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

- WEMAU
: perience2r
You shall hear. my lady. lam
not one OF dat rabble Of pretenders
what travel apout de world to CRY
up and magnify dere own praises.
De Hemel Is mil Retufge, Heaven
Is my chudge, and your ladyship's
lar renowned excellent wisdom for
bids dat you should be imposed
upon BY desc cheats and lmposters
denomlnated-- most Justly. on
my worth charIataus and empirical
scaramouches. De veritabIe merit
IN dis world Is humble, my lady. /
creep raider IN de dust, dan soar In
DO cloutsi ID Is in my nature. Oders
shall speak for me not myself.
But you have seen de world.
Doctor, and studied, and served III
I good families2''
Your ladyship has great pene-
4 tration. / have always lived Ia
friendship wild worshipful peoples.
Pc honorable Captain General An
thony Brockholls. do gofernor Of dc
great province Of New York, hail
dere was nopody could please him
but Doctor DGbor. Night and day.
my lady, for two years, have paen
I pnysioklng his excellency and all
his lamily:de governor Is subject
70 do malady Of pad digestion and
crudlties which gives him trouble.
some dreams. have studied Id do
school Of Leyden dree coarses, I'M
vi ! could find no moro 10 learn;
and den have travelled In France,
Germany, and Italy, where took
seat 10 dc great University OF Pa
Qua. for de penetit OF dc lectures Of
dat very famous doctor. VeslinQius,
90 perfect, your ladyship shall IN.
derstand. and professor OF botany,
o most rare herballst. And dero
also much increased and enriched
my learning under de wing OF dat
astonishing man, de grave and pro
found Doctor AtheIstelnus Leonanas.
de expounder Of de great secrets Of
dc veins and nerves. You shall
chudRe, honorable ladies', what was
my merit, when tell you de Uni
yorsity would make me Syndious
Artlstarum, only dat refused SO
great honor, because would not
make de envy Of my compeers. Did
! not say true when | tell you IL Is
not my nature 10 soar In do cloubs7v
Truly tho Doctor has greatly
sighted his fame, said the Lady
Maria apar, TO be kinswoman. II
would like TO know what you have
Ia your pack.
4 fuysnrpf1II madam, yoE shall
soon soy, Z replied the Doctor, who
now ordered pobel, his man, into
the roqln. Mere" he said as he
pointed TO the different parcels,
ARE oalsamdms, penaceas, and
elixis. Dis is lnost noted alexIphar-
maculn against quartan agues,. com
posed 81 many roots, herps, and
spices; dis I call do lampas Vita, an
astonishin exhilirator and promoter
OF do goot humofs Of do mind, and
most valuable for de rare gift OF
clear sight 70 do old. wild many oder
virtues | will NOT stop 10 mention.
Desc are confections, electnaries,
sirups. conseljves. ointmenbs, odora-
ments, cerateS, and gargarisms, for
de skin, for dc StDmach, for de prui-
SEES and wounds, for do troat, and
every ling pesideSx Ali here, my
lady, is de great LABOR OF my life, do
felicity and royal r8ward--as may
say--of all my stud fes: u Is de most
renowned and admired and nAger-
toAbe estimated Medicamentum Pro-
methei, which has done more peno-
factions dan oil de odor simpies and
compounds 10 de whole pharmac0.
peia of medicine. Your ladyship
shall take but one bali OF dis little
phial, when you will say more for
It's praise dan could speak widout
peIng accounted o most windy,
hyperbolical and monstrous poaater
--ha. waarachtigl I will speak
noting. Dat wise and saQacIous ami N
sapient man, dc great governor AM
captain. Antony Brockholls. has gii
On me 10 my hand so much as 6Y
ducato0ns, yes, my lady, Ave dYf
toons for datiittle glass. two h69
after o dinner Of cold endive-Ik
speek a waarachtiglik--I speak you
truly, my lady: and now | give II
away for de goot Of do world and
mine own glory, at no moro dan one
rix dollar, live shillings. do
not soar in dc clouts2v
Can you describe its virtues,
Doctor2v inquired the lady.
Mine honored madam, dey are
ABUNDANT, and shall not lie II say
countless and widout number.
First, II Is o great enemy TO plack
choler, and to al do affections Of do
spleen, giving sweet sleep 10 dc
eyellds dat have peen kept open by
dc cares and su1eripgs and ankle
ties " dc world. II will dispel de
charms Of witchcraft, magic and
sorcery, and turn away dc stroke Of
de evil eye. II corr0bOratos de-
stomach py driving on do sour hal
ors Of de pylorus, and cleaning a
diaphrarn from dc oppilations{ whi6nz
ill up and torpefy dc pipes Of de
nerves And your ladyship shall
observe dat, aB Nature has supplied
and adapted particular plants and
herps 10 de maladies OF dc several
parts OF de animal pody, as,--not p
! be tedious, -anIseeds and ealaml
for do head, hysap and Ilquorice 1
\ do lungs, bOraRe for do heart, b
tOuy-~ dis wonderful medicameiI
contains apd possesses Ia itself
something Of all. d ng do great rem
edy, antldote and expelIeF Of all dis
eases, sNch as vertIgine, ialliuf
sicaness, cramps. catalepsie@, lumX7
bagos. rheums, insplssatlons, a9IthS|
tons, hypccoudrlcss and tremorcor-