The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-08-01
JONEsvILLE NEWS LETTER

this is the first dog day and we have
had rain we hope to get plenty for
the next forty days. We got a fine
shower here Saturday evening and
crops are doing well.
All along through the past ages
there has been a warfare between
disease and the medical fraternity:
and while the medical science has
made great advancement so has the
diseases of the human race. can re-
member when meningitis was not
known in this country; at least, II
well remember the first case of the
dreadful disease that was known in
our community. The patient was a
young man and he soon died. Some
years later appendicitis made its
way in our land and then still later
pellagra made it's appearance upon
our people and the doctors have been
baffted at first to locate these troub-
les and to find a remedy or remedies
and treatment for them. The knife
was scarcely ever used in my boy
hood days. Calomel and quinine
were much used but there were no
pellets, capsules or tablets. Quinine
was either dissolved in water and
drank, or poured into the palms of
the hands and licked up like so much
sugar. Calomel was stirred in mo-
lasses and eaten like child's food
The doctors made all their pills:
compound carthartic pills being the
favorite and most used. Bleeding.
cupping and blistering were practic-
ed In most cases of pneumonia. Few
medicines were given for typhoid
fever, but sponging with pure apple
vinegar and cold cloths to the head
were the principal remedies. Fever
patients were not allowed to take
much nourishment as that was con-
sidered feeding the fever and to
starve the patient would be starving
the fever. Blue mass was the old
woman's favorite medicine for all
her ills. The blue mass was some
times made into pills and called blue
pills; but very popuar way was to
take it in. considerable doses and it
would build up the old women when
all other remedies failed.
And so the warfare grows fiercer
and more formidable as the years
come and go. The doctor used to
harge dollar visit and they usu-
ally went to see their patients about
Wery other day. Doctors bills were
not so heavy way back in the good
old days as they are in the late
years. One of my grandfathers was
q doctor and was considered one of
the best in his day, and I heard an
old gentleman say that grandfather
attended his wife during spell of
three months sickness and his bill
for the whole thing was only three
dollars and fifty cents. I know
man that went to a hospital in our
capitol city the other day and was
operated upon and he was on the
table only thirty minutes and the
charge was one hundred and fifty
dollars and then the man that admin
lstered the chloroform had to be
tipped" to the amount of five dol
lars and then the trained nurse to
twenty-five dollars a week besides
the charges for broth and other very
light refreshments.
The family of Mr.. ]. J. Littleiohn
3 moved last week to Albany, Ga. Mr..
Littlejohn has been over there most
all the year where he is engaged in
farming.
Mrs. j. R. Randsom and two chill
dren after spending some time with
her sister, Mrs. Dr. NJ. w. Chambers.
returned to their home in Atlanta
last week.
Rev. w. H. Ariail goes this week
to assist in protracted meeting at
Abbeville. Rev. L. L. Wagnon, of
Union, will fill the pulpit of Rev.
Ariali next Sunday morning at Bog
ansville and Jonesville at night.
Rev. Louis NJ. Rice preached one of
his strong sermons at the Baptist
church here Sunday morning. His
main subject was, "The Love of Mon
ey, or the World, and how men val
ued these above human character and
human life.
Rev. w. n. Ariail filled his pulpit
here Sunday night and he stressed
the Importance of individual work
and responsibility of church men,
bers and Christian people.
DR.. H. T. Hames is in Anderson
this week in the encampment with
the S. c. militia.
Miss Ocey Corkhill, of Chester, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. DIR. Hames.
Mr. IN L.