Evening star., 1901-07-13
A WHITE HOUSE "OoCTOR"
Had One Prescription That Was Good
for Ever'tA'ns-Hr' Method
Of TreatnSht.

there are mentally. If not physically, dis
turbed over his absence1 just who ''the
doctor Is and what is his real business
has never been known at the White House,
even among the keen-eyed police officers.
although UP to q week ago he had been
visiting there daily and prescribing In most
generous manner for probably a month.
When 'the doctor first began to visit the
Executive Mansion and leave powders and
pills for different volunteer patients the
practical jskers. Policeman Jim Cissell be-
ing foremost. were disposed to chuclkle to
themselves and to wonder what good
thing they had now to secure fun out
of. But the doctor was most solemn
person, and he never pretended to see the
sly winks and quick Fuckers of the mouth
that denoted among the attaches and
others that something was doing" If he
ever saw any OF these mocking signs he
either misinterpreted them or supposed he
was among lot of youthful fellows who
really had no conception Of the great i'm
portance of medicine.
His Method of Treatment.
1.-THE doctor" told his name, or rather
furnished printed card. to some Of those
he liked most at the White House after
he had visited there several times He
even went so far as to say that he had
spent a year in the medical department OF
a college in this city and that he repre-
Sented a Chicago house that was making
the greatest medicine on earth. Outside of
these few facts the doctor never told any
thing about himself, and as he increased
the number of patients he grew more mys-
terious. After he had cured Policeman
Parker, the handsomest man Of the White
House police force, Of an unknown disease
and had worked successfully on jerry
Smith. Arthur Simmons and others he
tried to turn his attention to- the news
HnmDlpTi0n
and you have a headache without KNOW
ing it." he said to the skinny man repre-
senting the Great Family Journal. Take
this three times a day and your headache
will disappear" The reporter tried the
medicine on another man and he got Well
Immediately. Thus was the doctor rapidly
acquiring great practice, greater renoWn
and scattering the fame Of his medicine
broadcast Most of the time he put the
medicine in small envelope such as drug
gists use to put away both carefully filed
prescriptions and pharmaceutical mistakes.
In this shape he prescribed powder.
Some Medicine Good for Everything.
The same medicine was good for every
thing From gout and fatty degeneration
Of the feet to engagement Of the stomach
and speedy decay Of the heart from love
troubles, the treatment was the same and
the effect of the medicine like magic. Jerry
Smith, the old White House servant, had
other diseases, all of them more or less
fatal in the course of time. for years. but
he was benefited, and it was, claimed by
him that he was beginning to get young
again. All those who didn't take the medi-
cine that the doctor left for them gave the
packages to Smith, and he took it all. Ar
thur Simmons. who has grown, stout after
serving for thirty years at the White
House, found the medicine good an anti
fat preparation. In fact, testimonials could
be had from almost everybody. including
Captain Dubois and Usher Mitchell, whose
skepucism at first was marked. and even
violent.
The doctor changed his medicine only
occasionally. When he didn't prescribe
powders he gave about half a teaspoonful
of small dried sugar pills in the same kind
Of small envelope as held the powder To-
ward the last, however. the doctor had
almost given up pills and had relied upon
the life-giving powders. 1t is even declared
that it was these powders that caused
Maj. PrudeD to resign and return to the
White House to his old position Of assist
ant secretary, although another man took
the medicine.
Has Now Disappeared.
While all the cures were taking place
the speculation as to who the doctor was
was never ceasing Newspaper reporters
could obtain clue. and Policeman Cis-
sell. who finds out everything about every
body. was in despair. The prevailing opin-
ion was that the doctor was of type Of
the crank that frequents the White House
more or less often, and Is regarded as
harmless. unless he shows signs Of having
q dangerous motive back OF him. Some
thought the giving out OF medicine was in
advance Of some big medicine company
making its advent In Washington. At any
rate. the doctor hasn't been to the White
House in week. If he was q crank he
has gotten tired Of his fad Of curing the
White House people and has sought other
fields.