The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05
THE DRiGoN Nv MIR. GoABEL
Bamboo-Stalk Doctor Killed II and Gave
Rise to Japanese Proverb.

Bamboo-Stnlk Doctor Killed II and Gave
| Rise tn Japanese Proverb.
In the old days, when Japan WAS = III all ,Japan.
csc and the arts and garb Of the Western nations
| were thing unknown, the province Of Tamba
was the heart of the country Elsewhere the
country was gay with daifnios and their ronins
and two. swordcd snmurai, who staggered through
| life and chopped OF heads with native grace But
! In Tamba a ronin was wont 10 produce such an
effect as Is 10 he seen in a poultry yard when a
hawk is overhead The good people were all coun.
try folk. and like the farmers ~ other lands they
| were as green as grass And rustic as the whole
| province was known to be-. there was one com
munty that wns gtccnrr and even more old fash.
/ toned than any other part of tho proyinre Aho.
mura the TIM Village Of Aho In Enn,r,w, and
| Osakawhcn one ,t,nic Of n man ns from Ahomura
in Tnnba II was jigt the same rs when in New
York one should say he is MIR II,yaecd from WAY.
| hack That shows how yerdont and hov sirrl.
the men Of the village Of Aho were considered nv
/ tho gentlemen 81 IN. twin swords in old I.n,p
In all Ahomura. and therefore from on. end NJ
! Tnmba 70 the other there WAS mn maj, no,. s,,ic,y
/ devoted 10 the ancient WAYS thnn NJ Gomb.i "A
farmer like all his nrighbors and not , aurc.ssf,l
| one for ne VAS poor One season n. s,c,,ed in IA
work his field even before IA. frns, was out of IN.
. ground From the fitst show Of div i- tho carly
morning until the evening grow ~ do,k ,h,, m.
/ dim twilight was loo scanty for him 10 Distinguish
| 49,, -, ~ 40, W ",F'''h 49,
u'c u"u:', he ho'h MS hc'd ana soon planted his
! crop When the seed was all in the ground and
| he had time to think ,bou, himself sor,c,binr
| ,.s',,,,no. ,.i,, ID Ill. a., -, 70
was "f""S VII" MN TIC was i'a"S ILL., ana u ne
was to live to reap the crop which he had sown he
| must see tho physician
| ,..,,ai,-i,. A. 1T, ;n,ir
hcC"ru'nsi!' WI conner visited Df' hHbu the
only physician in Ahumura and only bamboo
stalk doctor which il IN. Jon,ucs, ,,,> ~ csIIi,o
! hin, am i,,,-,l,, ,,..,i,i,n'. i, ,,,.. w.
quacL. The village was too poor TO support a
/ genuine physirisn who knew how 4, administer,
! ,iror,, c,.,,a .nI ,i.., H.. ,,,, II 80
"S'Is ''a"S anu deef h'et' ana all uie really
potent drugs OF the ancient pharmacopeia Of Dai
! Nippon DR. Yabu was only an hero doctor but,
! b. 49,. - ,,.,,., ., A., -. - - -
! Nv was Eoou en"uR" io' we farmers oil iamoa'
among whom his practice lay.
( Farmer Gombci went To the house of DIR Yabu
undo, a.. ,,,,t,cr,,l ,,o,,,., ., hih -.
"h"et u'e ornamental gateway 10 "mch he
was by no means cnu;lcd' being only bamboo
in c,c,,. land H., believed in r,,lin,, ,,,.
"a '''I' "i' "e t'',''p III '''"A'hs Efoa' sho"
! and stepped an the clean mats wearing sn his
feet only his stockings. tbos, queer ,Jan,n.s.
rrca, toe The sick farmer neglected not ,o one ONE
! Of the pros,ro,ons prcsc,ih.d hy custom in an,
~ ' ' W '""''"' III az
/ preaching the physician and AT last sluatted
On the mats with his fee, tu lei on, Of sight he.
hind hin, .rh,n n, y.h,'. -. $50, "
/ in the charcoal brazicr with the tea kettle Just
slmmet an, tnward We boiling point and set II
Pot and the cups Of kyto ware. by this time
he water came to a boil and the tea was made and
hcn Farmer Eomtri described his symptoms
70 ih S, doctor lie tod oi the weakness which
ne Ieil "heh wntAlhE Knee deep IN the diicles
now nus iGnd did not strengthen him. bow his
,!cNp Wa nnruh'n WIN CNiu ,hlhs hcn Ut
GsG %sS S"6Sd nstShh%r om6ci how much ground
and what harvest might be- cApcctcd, Tong
InIE nanpmn s,aik a"cIni ne ga not bother to
. l2ok a, ms patients tongue or feel whether his
SNlh Metc "el anu cor' OF airy ana not, II was
,'""E 'n nm 20 ash "S u, VIC 'tHpS III order
Z" collecting the c When The br,y H y"SsTs McTe
~ mi TuSS.I"iinS a. 70 crop prospcc combined
.b III, , CIV ',',io"r CIV nm. IN ices en-
sick mans naiadv Wv '''''' "'"s "'''' W VIC
hc am +" s ss T,,v,d y :" ,S you ramsr Com
~, H., ~, ~, snn, my i T. H"uhg utaknh SlylN crrpt
NH i IN n'"nrn W,S you wrrr WorkinE m your
t'r mo Ii W. n,", ,t nav S"unE IraE"n
~ n"m u,,lE "um'i your highlN respected person
N",rtct nac ia" o ~ cn any S'fS S E2m WI" iml
T., ,,'' ~, J,.,, II, i u W. N,.p " nl, m mus
~, t "" NM @ WI, w munEtN hhn WV 'urn
VII, va" ro, s""I Wy tSII'tmp'n ins''c ana
WI, nm'r fpu ,mwon rrEr, ''nul = n.L tn.
am Glad tha, Won hay" com" 10 m,c IN n,o TO-
nv p"r xii Nil enable me- !" Iii Hi ~ ,br m I,s ,"I
NV that il 10 sill , yn,,r,, ono an, vi , u'"t w
s,,r"Sc e viii he E smarc '"S an" Nus y"pr
Mn in" ' ~" "'"N' '"Ne
"I}ut wor,hy pr y,hu " s,id r,ruox f,,,,;
in dismay, Il have been t"d that Sin In is Yrry
cxpcnsiyc drug and only ~ w. us.d L ~ u ,.rE
SwOrdrd san,,lrni inm hut , moor f,rn,c, ma
cannot ,tTnrd Ia / mi do jr,,, :, ~, ''1'I ON.
Nay. Farmer C;onlci," frplirJ thc tan,b",
stnil phvsician what IL ton ,'cn or",' Lh'nI,"
Ven rs comnnrnI with YOU, notl >i.,oa
. thnt r,t ,rnrhIc ynu IN ~ d., W. H. li"'
iwill give Won and when tTc dtncc Nj j.. III %rir
yor rrun is rc,pcd if iii H., live cn, y, ,t"u Gin
Of The mean and in.irnitc.nt nn,m, 81, !" '''h
moor LnnwIcdyr In, t'ri., ~ r. ,hn, =" IVY
grow strong Srd rnnsn W Mi nT HfhEnn Mlll
S"ur dirnicJ insid.s and N'm Vii viii ", .'muihE
cease f" cyi,, ''' gov WIZ "E''""E
ON lh,,,. terms Mr. Gop,hci N las, ,r,o,,,,,,
the treatment Nov Mn lin is h,si a, h %
y very expensive medicine in Iansn In Iuc 81,
II IL as pnnr es din Tor il il ,hc M
as ginsscnr In thr Snuth wbrrc !, , wv ZION
Abundance There is saving If ~ rr,.L St"MH III
thc moor whites ,hst So an so is TOO 'ii'a,o'E
do norn thnr dir SAM, and slim y" ,run us u.
in .Iaprn II in worth many ven, for mailing ci.,
viii hill the dragons which Kill people from Inc
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