| Show CHINESE DOCTORS The Meillelnn That Ace Used liy tits Co tenant Jltdlclu tteu The ways of tho Chinese medical man am certainly like Chow of tho heathen thlnee peculiar Chinese mcdlcino ta chleTly hosed on plants and Is taught Jn books which fire often very ancient In bin practice tho doctor strictly follow tho methods of tho muster by whom bo has been taught lie Is abut all things con servatUo With n very grave face his eyes protected by large spectacles of thick glass the physician feels the pulse of the patient and never falls to make him show ills tongue Next ho examines his eyes and Woks a series of questions the answers to which will hell him out In his ding nol Then ho writes hU prescription on n pteco of rice gape and hands It to hid 1 pupil who proecods to compound It 1C should Iw ubhcrvrtl that Chinese doctors loth prescribe and oil their remedies Generally the prebcrlptlon is made from the directions in write book which nro simply rcfcrml to by name or number The pupil goes to tho book for directions The Bowls herbs leaves nnd stems tho essences of which ore tofu combined to form tho remedy ore generally weighed out or measured and given to the patients with directions to boll them at bomu with a prescribed quantity of drinking water ton to-n measure which Is exactly Indicated Put all theM plants into an earthenware pot with n largo glass water and boll them ocr n bright lire down to a teacup fill Then rtraln carefully and drink hot The remedies aro all taken In bed 1 and rest or sleep I II possible is recommended recom-mended The potions as admlnlbtcrcd but e very powerful effects Ohlucso doctors have various devices to soaks their products attractive They hnvo luxurious shops and modlfywlth llquorlci nnd other substances their vilely Uutlng pills These pills are IncloMtl In capsules of wax as largo M pigeons eggs which prcsero tho compound from contract with tho air and are broken when the rom 1 la I taken Onoof their nmedks is I the daunhuy a medicinal oil which p i ro duCt excellent efiects In hcadaihe unit generally In CA CS of brain airiness ol every kind It U S iubcd on tho temples nnd Is I Inhaled by strong breathing oft haying been rubbed upon the nostrils The basis of the preparation li camphor Now York Ledger |
