The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
NEW CURE ron ,PINDYCU1Is
And Other Medical Lore Impaired by MT
Rafferty, to His Friend Mr.. Madden.

out whether or no man has that fashionable
d 's'ase 'pindycutis." said Rafferty,. ''
To be sure I'm glad to hear that" replied
Madden. mot that care a hn porth about the
rich, but the pig might get touch o. the dirty
dlsase. But tell me. Rafferty, what is this
: ndrcutis like2"
TITS an Inflammation OF what the docthers
call the vermIfuge appindi- in your insides."
Dear. dear" replied Madden wondering ely,
-and what part O. the body Ia II In. Rafferty,
"'Tis located about half way bechune the
jejenur,. md fae pylorix."
And are chem auare words. vermi- some
thing. are they Irishf" continued Madden.
IA tis knoledge you are wantln'. I'd say no
yermi names wurrum and fuge names thwist
And ye'll ind appindi1 in the back O. the do
tionary." .,
Fl see. see." said Madden in a doubtful
tone. But what is It all about2" ..
IF you knew anything about 'nntomy or
theology you. wouldn't Ak foolish. questions.
But inside Of livery mnn where he's thwisted
q hole In the Ind does be sittin around waitin'
for you to swallow a grape seed or . carpet
tack. And when, you have swallowed your
,n.T sn;s a /, that's horrible d''."e Ohm
well. they don't know vbctber they e.n OF
no. IT'S like the old laiy said vhin she uAs
.ss :, cell they S ssp ,s. %es
pital and lay You on marble slab. Then thsy
% 81 dc SSo co scsn a's &:
RI 5i,Se5 die from the eoHshIodin' innasas'
n"kiver fear, Madden. you'll hsye your wish:
But started TO tell you that Docthcr Fischer
man INV ive ri in1nssd bsors. lie has found cot
Sss e $aSs" Is e. INIT;
81: :sssa H.esfs Sssss
ate, great Tor nyintiions. 50 they are.
How was thati"
s &c, s n ssiF s seen ss:
pain sayin.. I'm dyin' IN the calse @ sience,:
I'D cali him a marther. Rafferty, ssid Mad
d'44 oS s% may @eli say that Madden Blu. b.
new dLs'ssss, i Now: j suPposs. M.ddsa, you
vHss re- said az hSn
yer body He discovered The Incl i%ipey o v,Ss
So,eh lie was r ns in .adpSos IN
Did he cure NANNY peoplea" said Madden.
anNWsG si he did and he didn't replied R.,rer,
Thin that didn't die o the dis use be finished
on Wild the cure; Sure they had to die anyway:
but who inyin,id the mikerobes I'm afthor
An. ha. now you're talkin,." replied rafferty,.
man by the name o sweeney. He cut his
finger wan day and say ava, lot 2, LITTLE animal.
Mol Keliey's cat. SAYS he. there's the mike.
robes Q, rheupatiz. says he. Look at The
have no more use for liniminL or snake OIL or
| Del skins. or hot vinigar. All we have TO do il
70 XII III. microbes and there'll be no more
did he kill thlm7" asked Madden. deeply In
well there's little rhenmatiz ly!n' around
loosG yet T. arms and legs" " said Rafferty,. ,Ys
They get fat on pizen Of ali kin :. But give
hnd somihip to XII the bastes Adam had Tho
aud now tho loc,hers have found, out that
mikerobes make the dis'ase; lest the same a.
that made coPsumptio9 and the other doc;hsrs
found that bolony sassidCc made triehinosay-
Madden but wall iii b2cther Fischer gets
doc,her; how to fix all the quare things in u
Ills none o my business, rafferty,; and
| might tell me even II 1t Is sdycret. IN niver
2 sh "oa STEEL snH' nor sinner
well, cross, Yourself, Madlep. Never tell
What In Go!n p tel you o,N Whispsr The he
drives drives this his into love Your bach wild maiIet and
taps all the blood on, o your veins. Then he
catches all the mikerobes and trchina
and tad;poles and bugs in the sieve:
afraid TO ton h thin on account O. their bein'
akSe an ana s " ' IN aud Bates
the life out OF each one o THIN wan at time.
scRe you Yoa II o ike n the sh@as that
on, Sgp Of adssn
Flaherty was ,walRin' along. in the vale wan
S ssuIi iS ~ FoSn,aIs: SaoS"F m II out s The
g;ound and al severed wild rain EHinHows Twas
down on his hands and knees and drank about
rint O. tn wathor. aud Il tasted like dew
COIN home he noticed that he, had no pain
from the rheumatic in his ankle and all the
chin. His rcd nose turned white wanst more.
| his eyes shone Ike the stars. and his ice was
door the sSans Els wife ddnT rno%
""what can do for YOU sir p says Biddy to
Paddy. not Known the differ the wather made
"..RRSt who ARE, YEP, SAYS Biddy.
|
Faith, and II you ara. you're thirty years
younger nor you were this mornin'.' says she.
"'Usha. Tn thnkin' you're right said
Paddy. lookin' In the glass. Run; Biddy. run
down to the spring "a the valley bSynnt and
new set o. teeth AMI your cock eye'll be cured.
Hurry. woman. hurry
so Biddy ran az II the divyil was after her
and Paddy sat down and lighted his Pipe watt
in for her to come back. Well. II he waited an
hour. he waited two, whin he began to get
onaisy and started out to ind her. Well, whin
h" got near the fountain. what should he SEQ
sitting agin tho wall but little girl bahby
about a .yenr old. cryin' as II 'twould burst
wild grief
what happened you, ncushla, said
Paddy. takin' the child In his arruns,
Don't you know me. says the child wiring
ing her hands
ycuII :,
My wife" says PADDY.
WIS says the child I'm after drinkin' too
much o. the watherv"