Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-05-06

You have. doubtless. had great ex-
perience?"
You shall hear. my lady. lam
nos one OF dat rabble Of pretenders
what travel apout de world 70 crv
up and magnify dere own praises.
De Hemel Is mij getuige. Heaven
Is my chudge. and your ladyship's
lar renowned excellent wisdom for
bids dat you should be imposed
upon oy desc cheats and imposters
oenominated-and most Justly. on
my worti-charlatans and empirical
scaramouches. De veritable merit
In dis world In humble, my lady, I
creep raider In de dust, dan soar In
do elouts: 10 is In my nature. O6ers
snail speak for me-not myself"
But you have seen de world.
Doctor. and studied, and served In
good families2"
Your ladyship has great pene-
sration. l have always lived In
friendship wild worshirful peoples.
De honorable Captain General An
thony Brockholls. de gofernor of de
great province OF New York.-bahI
dere was nopody could please him
out Doctor Debor. Night and day,
my lady. for two years, have / peen
pnysicking his excellency and all
his family:-de governor Is subject
TO de malady Of pad digestion and
crudities which gives him trouble
some dreams. l have studied in de
school OF Leyden-dree coarses, un-
I'll | could find no more 10 learn:
and den / have travelled in France
Germany. and Italy, where | took o
seat In de great University OF Pa
Qua. for de penefit OF de lectures of
oat very famous doctor. Veslingius,
de perfect, your ladyship shall un.
derstand. and professor OF botany.
q most rare herbalist. And dere
also l much increased and enriched
my learning under de wing of dat
astonishing man, de grave and pro.
found Doctor Athelstei mus Leonepas.
dc expounder OF de great secrets OF
de veins and nerves. You shall
chudge. honorable ladies', what was
my merit. when tell you de Uni
versity would make me Syndicus
Artistarum, only dat | refused so
great honor, because | would not
make de envy OF my compeers. Did
i not say true when / tell you 10 is
not my nature to soar in de clouts2"
Truly the Doctor has greatly
slighted his fame" said the LADY
Maria apart 10 he kinswoman. II
would like TO know what you have
in your pack.
"Worshipful madam, you shall
soon see. +" replied the Doctor, who
now ordered Dobel, his man. into
the room. Here" he said m he
pointed 70 the different parcels,
are balsamums, penaceas, and
elixis. Dis is most noted alexiphar-
macun against quartan agues, COM
posed OF many roots, herps, and
spices; dis ! call de lampas vi,a. an
astonishiL exhilirator and promoter
OF de goot humors OF de mind, and
most valuable for de rare gift OF
clear sight to de old. wild many oder
virtues | will not stop 10 mention.
Desc are confections, electuaries,
sirups. conserves, ointments, odora-
ments, cerates. and gargarisms, for
de skin, for de stomach, for de prui-
ses and wounds. for de troat, and
every ting pesides. Abb here, my
lady. Is de great lapor OF my life, dc
felicity and royal reward-as | may
say-of all my studies: 10 is de most
renowned and admired and never
to-be estimated Medicamentum Pro
methei, which has done more pene-
factions dan all de odor simples and
compounds Ia de whole pharmaco-
peia OF medicine. Your ladyship
shall take but one half OF dis little
phial, when you will say more for
Its praise dan could speak widout
peing accounted a most windy,
hyperbolical and monstrous poaster
-ha, waarachtigl will speak
noting. Dat wise and ssgacious and
sapient man, de great governor and
captain, Antony Brockholls, has Civ
en- me In my hand SO much as five
ducatoons,- yes, my lady, five duca-
toons for dat little glass. two hours
after dinner Of cold endive-Ik
speek waarachtiglik-I speak you
truly, my lady: and now / give 1t
away for de Root Of de world and
mine own glory, at no more dan one
rix dollar.-ive shillings. do
not soar In de clouts?"
Can sou describe it's virtues,
Doctor2" inquired the lady.
Mine hono-ed madam, dey are
apundant, and / shall not lie IL ] say
countless and widout number.
First, 10 is q great enemy TO plack
choler, and to all de affections OF de
spleen, giving sweet sleep 70 ds
eyelids dat have peen kept open py
de cares aud sufferings and ankle
ties Cf de world. II will dispeI de
charms Of witchcraft, magic and
sorcery, and turn away de stroke Of
de evil eye. Il corroborates de
stomach py driving of de sour hum
ors of de pylorus, and cleaning dc
diaphram from de oppilations which
fill up and torpefy de pipes of de
nerves. And your ladyship shall
observe dat. as Nature has supplied
and adapted particular plants and
herps 20 de maladies Of de several
parts Of de animal pody, as,-not to
be tedious, s,-aniseeds and calamint
for de head, hysap and liquorice for
de lungs, borsge for de heart, be-
tony dis wonderful medicament
contains and possesses ia itself
someting of all, peing de great rem
edy, antidote and expeller Of all dis
eases. such as vertigine, falling
sicaness, cramps, cataIepsies. lum-
bagos, rheums, inspissations. agita-
tions, hypocoudrics. and tremorcor-
dies, whedder dey Ncome Of de head,
de heart. de liver, de vena cava, do