Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-05-13
reprint nom this Llpplncots edition Of 1851,
CHAPTER XIV.

utuisCOuFabS ubyOnQ our Qopbn,
said Lady Baltimore, greatly pug
zled to keep pace with the learned
pretensions OF the unack; "and YET
dare say there Is virtue In these
medicines. What call you your greaI
compound. Doctor2 | have forgot.
ten its name.
DE Medicamentum Promethei, =
replied the owner of this wonderful
treasure, pleased with the interest
taken Ia his discourse Your
|ladyship will comprehend from your
reading learned pooks, dat Prone
th6us was great headen god. what
stole de fire from Heaven, whereby
he was able 10 vivlcate and relnmI-
nate do decayed and worn.out pod.
les Of de human families, and ii q
manner even TO givelife TO de images
Of clay; which 10 ell. as your good
ladyship discerns, o fabulous mar.
ration. or pregnant fable. as de
scholars lnsinuate. And, moreover,
de poets and philosophers say dat
same headen god was very learned
In de knowledge Of de virtues OF
plants and herps, which your LADY,
ship will remark Is dc very c0Iais
fence and Identification oi do noble
art Of pharmacy well, don. dis
Pfomethens, my lady-ha, bal was
some little bit OF q iuRgIer, and was
very fond OF playing his legerdemain
wild de god, till one day de great
Jupiter, peing angry wild his jocul-
aritles and his tricks, caused him TO
be chained to rock, wild q hungry
vulture always gnawing his liver;
and dere be was 10 dis great misry,
till his pody pined away so small
dat his chain would not hold him,
and den, ahal be showed Jupiter a
good pair Of heels, like an honest
fellow, aud set apout to fnd de medi.
cines what should renovate and
patch up his liver. which you may
be sure he did, my lady, Ia very
little while, Dis again Is signify
dat he was troubled wild great
sickness 10 dat part OF his pody.
Now, my lady, see how well de
name siRniticates de great virtues Of
my medicament. which, In de first
place, is q miraculous restorer Of
health and vigor and life to de feeble
spirits Of de pody: dere's de fire.
Second, II Is composed of more
dan one hundred plants, roots, and
seeds, most dalicately distilled. sub.
lined and suffumigated In q limbeck
OF pure virgin silver, and according
to do most subtle projections 81
alchemy: and deere your ladyship
shall see de knowledge OF de virtues
Of plants and de most consnmmatt
art OF dc concoctiOns. And now for
de last significance Of dc fable: dis
medicauent Is q specific Of de high.
est exaltation for dc cure, which new.
or fails, ofall distempers of dc liver;
not TO say dat Il Is less poten,
TO overcome and destroy oil de oder
Diseases | have mentioned and many
more. Dere yousee de whole Medi.
camentum Promethei which | sell
to worshipful peoples for one rix
dollar de vial. Is 1t not we'll named
my lady and superlative cheap
give u away de projection alone
costs me more dan ask for de com.
pound. |"
1.-THE name Is curiously made out, Z
said the lady ''and worthily II the
virtue Of the compound answer the
description. But your cures, you
have not yet touched upon them.
long TO hear what notable facts you
have accomplished In that sort."
my man Dobel shall speak, {"
replied the professor. DE great
Heaven torpid should be- p0aster
to de ears OF such honorable Iadiesl
Dobel rehearse de great beneiact-
ion Of de medicament upon do on
cellent and discreet and virtuous
vrouw of Governor Brockholls--
Speek op eene verstaanbare wijzei9'
"Hier ben ik," answered Dobel
10 bis summons, stepping at the
same time into the middle Of the
room and erecting bis person IS
stiffiy as grenadier on parade
sGoot beoplish | dish igh de drice
renowned und incomprbI Doctor
ClOsh Tebor- '
Stop. stop. hon still halt---y vol
sIaQen GEEK /" exclaimed the doctor,
Mortified az the nature Of the haran-
| que his stupid seryitoF had com.
menced, and which for q moment
Ithreatened 10 continue. Ia spite 81
the violent remoustrance Of the mas.
| ter. DobeI porseVsripg like q thing
| spoken tom rather than q thing that