deliberate and reluctant answers.
Quite u number Of roots and herbs
were listed. Joel at length passed
the ordeal Of an examination. Tho
| jury sustained his account through
out, including the cancer item.
We told the doctor that h, had
gained his case bat had lost some
thing far more yaluablo-the an.
cicnt Wiland cancer remedy. and
that he might soon expect compe.
/ ton in his pr ctlcc, He re-
marked the General had 50 bother.
ed him with his many questions
that he could not think Of some OF
the most important ingredients, in.
deed what he had remembered
would not cure a wart such as The
General said so much about.
William Wiland, father Of the
subject Of this article, was the most
successful and experienced Of three
lineal cancer doctors. He Ger.
tainly performed many cures IN the
long course Of his experience, not
all cases of course, but he relieyed
many sufferers. One case we re-
member we'll long years ago. A
prominent young man of the neigh.
borhood was severely attacked with
the dread malady upon the upper
lip. He would not think of being
treated by the home doctor but
posted off to Baltimore to consult