The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-02

sch d. theory. all the material is that
fle h is heir 10 have their SOU c. in impuIi-
ii OF the blood.
The idea is beautifully simple, purify the
blood and the body is healthy.
The publication is to be performed by
means of puBetures all over the skin, which
permit the bad humors to escape.
In fact according 10 Baun>chedt the
veins and arteries are to be treated as
though they were a mere system of drains
and sewers, except that the bad hum0rs thai
pervade the human body require lubricat-
Ing oil to facilitate their escape.
The reporter, even in the interests OF his
research, had no intention of giving herself
up victim TO the process. but she decided
that 1t would he possible 10 make the most
Of an everyday cold. and at the same time.
by the exercise of prudence. escape being
converted into a human pincushiOn.
"Catarrh" is an ambitious name to give
new cold, but il is both permissible and
scientific TO use imposing terms.
"Wul the method heal catarrh? ?" asked
the reporter.
Certainly" replied the doctor. 'when
the disease is not too far advanced. [ will
explain: The glands and tissues become
swollen from exposure to the cold, there is
no escape for the rising mucus. and the
result is called catarrh Permit me TO ex-
anime your throat?"
The reporter opened her mouth and the
doctor glanced at the throat rather in the
usual fashion.
Y, you are suffering from cstarrh,
that is plain. Three months treatment
wOul probably cure you"
Was 1t possible that, unknown to her
self, the reporter had not entered that room
a we'll woman?
The doctor had made no examination with
the laryugoScope had thrown no strong
light upon the throat. and yet in one hasty
glance he had discovered that an obstinate
form of catarrb, which would need three
months painful treatment. was working its
full ravages upon the reporters throat.
Evidently the time devoted to examlna-
tons of diseases In the wonderful German
method was out of all proportion TO the
time required 10 cure the same diseases.
you would not suffer much from the
! treatment" observed the doctor. encour-
| agingly Your skin is not thick. there
| fore. most of the Fluctuations could be
! made with bosom instead of a needle"
The reporter shuddered. and with one
| eye on the doctor aud the other on the door,
! inquired, "How is il done ?"
"Oh, it is simple, very simple" replied
| the doctor; sit would give you very little
! pain. You take off one of your shoes and
stockings, and with the pointed ends of the
| bosom l strike your foot and ankle till the
skin is broken. The bosom is not strong
enough for the sole of the foot; for that
use the needle. Then l apply the OIL"
"Why do you begin with the feet?" in
Quired the reporter.
"Ah. that IS easy to understand" replied
Dr. Renhew. when you stir up the mud
in a puddle it sinks; SO also the bad humOrs
in the body sink. Therefore, | begin with
the feet.
soon the whole body must be treated
with the needle, the bosom and the oil.
After a few days an eruption breaks out
| that is the disease coming 20 the surface.
| The treatment must be continued every
few days. but at the end of the three
| months what change. You are pale now;
you are delicate looking; but then your
| skin will be renewed; you will have a
brilliant color. and it is l who will suffer"
"You?" asked the reporter, in blank
amazement, wondering whether the tire at
ment of another patient was likely to prove
| fatal to the aged practitioner.
Yes, shall suffer" replied the doctor,
with profound sigh. do You not under
| stand that? / shall treat your catarrh and
| draw it out Of your system. But where
will it go? Alas l am sympathetic; shall
attract 1t to myself. My system will I'M
| bibe the Impurities that yours throws of
You will be the gamer. but l shall be the
loser" and the doctor shook his head sadly.
1t was with difficulty that THE CALL re-
porter RETAINED from observing My dear
| SIT, since l am not afflicted with any sort Of
| disease. your regrets about imbibing it are,
| to say the least of it, premature"
| But then ne doc tor ke to have his diagn0-
| sis puted-a bove all. by the patient. So
she merely inquired what would be the
terms in case she screwed her courage up to
the point of enduring, on a mild scale, the
martyrdom of Saint Sebastian.
| Twenty-Five dollars a month was the
very moderate price asked, considering the
exertion of punctuating and the dangers
| that, in the doctors imagination. existed of
contracting the fabulous disease.
Seyenty-fve dollars for the three months
treatment.
Who would be sick?
Who would suffer?
Who would go about droopy and istless
when she can have 10000 holes made in her
| cuticle, be rubbed with oil, wrapped in cot
ton and be made happy?
VINO, indeed?