The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-21
SOUTHERN GRASSF WOMHN.
They Kept the Mortality MS Low rs Regular
Doctors DO,

They Kept the Mortality rs Low rs Regular
Doctors DO.
The southern girl went around TO spend
an evening with the trained nurses AL
their home In west Twenty-first street.
There were dozen or more Of them
al home that night and the southS'h
girl mad not been there very long pS,
fore they were demanding 10 pc !y'1
about those female doctors down SCUM;
How many Of You are NJ D.'sf boid
UP your hands" said the southern eI~
Several hands went up. .,,,.
Were any Of you ever w AsheV'le'
Three or four affirmative answers were
given. 49,
Piedmont section Of North carolina ~
about eight miles from Asheville. We'll
these women doctors I'm going TO tell
YOU about f0urished there long ago, even
before any woman In this state ever
studied medicine, ! guess ,., -,
~ on see. II was this way; Ihey had
10 take up the practice OF medicine from
sheer necessity In the early days or
The century regular physicians were
scarce in rural districts, anu tl,s re-
particularly true OF upper carolina. ne
only physician in a county ilNed at lht
court house as the county seat va
called Consequently the people hN.i5s
I'm remote parts or the couhE 49, 49,
have 10 ride twenty or twenty-five niles
for the doctor When his Office was reacn-
Ell ne might then be on the opposite side
OF the county. This scarcity Of phXsl55
clans and the long distance 10 DE tldtetiSIa
caused the people to rely more on simple
ramadioq The woman who was WSea1
I'm administering these soon became tne
neiahborhood doctor. Her khoWlSu-e
of herbs and roots and thelf VARIOUS
rsos was OF great value 10 the aiiicied-
T'sualiy she added the practice OF mo
y,iferv 90 the art of pOulticing ana blister
ing This. too. grew OUT OF ine heCcn.
stiles Of the people living Hilles away
IN '''rnese granny women. as they were
called were a sturdy, sell-ituaht So
and most useful IN their nelkly3oi ,Ie
a. ..,apd a uatiput some OF tnth W.
lseuf SO busy that they louh4 r D1a
saddle horse a necessity, anu 1qnSS ~
i"@t oe ready 10 attend the cals Oh tie
y st. dav or night as q genuine man
So 5.1 I'm cases of childbirth thts
ia often remain with the patent
several DAYS. acting as nurse 49,. a.t,.l
"nid they use any medicine aaN'"
one itri od ' msed store medicine very eau
ti,tisiv' answered the soulhein Aaatf
"anl their collection OF uIuSS uiu er, {,
20 beyond calomy .laGo"'" Won learned
f3olioR Acc factor and trained nurses may
recognize these drugs ,,...r,on tvo were
eencriallv prominent down 10 ~. VV a.
.l,,,ard as long as they were eple W hvii
~, 70 those was Granny McheoWn an"
~ othar Granny Net raw i"'s w.
biot5t cstccmcd for their e1ccll,4lCo We
character and skill in th' S'NH4 ,naov
49, regular male graduates anu 'ir t.
f.r,iites ,,rcfcrred these women, VIII ~
h@ IA teas. poultices auu ~ n,i'a 1871
,vave TO the young sraillles VIZ 5..''rs
a. know everything. Inc Vl" DDc..a
tvero ALWAYS glad 20 have thtlh on 49, ,.'o
"elc IL, IN severe cases. II these Mo-
men had been born later they III" Es me iscr
conc TO q medical college anu ia, .". 0r,s,hf
leaders In the profession, "a ,,o+, an
have done the very Work lhal ~" ''''
a' TT ' Wonder what the modern sraaua i',
r,,ie of course. would 40, snt VIZ 81
lin case he was called ~ su,,in,'Ii,i3s case
terd n patient. without ms ineul1l..' 1tJicf
Ealjeve he would feel like an l'io.
search.ng around for rue OF la'' lybess
| cround ivy to relieve PAIN Now -
! s,.rgnnv' women couldn't even SpeH, w
,,nrd botanv. but they knew al aDo.t
niants and were seif-relianl thous" ~
usa their knowledge. .. .t.> ron,o9ies
cant you tell US some Oh '''
tn EN- uS sea, A pouluce of catnip wa. used
60 an, SORT of swelling or rising anu
a tea of the same was useu lvi -'''''N
| fcvc-s. -.... ,,,,o,d fovers2'
some one interrupted. , ..,,i,,od
,.IDu-,rd fever was a low, conuAutI
81 No never ran very nigh answer
| "a a.. eon4horn Girl Balm tea was also
/ ,tl,J to cure revers, and pOultices OF tanSl
ord confrev were soothing ana he4l,n-
| IA cases of Sprains ana sWollth JD....i,
| Cbildren afflicted with hives We're maui
| to drink "a tea made OF yaIfoW .nu
| ground ivy. For pains anu 49, 'o9 ,r,,s-
| Kind. such as toothache. henIIa1si a, of,i
! ~i,ifr rheumatism and the IKE lhe 'lilc
| ca..ious re nel!os were pouluCes maui ~
| calnip. featherfew and Mns uit-iii,
| tI,,o,,~-.drraaish was administered Tor
| rongh and lavender tea was gwen 20 SOP
| nausca Rosemary tea was considered "a
| enro cilre for hoarseness, and tea maui
| az thyme was given for dNsentcIy' M
| dror that were restless at nlsht, d"hh
| irr in great fright were benehted anu
| eoothed bv tea made OF sage anu mum ~
] ana elecarnpane was thought 10 De 'uc
| very thing for a cough. ....,,..,,os ,,eed
| .rThcee are a few of the remedles us'u
| by your fOrerunnerS. Incy looSiply
1 NOT very ohicaciOus in httIhf' 'u,
| they did no harm. and while tnsey soo'n, Z,
and inspired hope, nature Woulu Mo' 80. o~,
| her cure I'm the old days heAily "
| eorftern garden contained beds OF al
| tIgse herbs. ami the places on the httle
| streams whore ground IVY, AthpW l vD'
! ana other such remedies apouhded were
| we'll known hy every family.
| ar didn't see the maid standing mere
| Vim that plum cake and tea d put on
| nv coat and nat and get out on the sto1l
! before telling you al that the rate ol
| mortality was not gr iicf hnutr ~,
| regime of he granny women IMAM ~ d
! now with an or our drug Stof'@ ana "a
| doctor located at every croaa-i J"uS' -
| New York Sun.