Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-24
CHINESE DOCTORS.
ONLY NATIVE PHYSICIANS ARE Toll
GRATED IN CHINATOWN.

It Is the Christianixed Cinnamon Who
Call in and Allow Themselves to BE
Treated by Regular Practitioners-HOw
the Chinese Medical Man Acts.
Chinatown had had an unusually large
number of visitors on recent night, and
the opium and gambling dens were jam
med. when an understood Chinaman was
thrown out of u doorway into the gutter OF
Pell street. He had been in fight evil
IDENTIFY, and in 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 a
collapse and the sergeant sent for an am
bulance. He had been cut in the face and
on the head. and his clothes were soaked
with blood In the Mushroom water was
applied to the wounds until the ambulance
arrived. The surgeon ascertained that
none of the wounds was serious, but that
the Chinaman was suffering most from
the effects of the opium. He started to
dress the cuts, but as John saw the ban
dages he set up vigorous bowling
what in thunder is the matter with
your the sergeant demanded. Shut up
that bowling or I'll turn the hose down
your throat"
Me no want Mclean decker. Me want
Chinee decker"
He kicked and yelled so that the surgeon
picked up his bapdages and went away.
The bloody pigtail thinks somebody
will eat him." policeman remarked.
Il suppose he 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 Ia
bored. his eyeballs rolled horribly. his legs
and arms twitched convulsively and his
yellow skin took on more CHASTITY hues.
~ believe the chink is going to kick" a
policeman said.
Run down to Mott street and see il you
can get one of the Chinese DOCTORS" the
sergeant ordered Hurry. for I'm 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 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 Ii seemed strange that such hands
should belong to SO fat Il body. The pa
tient watched him without uttering a
worn, ana AFTER the doctor
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
Il 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 bandac,es were of some curious Chi
nese material and were tied in a manner
that would bring dscredit 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 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 i'll the treatment and began to look
better After short wait the doctor
spoke to him again. whereupon he arose
and the two went away together.
According to the experiences of the police
of the Elizabeth street station, in which
precinct all Chinatown is included, only
Christianized Cinnamon will ever submit
to treatment 10y white physicians. When
ever a sick Chinanian is brought to the
station a Chinese doctor has to be sent
for.