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The Brussels Post, 1912-2-1, Page 6u .:es for um lips • J ===.--__iesseres—sesi Ever since the battle between Bleding eof patients was fee - health and disease -began in the hu- quently accomplished through an man race and that must have been operation with a knife, and there soon after the advent of Adam ai'e cases recorded in which the upon earth, strange and remark- flow of blood so weakened the pa - able remedial methods have been tient that death resulted. put forth on the side of health. The madstone as a cure for hy- Notwithstanding the fact that this drophobia, or rabies, has long illus - is an age of advanced medical tinted the extent of human credul- knowledge many of the peculiar ity, Recent investigation has old-tsirio erre-ails have survived shown, that oases of hydrophobia, and are still in general use, while are extremely rare. Usually the hundreds of others have been abau- doned within the last few decades. Superstition, fear, credulity, ignor- victim of a dog's bite becomes hys- terical with fear that really does more damage than the bite. A few ante and other qualities which corn- years ago owners of madstonec bine to form the, "dungeon of the reaped a. harvest because of this human mind," have done much to fear, It was assumed that• every encourage rind foster many sense- dog that bit anybody was mad. less theories about the cure of dis- The victim of such a bite, would ease. All the old cures of the past were not senseless, however, many of them having been based upon the use of herbs of real medicinal value. _ Ono of the common remedies of a generation or so ago for epilepsy. delirium or other ailments accom- panied with a rush of blood to the head, was to bleed the patient. This treatment was given on the theory that the excess of blood in the head would be relieved if suffi- cient blood' were taken from the other parts of the body. A favorite method of extraoting the blood was by the use of leeches. The leech is a carnivorous or blood -sucking worm, with a surprising capacity for blood. At each end of the bode there is a sucker, so that a well- developed leech worked rapidly on •the patient overburdened with blood. The leech never was testi- dious about the kind of blood it consumed. It thrived as well upon the blood of the, inti family horse as upon any other kind. When leeches were needed for bleeding purposes a horse was usually driven into the water where the leeches lived and kept there until some of them fastened themselves upon the horse,. These worms had a commercial value in Europe until a comparatively recent date, end they were fed regularly by their owners, who would drive horses and cattle into the water and make them stay there for a certain per- iod every day while the leeenes dined. An ancient Oriental cure for can- cer was to apply a live toad to the affected part. A well authenti- cated case of this form of treat- ment was that of the wife of a mer- chant of Smyrna. A live toad was strapped tightly over the diseased part, and, it was said, the woman was completely cured within a short . time. It was a sacrifice on the part • of the toad, however, es it. died al- - ter it had been on duty 24 hours. 'So popular and prevalent was the bleeding cure that every slight in- disposition was attributed to too much blood. and it was not uncom- mon for a farmer who was not too ill to work, although he "felt ie rush to a maclstone owner for treat- ment. 11 the stone adhered to the wound, the case was diagnosed as rabies. If it adhered a second or a third time, it was a serious case. The madeter:4 is formed in the sto- mach of a deer by the limestone from drinking water that accumu- lates around some undigested sub- stance, such as an acorn. It is spongy and calcareous, and is dip- ped in milk before being applied to a wound. Color was a factor in some of the old -tine cures. There was once a. belief that shingles could be cured from the blood of a cat's tail, pro- vided the eat was absolutely black. After cutting off the tail the treat- ment consisted of applying the blood to the rash. Likewise a sup- posed euro cure for bronchitis was to take the entrails of a black chicken and steep them in hot wa- ter. The, "tea" which resulted trona the brew was then given to the patient. Fish worm oil was a famous old cure for shrunken or shortened lig- aments or rheumatic joints. This medicine was prepared by placing a large number of angleworms in a dark -colored bottle which was hung up in the sun for several days. This - treatment converted the worms into oil, which was applied to the diseased parts. This rem- dy was said to have unusual aura- tive value. Skunk oil was a great remedy for pulmonary troubles. This was pre- pared by rendering the oil from a fat skunk. The oil was used both iexternally and internally by the patient. Amulets supposed to be a charm against evil and disease, have long been popular in both civilized and savage countries. Children, even to this day, wear asafoetida around their necks to prevent contagion from disease. A belief that was more prevalent in the past than now, but which survives to a cer- tain. extent, was that an iron ring made, from a horseshoe nail worn on the finger would prevent rheu- matism. A medicine seal, a stone en- graved from left to right, was sup- posed to ward off sickness. This nips were pushed into the pouch thus formed. Then the horse Wes turnedout to grass and its rejuve- nation commenced. From the earliest period in the history of the human rage to the present time the juices and essences of herbs and plants have been used as medicine by people who believed that "the j,ord has created medi- cine out of the earth, and he that is wise will not abhor thous." Who as a child has not been forced to take "bitters" made from the juices of various plants, as a spring medi- cine for the blood? The medicine was for adults, too, but ib was ne- ceesery to use some persuasion to induee children to take it, because tho word "bitters" represents the superlative degree of bitter. Sage tea has ever been: a wondes- ful remedy. Hot sago tea causes perspiration and cold sage tea pre- vents night sweats, The juice of pokeberry is noted as an antifat remedy and is the basis of the won- derful phytoline. This peculiarity of the pokeberry was discovered through the, agency of the rice bird, or bobolink. It was observed that rice birds fed on the berries after- wards -became thin, Onion syrup was a remedy for whooping cough, and onions were placed on the bottom of a baby's. feet to cure spasms. The herb d•ooters used sassafras tea as an astringent; tea made from red clover to restore hair and tea made from the bark of a walnut tree to cure malaria. ' . An old lady recently related her experience with anherbdoctor 50 years ago when her husband was suffering with a severe swelling of the leg, As soon es the doctor ex- amined the swollen member he cried out: "Tic douloureaux! Tic douloureaux ! Get me some poke. root at once." The lady hurried out and dug some poke root in a nearby field. The doctor made a poultice of the root, which he ap- plied to the, bottom of the patient's foot. The next -day 'the •swelling had gone down and the leg had as- sumed normal proportions. The doctor's diagnosis .was entirely wrong, as the disease was not tic. douloureaux, but so long as his medicine, cured his mistake as 'to the nature of the aiment was unim- portant. Ginseng became the great medi- cine of the Chinese after it had cured en ancient Chinese emperor, who had been seriously ill. No medicine given him before ginsong was tried had done him any good. As a last resort an astrologer was called in for advice,. The astrdio- ger told the attendants to "go dig in the earth and find a plant shaped like a man." Finally a ginseng root, which has two sprouts for legs, two sprigs for arms, and a little knob at the top for a head, was found. The medicine made from this root cured the emperor. This illustrates the doctrines of sig- natures, or the theory that the physical appearance of plants indi- cate their curative properties. Herbs shaped like the lungs were supposed to be good for pulmonary troubles, plants having heart - shaped leaves and roots were be- lieved to be suited to heart disease; vegetable forms like in shape to the ears rightly prepared and eaten were said to improve, the hearing and memory ; another cure for deaf- ness was the oil from the shells of sea snails which have turnings and curvings like the ears; for baldness plants resembling the hairs of the head, . such as maiden hair, were used; plants whose shape suggest- ed the human nose were supposed to restore the, senae of smell; liver shaped plants for bilious diseases, herbs and seeds shaped like the teeth to preserve the dental organ- ization, and fleshy plants, such as onions, tib increase the adipose tis- sue, were all examples of the doc- trine, of signature in the use of plants. Some of the early practitioners wore very limited in the choice of remedies, Victor- Rage's family physician used only ammonia anti camphor in different combinations. Surgery was originally in the hands of the barbers, thus the red of the barber pole signified the blood taken from the patient, and the white the resulting pallor. Blistexing formerly was an al- most universal treatment for inter- nal congestion to draw the diseased fluid tothe sur nee. It acted as .a counter -irritant. It was also used for sciatica.- Blistering is still used to a -considerable extent, but e milder application is more fre- quently employed, A common remedy for the bite of a rattlesnake was to apply the en- trails and flesh of a ehickee to the wound. After the chicken was. killed,. it was cut open :and applied while its blood was still warm. Persons who have witnessed this treatment say the flesh of the chick- en almost immediately 'assumes a greenish hue, indicating that it has absorbed the poison from the wound, - little under the weather," to start HON. Will. 11. 11OXLE.•• • New Speaker of _.Ontario Legisla .ruse. PERFORMING TURTLES. Three of Thctu 'Trained to. Do Number of Tricks. to the fields in the morning svith a, charm was worn or carried by the leech working on him. Neither the leech nor the farmer was restricted to union hours. The leech dined - until he, was full, when he would drop to the ground, while the far- mer was happy in the belief that: he was being cured of hiis,high d of blood in the mast app' man- ner. P st A Treat So I P S eet9 Add Cream Then Eat Post Toasties 'The memory Lingers tt Canadian Partum Coreat 0„,;,., Ltd., person who believed in its efficacy. Coral beads formerly were worn around the neck of children to pre- vent nosebleed. It was also be- lieved that a piece of brown paper placed under the tongue of a child would stop epistaxis. A few decades ago a bulging hip pocket need not necessarily mean that a concealed weapon was car- ried there. It was more apt to in- dicate that the owner of the pocket was carrying a big Irish potato to prevent rheumatism. But the charm would not work unless the tuber was carried in the hip pocket. It was also believed that a buckeye worn on the person or carried in a pocket would prevent the same die-- ease. is=ease. Dr. David Livingston, the ex- plorer, tells of a strange belief of e, tribe of savages in Africa. Some traveler who preceded Livingston there had left a copy of a New York newspaper with the tribe. The sav- ages knew that the white man wan able to get some kindof a commun- ication from the paper by looking at it, therefore, they attributed a supernatural power to the paper itself, So, according to Livingston, they considered this paper a cure for any ailment. If, the disease. failed to respond to the screams and incantations of the medicine man, the beating of drums, and other native remedies, a small piece of the newspaper was nolo into a pellet, which the . patient swallowed. Thus, journalism ex- erted a beneficent influence in an entirely new field. While the erre of the people are pierced now solely for the purpose of wearing ornamental s on d ants , formerly this was frequently done to -cure sore eyes. A silk thread in- serted in the ear was called a se ton, A practice similar in effect to this was the treatment given a superann00Led horse. Two incs- sions were, made threngh the loose skin oat the cheat of the animal, and e rape drawn through the wound. a MAKING SAFE INVESTMENTS PUBLIC UTILITY BONDS DO NOT OFTEN YIELD AS MUCH A5 INDUSTRIALS• But are Far Loss Subject to Fluctuations —How to Got Particulars it Desired— Open Market Adjusts Priors—Readily Oonvor'tible—No Groat Prospect of Ap• Predating In Value -Earnings Generally Unaffected by Trade Depressions. Of all living creatures, says a writer in The Strand Magazine, the turtle is undoubtedly the slowest in its movements and probably pos- eesses the least brain. Yet a well- known naturalist has succeeded in training three of these, creatures to do a number of little tricks. He places them, one above, the 'other, en spools, and if a piece of cabbage or other green stuff is held out in front of them, they will make a complete circuit, all moving in uni- son, keeping their balance and not tumbling off. The, bigger turtle will also ring a bell. Thiitgrasps et ops in one of its forefeet, jerks irks it l the ground, and then g a shake. It is quite amusing to watch the slow, deliberate manner in which this is done. The turtles have always lived in their owner's house, spending their time in the kitchen hunting the vermin. One of the turtles draws a little cart about the garden, a task which he apparently does not resent in the least. Of eouree, he is never kept harnessed for any length of time. .lie is quite, tame, follows and he hil- il- dren about the garden, even eat from their fingers. N SURPRISED DOCTOR. Illustrating the Effect of Food. The remarkable adaptability of Grape -Nuts food to stomachs so dis- ordered that they will reject .ev- erything else, is illustrated by the case of a woman in Racine, Wis. "Two years ago," she says, "I was attacked by a stomach trouble so serious that for a long time I could not take much of any sort of food. Even the various kinds pre- scribed by the doctor produced most acute pain. "We then got some Grape -Nuts food, and you can imagine my sur- prise and delight when I found that I could eat it with a relish and without the slightest distress. "When the doctor heard of it he told me to take several small pe. The articles eootrihuted by 'Inseam.' gra for the sole purpoels of guiding pro* Perdu° invebters, and, if possible of env Mg them from losing money thrnuab Placing it in 'wlld•oat"nter•priees. The Impartial and reliable character of the information may be relied upon. The writer of those •artloles and the publisher of thls paper have no interests to solus In ooanoetioa with this matter other than those of the reader. (By "Investor.") After the investor has satisfied himself as to the safety of rt public utility of- fering there aro several other points to be considered. At passing, however, It might be noted that if the issue is a now one, that is a public offering by some wall -known banking house, the particu- lars required to satisfy such an examina- tion as has been set out in this column recently, if not given in the advertised prospectus, will always be available front the Issuing house. Where the issue has boon on the market for sono years, much of the information must bo taken for granted; but if the security is ono which sells freely on the exchanges, spelt as Bell Telephone, Electrical Developments, Hali- fax Tramways, Montreal Street Railway or Winnipeg Strout Itailway bonds, the market adjusts the price, as a rule. to meet any weaknesses or alterations to the position of the companies. It might bo mentioned in passing that none of the bonds mentioned sell below—in fact they aro all quoted above—par, After safety comes, of course, rate of income. As a rule, the street ratiway end other public utility bonds sell to yield a somewhat lower return than good -hulas. trial bonds. They return, however, more than the average municipal or railway bond—excepting equipment boucle. The convertibility of a public utility bond varies considerably. In Canada, however, the better class of these, i.e., those based on utilities in large and growing cities, aro most popular and, therefore, aro readily convertible in the open market or by using them as col- lateral for a loan with a biotic. They do not, however, possess much prospect of appreciating to value unless they aro more speculative than the av- erage investor desires. Of course, any sound 5 per cent. public utility bond sold around par, if very well secured, is like- ly to advance from two to five points; but unless they aro convertible into stock at the option of the bolder .they onot stand the same chance of appreciating value that a sound industrial bond often she',: a. For the permanent investor stability of market pride is a relatively unimport. ant item. It is, however, always discon- certing to see one's investment selling at a price below that paid for it, and so stability is always a feature to bo de. sired—if it can be got without sacrifoa• ing some more important quality. As a rule, public utility bands aro stable for tho simple reason that their earn, logs are stable. Depressions in trade do not cut into their profits as they do into the profits of railways, or often -Indus. trials, The narrow market for the public utility securities, as a rule, tends to keep the price steady, too. To summarize, we have found that the bonds as a Class are safe, but they re- quire to be carefully examined individu- ally for several possible weaknesses. Their yield is better than municipals, but loss than industrials. They are, gen. orally speaking, readily convertible, es cent where the issue 15 relatively small. They have little prospect of more than a modest appreciation in value, and their market price is stable. On the whole, and as a class,. they form an excellent medium for permanent investment. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. e TH5 WtWWTEST, LIGHTEST, ^"s. tions each day, because he feared I would grow tired of it as I had of all other food. "But to his surprise, (and that of everybody else), I did not tire of Grape -Nuts, and became bettor day by day, till, after some weeks, my stomach entirely recovered and I was able to eat anything my ap- petite craved. "My nerves, which had become so weakened that I feared I would become insane, were also restored by the Grape -Nuts food in connec- tion onnection with Posture which has become our table beverage. I appreciate most gratefully and thankfullythe good that your food preparations have done me, and shall be glad to answer any letters inquiring as to my experience." Name given by Canadian Postnm Co., Windsor, Ont. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. 'There's a reason." Ever read tiro above letter? A new one NEVER ANY FAILURE OR DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN AKS o%a`+ E S USED. CONTAINS NO ALUM COSTS NO MORE THAN THE ORDINARY KINDS. A DOCTOR'S 80,000 PATIENTS. London. Coroner Inquires Into Practices of Dr. Jolley, A physician with ,80,000 patients. according to his own statement, is unusual even in these days of big enter -wises, He. is 'Dr. Jeliey. who practices in Hackney, end its vicinity, where ho is known, aa he is throughout London, England, as „the threepenny doctor, ' Dr. Jolley has copse into public notice again through inquests over the. bodies of two children whom he had attended. When called as a witness in the first -rase Dr. Jc.11ey, who -was ask- ed to explain why the 'mother of the ahead child could get no response when she went to his otlioe to ob- tain a death certificate, said that he had thousands of threepenny and sixpenny eases and ho could not keel; some one at his door to answer questions. Ono of the jurors pr•osed him closely: "We read notices that you are a rich man; don't you think you could afford to have some one?' asked the juror. "It is open to me to spend my money as I like," remarked Dr. Jolley. And he ridded in respouso to another question, "Excure me. the law allows me to do as I like in the mater. It is nob a matter of sentiment." - Then D. Jellcy told something about his gigantic business. "I have had 80,000 patients this year," he said. "I am not at the heck and call of every one, nave the biggest practice in the world." The Coroner admitted that the doctor carried on his practice in ae- oordanee with the law. In the second inquest it was testi- fied that Dr. Jolley had been to see the child, but declined to respond to another call on the ground. that he lied been up practically all night. although later he did pay e visit to the child's home. Dr. Jolley told more about his extensive prac- tice. but to a Parisian dentist must be given the credit. He had not been doing a roaring trade for some time, and went for a sea voyage, intending to have a holiday while business was dull. While on board the steamer he conceived the idea of a ship's dentist, and on return- ing heat once booked a suite on the same vessel, which was the, SS. Le Savoie, belonging to the french Trans -Atlantic Company, During the next trip he, .found quite a number of the passengers who were in Hoed of a dentist, and, as he was a skilled hand, he did not have long to wait for clients. ,Since then a number of the vessels carry a certificated dentist, and it pays. Dentistry on the high seas is a blessing to all. HE STUTTERS. ERS. The distinguished English author, Arnold Bennett, who is probably the most charming philosophical writer of the day, has one striking personal peculiarity. This story, told by a New York editor, has to do with this peculiarity; A critic at the club the other day was listening to an execrable, young novelist. Tho young man boasted on interminably, but at last appears trap and fullo o111uiman IntsrOSI. genuine, DISRESPECT A'l' WINDSOR. Citizens Did Not Raise Hilts When National Anthem Was Played. It's peer consolation for a' hun- gry man to swallow his pride. Good intentions are the paving atones on which many a man slips At W'ndsor if anywhere one might expect to find the inhabitants. punctilious in the observance of all the usual outward domonstrations of loyalty to the Crown. But the Colonel in command of the Second Lite Guards, the regiment at pres- ent stationed at Windsor, has found the townspeople remiss and hap taken the only moans open to him of punishing them. One of the three regiments of Househokl Cavalry is always sta- tioned et Windsor and for genera- tions it has been the custom of the townspeople to go to the barraoke alter church parade .and listen to the regimental band. One Sunday recently. Col, Ferguson, the com- mending officer, was present is band the s the bar the national when L q played rho national anthem at the close of its programme and was so struck ,with the -apparent disrespect of many of the civilian listeners who did not raise their hats or salute in any fashion that on the foliowin days he issued an order prohibiting the band from playing iti'the square till further orders,' It is possible for a worean's head to be turned ey flattery, even when Petatocs, onions and Indian fair- she has e stiff neck. rp OCTAN DENTISTR3'. Dental Parlor on a French Trans - Atlantic Liner. All the world knows howup to Hato is everything on board the, huge ocean-going liners, but among the very, latest ideas put into force is that of having a dental parlor, where suffering passengers may have their aching molars looked to or extracted. To many the, inndvatimi will in the future prove a great boon, for the sea air has a very considerable effect on the nerves of the, teeth. Unlike other innovations cm these vessels, however, the dental patto r h 'steamship managers rih� ,11') —.' sitfrlrr�1x liL 4rnold Bennett. I heard the critic get in the words: "Do yon know, You remind me of Arnold Bennett?' "Really?"' The novelist blushed and laughed for pleasure. `Really? -Come, now, do you really think—" "Yes; you stutter so,'said the .critic. At Poplar, whore he had been for five weeks, the roadway was cram- med and hundreds had to go away. Since he had been in Hackney the death rate had been lower. He slid all tho work himself. He knew some people who would wait outside his door for two or three hours. The trouble was in a great many cases, he said; that as his fees were so low people. let monetary considerations affect them in apply- ing to him. He slid his best, but could not give them all 11's atten- tion. - Dr. Jelley was not perturbed when a juror said he thought the. physician should be censured. He smiled as he answered: "I give you this notice, that I shall carry on my practice as the law says I shall. I shall do as I like. In future, in consequence of my practice being the largest in the world, I absolutely decline under any circumstances whatever to at- tend any urgent Cases.". The Coroner pointed out that there was no evidence of any legal offence. There was no censure itt the verdict. GERMANY'S POPULATION. Over 3,000,000 Born in Germany Now Live Abroad. Germany, looked upon casually from abroad, has long seemed to be overflowing her frontiers and, ow- ing to the pressure of population, to be falling belpw what might have. - been her number's and power had her territory been wider. That was true up to a generation ago, when cmigration 1 rum German states rose above 200,000 aumtally. The Dissatisfied, the enterprising, the adventurous, without tete solici- tations of the steamship agent, sought the Golden West. The imperial ministry of marine, in assembling reasons in 1905 for naval expansion, presented figures to parliament showing that 3,000,- 000 born in Germany lived • abroad and that `5,260,000 of them had be- come citizens of other countries. But with the year 1881, when migra- tion reached 220,000, the number going over the, seas for fortune full to 19,883 in 1eue and ruse slightly to 24,921 in 1009. Strangely enough, the number of immigrants who have, become Ger- man subjects or permanent 1'0s1 - dents has averaged thlring the last fifteen ,oars 0,000 more annually than the emigrants. Every year left in the ie e some thousands who youth come back well to do to live, again. at home. Otdler thousands, from. all countries of Europe settle, there to share in economic oppor••' tuulties which they think Germany has over their own countries. -' The present population of 66,000.- 000 increases threugh the excess off; births over deaths by9ob,000 year- ly, The resources of G•ernmety, as at present managod5 are therefore sufficient to attract more • the enough immigration to replace em gretion and to take caro of the. 1 eese of 900,000 newly born sable dies. that has 11 � the, slumber tl beyond o d I I Y, Losi[Iod i100oo=+:o those roaponsibal$, t'es Germt8 pl'oduotion ;a able I'8 r, provide e living for 1,000,llb0 S4, cogn laborers admitted on spcoirl passports to do rough work—ehirij ly an farms or in mines, It isn't every fellow who can make, a hit with the misses. Beauty is only skin deep, espe- cially in the case of a girl who has no fortune. It's the unexpected that happens, but we generally bring it on our - notion clic- not originate an. c selvars. 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