The evening times., 1900-04-28

NEW YORK. April 2s.-Dr, Mary Pier
son Eddy has contributed from her private
collection several attractive features to
the Syrian quarter OF the missionary ex-
hibit being held in connection with the
Ecumenieal Conference.
DR.. Eddy went to Syria seven years ago
with the intention of practicing medicine
among the women there. She had pre-
pared for the difficulties she knew must be
encountered by having her six diplomas
all verified by the afix OF the seals of the
various States in which they were granted.
and finally by the seal of the United States
Government
Even thus strongly fortified. DR.. Eddy
found some difficulty in gaining permis-
sion from the Sultan to take the neces-
sary examinations in Constantinople. She
succeeded finally. bat the examination was
made extraordinarily difficult by the I'm
perial Faculty OF Medicine. The sixty-four
questions were answered triumphantly,
however, and after that DIR. Eddy was
free to pursue he work. receiving a 81
ploma that authorized her to practice
medicine and surgery in all parts of the
Turkish Empire. No other woman has re-
ceived this permission
The first year of her journeyings DIR.
Eddy had occasional exciting experiences,
but early acted on the friendly advice Of
Bedouin sheik. who said: IF you go
about dressed as an American woman you
viii need twenty soldiers to protect YOU
You will be safer il you dress as a Bed
ouin"
DR.. Eddy accordingly adopted the Be-
douin dress. and started of with her small
escort OF one mad and two men She lost
no opportunity of using her skill. and when
she returned to the places visited founa
enthusiastic welcome everywhere. Her
fame spread so rapidly that she soon felt
1t safe to assume her own garb. and has
not found it Unnecessary 10 discard ii since
then. gods
In these journeys into the interior DIR.
Eddy remains from two 10 five weeks in
| place At one time she was away from
civilization for four months She takes
a stereopticon- with her, I'D draws the
I people of the sncampments about her tent
while she tells t.em what is happening in
/ the outside world, with which they have al
! most no communication. During Emperor
/ William S visit to Palestine she travelled for
some time with his party and found that
| the story OF the trip furnished mnst vel
come entertainment to her native friends
Dr. Eddy says that her only dangers now
are in the numbers OF scorpions snakes
and eenupedes that infest the region. ard
I in frequent want of water. For carving
1 water the bags of skin are no longer used
I by European travellers as the English
/ have discovered a method OF treating can
/ vas that makes it capable Of holding water
/ while at the same time permitting suffi-
ciently rapid evaporation TO keep it cool
| This method is an army secret and the
/ bags as well the tents that DR.. Eddy
uses are made in the shops of the English
I army OF occupation
Most OF her patients are men. although
her primary object was and is to help the
women.
The women are mere heasts OF burden.
said Dr. Eddy to a press representative
yesterday. and the men Will not allow
! them TO take the time necessary to come
( 10 me, unless they are so i'll as to be un-
/ able to do their work. When the men find
that their personal comfort depends upon
! 1t they allow the women the time to seek
/ me. have been enabled to help them by
! going directly to their encampments much
more than / could have otherwise. The
| men, however. are eager TO avail them
selves of my help"
Or. Eddys work in the treatment of eve
/ diseases is of the greatest Importance. as
/ opthalmia is prevalent. Many blind
children have been taken by her to the
/ English school at Beyroot where they re-
/ eeive instruction that makes them useful
ana consequently welcome in their tribes
She mas established an opthaimie hospital
IN Sidon, the only one in Syria. and has
complete travelling equipment for the tent
( hospltal that accompanies her on her med
! zeal tours On these journeys she takes
with her maid. hospital assistant. and
a cook, all natives of tried and proved
/ fidelity
Bedros- my servant, has acquired a
! good deal of medical knowledge and skill
/ since he came 20 me and assists adnIra-
| biy IN operations" said DR.. EdGy
The doctor arrived on the Kaiser VII
| helm III last week. She will remain in this
/ country Cor three months, in the home of
| her brother. in New Rochelle, n ". and
VIII then return to her work in Syria.