The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-24
MOSES An AUTHOR
OF HEALTH CODE
Recognized by Modern Physi-
clans as Father of Pre-
tentative Medicine.
REMEDIES OF THE TAlMUD
SOME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY
"cUREs" RECOMMENDED BY
THE DOCTORS OF THE ANCIENT
TIMES SHOWN.
REMEDIES OF THE TALMUD

cation into the infancy of the practice
OF medicine and surgery by DR.. Her.
man PomeranZ of this city has led him
TO the conclusion that Moses Stands
alone in the medical history as the
first iconoclastic physician worthy of
the name The writer says. in the
New York Medical Journal, that Moses
recognized and propounded, as we Of
the twentieth century do today. the
value of the prOphylaxis-the great
basic principle of medical science. He
may in all verify be called the father of
the phOphylaxis.
"COgniZant of the inutility and of the
absurdities of Egyptian curative meas
ures, he gave to the world health
code, which, intrinsically to our mod
ern conception appears we'll nigh per-
feet. Among many. enactments, the
most important related to the proven
ton of disease, and with this aim in
view commanded notification. inspec-
ton, isolation, and disinfection of the
suspected persons and their effects.
An Erroneous View.
''Wrters of medical history invaria-
bly, contend, and with little reason,
that ancient Jewish medicine was al
most wholly founded on Egyptian the
cries and practices. That the conten-
ton is erroneous is easily proved by a
perusal of the Bible and the Talmud.
The former does not mention any
drugs, while the latter refers only to a
few. The Egyptians were acquainted
,:xL, 4
ducts. 1t is therefore obvious that
medicine among the Hebrews was very
little influenced by the teachings of
the Egyptian priests, who, as is known
kept their remedial measures to them
selves. Among the Jews any person
could practice medicine and impart
this knowledge to whomsoever he
wished. Scripture does not mention
instances of priests acting as physi-
Clans. The prophets, however, occa-
sionally practiced medicine"
TaImuds Medical Lore.
Here is some of the medical lore of
the Talmud
1.-The pathology of the Talmud has it
that diseases are caused by cOnsttu-
tional defects and by evil influences,
acting on the body and from without.
The remedial measures advised and
medical statements generally in the
Talmud are often ludicrous in the eX-
IRENE. Thus, if a man has eaten on
ions in the evening and is found dead
the next morning there is no need to
make inquiry of the cause of death!
Good signs in an invalid are sneeZing,
perspiration, sleep. and dreaming. The
most painful of all deaths is that by
quinsy.
Wise Rabbi Samuel said: We know
remedies for all diseases except three:
That induced by unripe dates 'on''
an empty stomach: that caused by
wearing a damp linen girdle around
ones loins; and that occasioned by fall
ing asleep after meals without having
first walked distance of at least four
cubits. For asthma. take fennel. mint
and wormwood. God created nothing
without a reason. He created the
snail and the leech as remedies for
contusions; the fly for the sting of
bees: the gnat for the bite of serpent;
and the lizard for the sting of the scor-
pion. In jaundice feed the patient
with ASS flesh. Whoever is bitten
by mad dog may be fed with the left
lobe of the dogs liver. For the bite
of a serpent. hen may be cut up and
applied to the wound.
"'For continued ''fcvers.'' the weight
in sea salt of a brand-new souez (coin)
suspended on papyrus fibre around
the patients neck so that it rests in
the hollow in front. For tertian fever
take seven small grapes from seven
different vines and seven grains OF
caraway seed and tie them to the hol
low in front of the neck. Babylonian
broth made up of moldy bread, sour
milk and salt, retards the heart action
and emaciates the body. A certain
cure for nausea is a mixture of cab
bage. beet root. water distilled from
dry moss. and honey. Garlic destroys
cancer! Aphasia. is cured by bread
baked upon Goals, Soft boiled eggs
without salt, and the continued use OF
olive oil.
"'Olives strengthen the memory