New-York tribune., 1904-10-10
HEB WORK AMONG ARABS.
Or. Eddg's Experience Of Years as
WedicaL Missionary.

Medical Missionary.
The orl- woman who ever practised medicine in
--urzev ard one who is known over half Persia,
II nor al of e. the hakuae. or wise woman. IS
7ow a- the Martha Washington She is Dr. Mary
Pie-son EDDY g Missionary OF the Presbyterian
hoard and as a physician in the Holy Land she
has had experiences which could hardly be eoualled
IN unusuaIness and thrilling interest n all the
rails OF medical missionary enterprise. Unhsrmed
and ura1raid she has lived alone for years among
strange and suspicious peoples, by whom the pres
ence Of q regular missionary would not De toIer-
sted. Among the widest Of Arab tribes her white
rents shine Ike bow Of promise for her specially
is ophthal-lc surgery. and % the ignorant and
supersuuous natives her cures seem nothing short
~ miraculous.
d. Eddy has been practising ophJhalulic surgery
for the -asr wears AZ Mount Lebanon. district
which contains 267 owns and 1000 inhahltants and
which Is entirely dependent her for all the
medical service that Il gets She has hospital at
Juneh 10 which the people come from miles around,
but il sumner she goes 20 them making long ex-
pedirons t-to the interior and carrying not only
hospital supplies and food for herself and retinue
but food Tor the patients. for she has found that
diet Of sour milk cheese and dates IS not calcU-
lated 70 promote recovery after operation for
cataract
"Once was gone four months lacking four days.
and Il took ter carreIs 70 carry ny party and
equipment" she said &c g Tribune reporter. Il
tent for the hospita-. and my own tent
Is made with very wide caves. under which the
patients can sleep i they wish 10. I sometimes
have many az sixty Arabs sleeping around
no. an never afraid. and love the ronnadic
NE There Is nothing like i-. I travel IN places
where few, : suppose, would dare 70 go. and once
asked for military escort as the hrrnan which
Z hold from the Sultan gives a right 70 DO. but
7 an so Ven known now that Il is not necessary.
Fly tents are white instead OF being black. Ike
those OF the Arabs. and everywhere 7 90 now my
white tents are all the protection 7 need. I have
never had any but The pleasantest relations with
The people Of the country OF whatever class. 7
visit constantly in the homes Of the best families
IN the neighhorhood and they come 70 me-
Al the hospital IN Juneh Dr.. EDDY had ex-
per1e1ces as strange as any which came 20 her
n her travels.
When get up on q winter morning" she said.
7 see, the lanterns OF patients coming down the
nlounrhtn side md al hurrytng to get the first
chance az the dispensary. They come from long
distances, bringing food and bedding with them.
and have turned a large vault. built 70 store
grain IN. into caravansary for them They often
get OUT OF food, however before they are ready 70
return. and then XIII sheep sent BY some grats-
ful patient, and they hold high festival
Most OF them prefer living n the ca-avansary
- going into the hospital because IN the hospital
We ~ 10 clean them Up little and Arabs have
a great objection 20 bathing There are whole
tribes OF them who have never had bath, and
one OF the most difficult things 7 ever did was to
Faccinate al Arab tribe The old, wise woman
advised vaccination because she was afraid that
y the disease broke out IN the tribe their black
IeEts woule be burned and these are about al the
lPIS lISSpSI' lley possess IN order 70 inspire the
oheIat-on 1rst and I began by trying 10 GET. <
74 eLSs4 sP9t cA aer arm washed and washed. but
5crI65ng brush and alcohol and after applying the
same Tor seventeen minutes ana a hait Tbe arm
,l sc 5aS gsIs aa she replied with indignation that
9he q me most interesting patents whom DR.
Old Kurdisb cEIsf ~ - - LospiLaI was an
lars from cataract, and the sight II one eve had
'l-seq -ence q this aEllcton the Old man fsg been
..15-lar = - 1--@Le - ne government OF MS tribe.
coat Il was stif with lie sccr.-.l.5 ~ Ia sheIsAl9 m
s.aa-s aIlc awe with vernu. but nothiug ~oi,Id
- No--o .ndlce him 70 part with IT. - rIlr
one one Pig enough 70 accomraodate both my patient
- fs- - E7s E7s elGlt want 70 get into the bed
nm p lie across the two beds and ra75 him
last 5,- - 49,. &c Aeep I'm n got him in at
IN -ncer the bed scolded hir1 7Tail and
dld such thing again but III ne 7,o2S,S, 4 re 51s
tE1Ia 1Lce @ mere Gacsr TIE bed Then I saw that
[hoegh II seemed most incongruous 10 hurr in t1is
A5rs5a-9 To{[5- = S@ - r ~4o 5ooEed as one inlagines
--les however, and in due course of time I
nIst drops Of the winter rain began 70 Fa -,rc1T
said 70 Tor5 7 -1 S-s 90 man heard the sound he
Sey g seAo the grace cf sighr and healing 10 Thv
said oh. you mustn't talk now. and n. an
oHiJ 6-syiS y5igSgr93aehtuly, I wasn't talking was
.E2r Of a while II seemed as Y his PRAYERS ,v-. MT,
sF--s - answered, for complications SCI - 80
9-sS r71-5 osn a2le 70 see for little while he
&C Ne look MIN up the roof from u,j,icE ~
"as E-slD-e ana asked hin 10 degcribe - :
1rllt'. me sLe4k, who had never see- -, .
HS-tlEs teP--e1 tlat he g wide blua rrsf- =
long CHIEFS tent He thought n rnusg g pan and
e-eat clleL tent because II had three nolsg -
liley must oe burning green wood aI-1
vas such lot OF smoke. -3-se mere
Tie olc Ehelk is now ruling happilv oyer HE .-sL
go Sos ne never ending stream OF patisrt1
ne 24sO sent ne, shortly after MS cf,-e eo.-.
beTest ~ C- C5 a-..ee rom tine 70 time for the
Many ot Dr. Edcy patients like the old sbailr
nave h1-ered cruelty al the hands OF narive 5oc'
S2lLzL.syne one woman had been through the most
lormentors and came 70 Juneh -- -S'
ne lrst coctor. said DR.. EDDY. ''gathered m
I-e sOese Issues II the back Of the neck and ran
- log AHe"er through them. The next one "A 4
Ia Ills WIS al right, but did nor come rsaT
enough 70 The seat Of trouble 50 ha sac-iar.-s -
shoulders. The third ran red hor neadIas rL-,,,a
-s ISSUES az the corners OF her eyes. The PotrT !
-te~ Weisls tc Ger brads OF hair 70 keep her heaG
~ &c Tor -nree weeks she nor allowed M
Ls cow -1en Ehe ran away and came TO me
-a"-4ec Lof fa-lWay fare 7 toOh me three dsve
2 soak her and get her clean before I could beg31
A-s Lealnlent which was happily. successf1lT
-, E-Qcy comes q q missionary family She
Z - a. Sldo1 Inc very place often coupled
NsLn -yre N the Bible, her father being medical
MISSIONARY and her own medical exberienra he
sen oelore she was eight years old. There waE q
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