The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-23
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Used as Cares for Diseases.
Wondrous are the remedies used b.
the Chinese In their pharmacopnia
The sovereign Of all medicines Is the
majoon. composed OF pearls and other
precious stones ground to powder
Next to maJoon comes spotted rhinocer-
os horn 1t appears that the ordinary
variety is OF little value. but the spot
ted horn is a wonderful cure for mites
final troubles. This horn, or the ami
mai TO which 1t pertains. Is found
chiefly In the Philippine Islands, and
az Singapore single specimen viii
bring as high as $50. Horns Of many
kinds are held in great esteem by the
Chinese. Deer horns IN the velvet are
used IN extreme cases. but they must be
OF an exact shade OF color, and when
OF that shade win bring from $3.50 to
$500 pair in the wholesale market.
Old deer horns are boiled down TO
make the medicinal glue which binds
the forty or sixty ingredients compos-
Ing the average Chinese pill.
Equal in medicinal efficacy to the
above are three hlgh-grade tiger rene
dies-the eyebaIl. liver and blood. AS
may be imagined. tiger eyebalI, 1. e.
the genuine article. can be prescribed
for only the exceedingly wealthy Chi
nese. their Morgans. Astors and VAN
derblItS Similarly the liver when dried
and reduced 10 a powder is worth its
weight In gold all over the Orient.
Tiger blood when evaporated to a sed-
iment at a temperature OF 10 degrees
and taken IN the form Of powder is be-
lieyed by all fAsiatics TO make a re-
doubtable warrior out OF the most cray
en- hearted.
or recent years the United States
has come 10 supply the Chinese with a
great part OF one OF their most highly
priced medicines. ginseng root ordi-
nary cultivated ginseng may be pur-
chased for SO an ounce, but the Wild |
root may run up to a thousand times
It's weight In silver. or somewhere in /
the neighborhood OF 800 an ounce The
latter variety wrapped IN silk and en-
rased IN several metallined boxes TO
protect II from moisture. Is often ex-
changed among wealthy Chinese as a
present. Such specimens of ginseng
must not be handled or even breathed
upon for fear Of defracting from their
virtue.
As liniments the Chinese physicians
pin their faith briefly to the fats and
ills OF serpents Apparently the more
deadly the serpent the greater is the
Denefir TO be derived from fits extract.
Thus in cases OF chronic rheumatism
he Chinese doctor can do no better
han recommend cobra tall of imported
rom India.
In connection with Chinese medicine
I may occur TO many people that they
lave never seen a Chinaman bereft Of
IN arm. leg or other member Of his
,ody. The reason for this is that all /
)rientals maintain a profound objec-
ION 10 surgical operations Indeed.
hey much prefer to die rather than to
e deprived OF a member, because as It
5 undeniable that they came into the
'"-so Win hNo oA4hHs A~v iekss Saenh
myers. two thumbs, etc, they must
{ necessity go out OF II with the same ;
lumber. Otherwise once on the other /
lde they might be sent TO hunt for q I
Kissing member and SPEND the greater {
art of eternity In finding IL Perhaps {
be nearest approach to internal sur |
cry that a Chinese doctor will attempt '
to stand on the patients body and I
18th his bare feet move about on the $
art afflicted. In dentistry the Chinese Q
ave reached the discovery that the Q
erve Is worm, and the best method I
} treat an aching tooth Is to loosen 1t ?
: driving In wedges In order that the v
orm may escape. +