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The lllual
W tr*te* *?m' ,,,j*er
- _ ?-tii/-h th?? visitor
in**, ann 11 r >im i
encounters are devoted to what are perhaps
tlie most striking features of the
'how. For. although such exhibits as
tlie < nnstituer.ts of the human body, represented
by the exact proportion of the
several chemical substances, the amount
of food assimilated normally by the average
adult man. the various drugs used
as remedies In our pharmacopeia, etc.,
are instructive, the magnetic and magic
treatment of divers Ills and the weird
dose-j employed todav by the physicians
??f China may claim the distinction of being
remarkably grotesque.
As regards magnetic or suggestive healing.
it is rather surprising to note that it
has attained today a recognised scientltlc
status, being employed in various modern
hospitals and sanitariums devoted to
tne reception of j^tients suffering chiefly
fi urn nervous ami mental disorders.
Known later as mesmerism and hypnotism,
this pnase of healing is traced back
several centuries to the time of the royal
touching and the laying on of hands.
Thus there is an actual toiu hplece of the
time of King Charles II of Kngland, such
as was used by that monarch and his
predecessors 1n the ceremony of "touching"
for the cure of scrofula or "king's
evil." The coin is about four-flfths of
an inch in diameter and bears on one
side figures of St Oeorge and the dragon
?* K A IasAri/1 Cavil fWv crl.ti'ia *1 anH <vn
n ini 11 ir irpcuu ? ?*-??* * ?v?? jyivi >u . auu </*>
the other the figure of a ship under full
OLD "WHU
fHK various uaes
lo which an old
building may have
,been put are well
illustrated by a
somewhat unpretentious
structure at
the corner of Wisconsin
avenue and
Q street in Georgetown.
At present
this structure is devoted
to religious
purposes, being a Baptist Chapel or
church, while a portion of the premises
also ser\ e? for the living quarters of a
ouph who rent the same from the owners.
A casual plan e at the building would
scarcely lead the passer-bv to take any
especial interest therein, save that a practiced
eye would readily detect the fact
that, in part at least, the structure is old.
a? such things so in this city, the brickwork
and general design denoting an age
of a century or thereabouts.
Km- s.-ores or \ears this old building
via* known 10 iesidenf? of the vicinity as
Yiilow Burgess' Tavern. Few if any.
Iifl*n?r. even among the oldest mhabitant*
of Georgetown or Washingon. recall
that previous to the occupancy of the
l?'a<e by Burgess, a mulatto and an exslave.
the building was used as a tavern
or wayside inn, having been built as such
hv .1 Herman, who acquired a considerable
amount of property in the vicinity at the
< ommenoement of the last century. In
It* early days the hostelry was known as
t;ie White Horse Tavern
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Mthougii few definite facts are known
concerning this strangely inetamorpnosed
building, it at one time suffered a most
sinister reputatior. being associated with
tne commission of a mysterious crime. A
talk with the wife of the present tenant
PUIXOK FKRDINAXD <anuot become
t'zat of Bulgaria, unless he reconciles
himself to following the lilstori
example of Henry IV of France,
* and lenounomg his religious beliefs for
his material advancement.
He is In almost the same dilemma as
the noted ruler of France and Navarre,
whose famous speech that decided the
issue of whether he should remain loyal
to lis Falvlnist teachings and give up
the throne or waive It's beliefs to ob
tain it will never die out of history.
Wiie 11 finally tiie debate waxed warm,
and Henry, torn between the two alternate
es. w.,s unable to decide what to do,
le suddenly ended the matter with one
sentence.
Enough." he cried, "after all, I'aria ,s
wet; worth a mas?."
i'he speech made him King.
Ferdinand"? case presents some differenee?.
In the first place, lie i? already
on the throne. In the second, ue
.* now a Komau Catholic. But l?efore he
?*n have what lie w<*nts he mutt rev.se
his religious beliefs.
Hue year afeo he declared himself czar,
hut unless he iiecome? a member of the
Week or Orthodox Church he cannot get
the blessing of the Bulgarian holy synod
on his coronation.
Hence the ceremony has been delayed
more than a year, and there is no immediate
way to tell when it will take place.
Ferdinand has great ambitions for Bulgaria.
The fact that It was trioutary *o
Turkey tit! 1*7* cannot, he tninks. i>e
thoroughly wipe,! out until its ruler wears
the title of czar, as proof of 'ds complete
domination over ihe nation and absolute
independence of all other power*.
The mixed population of ids own people
gypsies. Jew?. Turks and Greeks,
makes it important that all the circumstance
of power should !?e added to his
throne.
Bulgaria during its long and bloody
history, part of the time tributary to
Hungary, and Akxl oi Ihe time subj^pt to
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The ceremony of touching for "king ?
evil," as practiced hy Char'es II. is described
by Evelyn in his memoirs as follows:
"July 6. lOIn. His majesty sitting
onder his state in ye banqueting house,
the chinirgeons cause the sick to he
brought or led up to the throne, where
they kneeling, ye king strokes their
faces or cheeks with both hands at once,
at which Instant a chaplaine in his formalities
says. "He put his hands upon
them and he hea'ed them.' This is said
to every one in particular. When they
have all beer, touched they come up
againe in the same order, and the other
chaplaine kneeling, and having angel
gold strung on white ribbon on his arm.
delivers them one by one to hla ma'tie.
who puts them around the necks of the
touched as they passe, while the first
chaplaine repeats, 'That is ye true light
who came into ye world.' Then follows
an epistle (as at first a gospell) with the
liturgy, prayers for the sick: lastly ye
blessing: and then ye lord chamberlaine
and comptroller of the household bring
a basin, ewer and towel for hi* ma'tie
to wash." It is noted upon the attached
label that ths royal touch piece is the
gift of Edward Lovett of Croyden, England.
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Curing by touch or laying on of hands
occurred evidently, in the reign of King
Charlee II. not a kingly prerogative, for
it I* shown by an old print, how one
Valentine Greatrakes. esq., performed the
same beneficent stunt. Greatrakes' proceeding
is described in an old work, no
longer in popular or general demand, entitled
"The Miraculous Conformist, or an
Account of Marvelous Cures Performed
by Stroking of the Hands of Mr. Valentine
Greatarick." By Henry Stubbe.
Pnvsic-ian. Oxford, ltkW.
It appears from this hook that Valentine
Greatrakes was born In Ireland, of
good family, and that he bore a reputation
for exemplary honesty and sobriety.
He attained great prominence about the
middle of the seventeenth century on
account of his marvelous cures of diare
HORSE '
tevealed some curious glimpses into the
past history of tiie place, and an inspection
of the Interior tended further to
helchten the impression that the story
of the old tavern which has become a
church is no ordinary one.
Save on occasions of church services or
meetings, the front of the building upon
Wisconsin avenue presents, necessarily,
little or no indications of occupancy. One
notices that where the yellow paint?supposed
by some to have contributed toward
tiie popular name of the inn?has In one
place been worn or scratched away, the
word "market" occurs. This, as Is later
explained by the occupant of the rear
portion of tiie premises, is due to the fact
that just prior to the purchase of the
property by the church people It had
been used as a family grocery and provision
store.
Around the tack building is a small but
well kept garden. An entry into this
garden brought forth a very precipitate
dog. which, its mistress explained, con4-1
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niiru nn v<io>- ai uih.i??ivh>j v* v?.?
lo harking
"It was* the garden," said the woman,
who arts" as caretaker of the place,
"which attracted me when, with my husband.
I came here at the time the church
people bought the building and fitted It
up."
looking down a side area a view was
afforded of the old foundation walls and.
through a cellar door, of a gloomy labyrinth
of vaults, such as are to be seen beneath
more pretentious colonial structures.
"Yes." replied the woman to a question,
"it is said that these cellars were used. 1
when the building was a tavern, in the !
days before the civil war, to confine I
slaves You know that there was a slave
market near the corner of and Q 1
streets, and those who had these human 1
chattels to dispose of would often stop
at this house overnight and confine their
slaves in these cellars."
In effect, some recent alterations and
additions that have ben made in the 1
church, which occupies the first floor of '
the front building, are said to have rc- I
Prince Fere
Turkey, ne\er had such a chance to <
progress as now, for Ferdinand is wise <
and able, and has the confidence of his
fellow monarch* of Europe.
lie lias now neen in* ruier ni me mugarlans
for a matter of twenty-two
j ears.
His predecessor was Prince Alexander
of Hattenburg, who by the treaty of
Berlin was made titular prince of Bulgaria.
But he was not destined to wield the
power long, for Russian intrigues displaced
hint, and in 1IS87, Prince Ferdinaii
1 of Austria, in apite of Russian protest.
took the regency.
His worst foes canot deny that his (
control has been patriotic and for the
good of a people who in the past knew
only the saddest of misgovernment.
Only ope argument could be* made l
against Ferdinand, according to the strict
letter of the Bulgarian law. Ills religion
is not that of the country. '
Between the Roman and Greek Catho- 1
lies there are differences almost as mark- i
ed as between Protestant and Catholic. A
Russ.an coming into the regency would 1
I.ave in the natural course of events been
a follower of the Orthodox Church, but '
Ferdinand, coming from a Roman Catholic
country, held to that faith.
But so justly has he dealt l<y all matters
of public policy that this difference
lias not been permitted to militate
against the affection in which he is held ,
by the people. ,
But when it comes to bringing him
before the holy s\ nod of Bulgaria to give
him their blessing, that is another thing. '
That :s an issue where the strictest |
ouestions of church law are involved, and
it would hardly he reasonable to expect
the heads of the church to give way on !
Mich a vital location.
The Bulgarian church recognises only
'irthodox mottarcha, and Ferdinand finds
himself in the disagreeable {losition of
having to loin the Orthodox Church or '
have his coronation without the blessing i
of the church. t
The latter course is admitted to lie
virtually impossible, for It is feared that '
its adoption would bring not only the ;
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eases hy stroking with the hands.
At first he confined his efforts to it
cure of scrofula, or "king's evil." Sui
sequently lie successfully treated patient
with many other diseases, such as apt
plexy, convulsions, palsy, etc.
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Dr. Stu'obe. a physician of repute in h
day, says of Gfeatrakes: "1 saw hii
stroke a man for a great and sett!*
pain in his left shoulder,. which render*
his arm useless. I'pon his stroking 1
the pain removed instantly into the er
of the mitscuhis deltodes. Being strok*
there. It returned to the shoulder agali
Thence, upon a second stroking, it fie
to the elbow, thence to the wrist, them
to his shoulder again, and thence to h
fingers, whence it went out upon h
last stroking, so that he moved his ari
vigorously every way."
Hypnotic devices, such as are employe
at the present time, are shown in tt
exhibit. Among these appliances is
motor device having two cross arms si
with small mirrors on each side whic
are caused to revolve rabidly. A sha
of light is thrown upon I he arms in
dark room, and the patient, it Is atfirmei
is thrown into the hypnotic condition b
gazing upon the whirling* mirrors. Thei
is a small bright metal ball, with an a
tachment for the forehead, the globe <
metal, when the instrument is adjustei
hanging Just over the patient's eyes. Tl
person who contemplates the metal ba
fixedly for a sufficient length of time 1
said to yield to a state of trance.
Weird enough are the facts conveyed t
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CHURCH WHICH WAS ONCE
suited in tlie finding of some gruesom
reminders of the treatment of those <on
tilled by chains ami fetters In the*
gloomy subterranean compartment*. I
was in one of these cellars, too. that th
traditional murder of a slave woman i
said to have been perpetrated.
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The exact details of the murder of th
slave woman I have never been able t
learn," said the tenant. "There seems t
t>e no doubi concerning the conttnemer
finand of 1
dynasty but tlie internal peace of th
country into grave peril.
For all their simplicity of life ami fo
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FALL RAMBLES A
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WASHINGTON is probably one of th
most fortunately placed cities in tli
country from the pedestrian's viewjrofnt
and at this time of year the beautlfn
walks in the vicinity are a pleasure t
he indulged and remembered.
The walking route suggested above 1
chiefly In Hock Creek Park, and unfold
to the pedestrian many 01 the tines
?"??" lionutifiil It i u al?,
View J* VI I nai uv nw?.?ku> V iu t*.
rich In up-and-dowr.-hill work, whicl
lo the true pedestrian constitutes one o
the chief attractions of walking.
Take the Mount Pleasant ear or wall
out Connecticut avenue and Co'.umbi
road to Quarry road, which strikes off t
the left down a steep hill. At the foo
>f this there is a choice of three routes-tp
rtte hill road to tin? right, which give
* good view of the Zoological Gardens
hearing off down the hill to the left a
Ihe cross road. or, on the other hand
enter the park gates and follow elthe
r>ath running up alongside of the creek.
in emerging to the main road there I
tgain a choice of routes to hear off t<
the right around the curve, or. prefer
ihly. to cross the bridge and immediate):
unke off to the right on a path throucl
the flrlds. lTiis soon enters the wood
ind, though narrow and with consider
ible rise and fall, u> of good surface. Tin
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this exhibition of magnetic or suggestlv
medicine. Still stranger, however, are th
means shown as favored by the Chine*
physic ian for the recovery of liis patients
It is noted that rantharides is employed i
the celestial kingdom as a sure cure fo
hydrophobia. The fruit of cardamon i
supposed to increase knowledge b
strengthening the stomach, which orga
Ihe t'ltinese identify witli a person a dls
position and mental capacity. The drie
skin of a certain sort of orange is used a
a sedative. The dried aloe flowers ar
used in pulmonary affections, and are a!s
employed in a certain sort of chop-sue
as a tonic or telish. The honeysuckle i
given in cases of rheumatism, and th
ie dogbane in diseases of the kidneys.
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pharmacopoeia and cassia buds a tonl
and astringent. Melon seeda are taken fc
j? toughs, colds and asthma, while the morr
m Ing glory root is used in severe dyspepsh
Pumpkins are believed to possess soothin
properties, and are used In cases of collci
t spasms, etc. Quite a number of vegetf
1(j bles are considered cures for consumptlo
Nl and remittent fever. The under shell c
n. the land turtle Is taken as a decoction b
w the aged and weak, and is used generall
e as a stimulant, as is also the mustar
is seed. To oleanders are attributed reji
Is venating and highly nutritive quailtiei
m One vegetable, with an urepronounceab!
Chinese name, is used to recover from th
d effects of overdoses of alcohol,
ie Fragments of fossil crabs, crushed an
a powdered, are considered as specifies 1
ft affections of the eyes. Rhubard Is ind
h genous to China, and In former tlm?
ft Canton was the only port from which th
a iImi? was exported. rue Chinese nig tn
1. roots ?arly In the spring. before the leaw
y appear, cat them into long, flat pieces. dr
e them for two or three days in the shad<
t- and then string them on cords. Turner
>f is used for diseases of the akin, also s
i. a yellow dye in the preparation of t<
e hacco. and. mixed with indigo or Prui
I! slan blue, is the means employed for co
is oring green tea and also to season cut
ries. Another of the Chinese vegetable
y ia employed to bring out the eruption <
IN GEORGE
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! THE WHITE HORSE TAVERN.
e of refractory slaves in the cellars, an<
i- they were probably harshly and cruellj
e treated in some instances. The treatmen
it of runaway and malcontent slaves, oftel
e accompanied by flogging, confinement ii
s chains and bodily mutilation, is too oh
and well known a story to require repetl
lion. Certainly a most ghostly reputatioi
attached to the place in this regard fo
a long while."
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o The floor of the new baptistry recentl;
it installed in the chapel is laid directl;
Bulgaria Is
e all their great love for the ruler, th?
Bulgarians are tenacious on the subjeel
r of their faith, and Ferdinand know:
.ROUND THE CITY
i
e view of the water through the trees is
e very pretty and wild. After passing s
green wooden bridge the path leads up i
steep flight of stone steps, then gtaduallx
'1 descends through the woods and enter:
o a meadow at ttie other end of which art
the old mill and bridge.
The route now follows the regular road
with the creek on the right-hand side
s It might here lie noted that by goinj
t up the hill road at the mill about a bun
o died yards or so one will find an ol.
I, *wei| House aim some very gooa. cooi wa
ter. At the end of this stretch, sum*
' two miles, which is rich In beautiful nut
Ural views, the road divides and th*
^ route bears off to the left over the bridge
A long up-grade is now encountered, reai
a tl?o top of which-the route again hear*
" off to the left sharply and soon reaohe*
t the summit and. incidentally, part of th?
_ highest land in the District.
s One now begins a gradual descent
. through pine and other woods. the roa<l
' curving prettily down to lower altitudes
1 The pedestrian finally strikes into liis
former road near the ford, crosses th*
^ creek by the narrow wooden bridge and
hears off to the right. Passing the falls,
the pedestrian reaches the Mill bridge
s fina strikes up hill to. the lett on a arraa,
nal incline, which continues after crossing
:he iron bridge. After nearing again
to the left one comes into .Mount Pleas1
ant. There i.? now of course the option
1 of cars, hut the walk straight on down
s 1 fit it street is very fine, giving a splendid
\icw and taking one past some of the
* largest residences in the city. The length
e of this walk will of course vary accord
mon
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e while still another plant is found indis- si<
e pensable in curing boils and strengthening pji
?. the hair.
n Front castor oil beans the Chinese, it .
r appears, exp:vss an oil which is used in '
s the manufacture of medicated candles,
y A very coatly gelatine is made by boiling jj
n down deer horns, after wljich It is emi
ploved as a tonic. One medicine, taken
d in liquor, is believed to heal fractures of _
s any kind. Petrified crabs are used for .
e boils, sores, etc.; snake skins for smallpox .
o and caterpillars are employed In hrony
chial complaints. Dried cow's gall is
R used as an expectorant. The refuse of
e tobacco mixed with straw is considered' ,
a stimulant and cow's glue, made front
buffalo hides, is a sedative. Glue is used *<
for healing generally, being taken inter- of
'0 nallv even for fractures. th
lo Tortoiseahell glue, a small quantity of t1|
,r which is to be seen in a vial In the collection.
is considered a tonic, while that tf1
made from tigers* bones has also great he
? virtue ana tetcnes ppr picui i i.i.i1i ail
g pound?)?a well-nigh prohibitive price In m)
p. China. '
Amor* the odd content* of the jar* illustrative
of the stock in trade of a su
n Chinese drug store may he noted salted fo
>f scorpion?, which are considered excellent lei
y in case* of smallpox. Ant eaters' scales ou
are kept for rheumatism, and, although si:
. the use of live leeehe* is unknown, these do
creatures are made Into a decoction, be- re
~ in#r flrsi put into water or spirit, and the or
ie result taken tr.tarnally as a purgative
. or applied outwardly to heal bruise*, be
Dried toad* are in the list of tonics and of
d are sold at a price equal to cents each, in;
n A tiger'* skull is believed to chase away nt
l_ tyg>hoid fever, ague, rheumatism and
,, rheumatic headachee, and insure* its own- of
er against the danger of being bitten by er
a. mad dog. Pearls are prescribed in dis- te
eases of the heart and in cases of deaf- 1
y nee*. The Chinese physician evidently m
goes on the principle that the human ma- th
I,' chine, being "fearfully and wonderfully ar
8 made," remedies for it* impairment pa
>. should be of a like description. so
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,8 The National Museum has a case full w
if of queer little object*, ail of which ar
TOWN NOW
over some massive recesses of brickwork he<
in the cellars, where, it may be con- by
Jeetured. slaves were, during the very
different uses of the place, confined in
Iron fetter*. -In one of these recesses is to ^
rie nniKta a small muuvru pumping apparatus
and engine. "P1
In the cellars, which are of an extent ch)
and massiveness of construction rather or
surprising, considering the dimensions of
the upper portion of the building, are to
be seen the huge foundations of the chimneys
and. in particular, & vast oven, now 5,0
bricked up, of a size such as might be Cr
expected in a modern bakery establish- tin
ment. In the front cellars are openings , ,
which at one lime must have led to an '
area or continuation of the vaults into or t<M
under the pavement of Wisconsin avenue, cot
These openings have also been closed, jn(
and as the pavement al>ove abuts upon . ,
the front wall of the building there are
no other indications of the previous ex- ra>
istence of an area or an extension of the eai
cellars In this dlrecion.
A somewhat curious Incident pertaining
to the huge chimneys in the cellars was 14,1
related by the tenant. C
"A few days ago." she said, "a lady 1>"
visited the place and asked permission of
to examine. In particular, these cellars. ^u
She sa'd that her great-grandfather, a f
(Serman, had erected the building as a
tavern. That he was a remarkable char- lh<
acter, in some respects. I gathered from
one or two hints she let fall and from wf
her actions while examining the cellar <lis
walls and the chimneva- These she tap- Th
j ped repeatedly, evidently seeking indl- ?v<
- cations of hollow portions. She asked W
t me If I had ever heard of the discovery lar
B of money or documents in the masonry of ne
, the building, and whether I myself had cal
I etrer come across anvthing of the kind, tri
I answered her. as 1 was compelled to do, ha
j in the negative. as*
r "After a laborious investigation herself. 1
site went awav evidently greatly disap- of
pointed. Considering the number of peo- ma
pie who have lived here, it occurred ea<
to me that her quest was a well nigh rat
V nfifl am it m'l* nrohahle that. In it.
' the event of anyth'ng of value having off
in a Serious
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? their temper too well to affront it. ou
t But for him to part company with the for
; Roman Catholic Church seems equally ba'
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ins to lli* starting poini, hut from the T
central residential section -ray the inter- anti
section of 16ih street and Massachusetts the
avenue it makes a round of slightly over B
ten miles and is one of the prettiest routes hav
in the neighborhood. This route could of to 1
course be reversed hv starting out Idth T1
street and returning by Columbia road, miri
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ived an iniportani part in the supertions
of people of the past. For the
nquest of cramps there are several
rious charms. A coffin nail bent to
rm a ring: was considered efficient in
is respect, as was also true of a shoe
?rn on the left hind foot of a cross-eyed
Jle, and the patella, or Knee-cap. of a
eep. which should be worn next to the
in during: the day and laid under the
How at night.
X deer's foot was a much-used charm
r toothache and swellings. The foot
is warmed and rubbed over the affected
rts. A necklace made of peony-root,
ing about the necks of children, was
id to prevent convulsions and epilepsy,
testnuts. begged or stolen potatoes and
ilnuts all assisted in the subjugation of
eumatism. A scarlet thread with nine
lots .worn around the neck would prent
nose bleeding.
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The various whooping cough rented es
?re too numerous to mention, but one
the oddest was to place a clipping of
e hair of a child so affected between
ro slices of bread and give It to a dog. If
e dog, in eating, should cough?which
could scarcely help doing?then the
Iment would be transferred to the anial
and the child be cured. Amulets of
e small branches of mistletoe, worn
spended from the neck, were antidotes
r poisons and preventives from epll>sy.
To be efficacious, they must be
t with a gold knife when the moon is
- The wearine of a spider
% via j o vm. v. ?
me up in a nutshell was a famous
medy for fever and ague since the time
Dioscorides.
"Only beware of the fever, mv friends;
ware of the fever, for it Is not like that
our Arcadian climate, cured by wearIt
a spider hung around one s neck in a
itshell."
The Soudanese warriors wore a chapter
the Koran, incased in leather and coved
with a resinous preparation, for ptoction
against wounds and death.
Perhaps the most common way to reove
a wart was to rub it with a cinder,
en wrap the cinder up very carefully
id travel to a cross-roads, where the
icket must he dropped. The first pein
to happen along and pick it up imedlately
received the discarded wart.
A curious means of getting rid of boils
as to transfer them to the dead. They
ere poulticed for three days and nights
id then the poultices and cloths were
USED AS
n found. It was long ago appropriated
its discoverer."
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hni^inr Imt seen the street
?ir vm ?> _____
on which it fronts undergo striking
anges during the course of the century
more. During the structure's early
vs. when it was kept as a wayside inn
its original propr etor and builder, it
>od upon what was known as the Rock
eek road. This thoroughfare at that
ic formed the main artery of travel in
s section of the country, when Georgeyii
was visited by persons going to or
ning from Alexandiia, and when Wash[ton
was only a project. Known at
s period as the White Horse tavern, it
n in opposition to Suter's, another
rly tavern which stood at the inter tion
of the road and what is nowown
as Water street.
Jeorge Washington, it is said, commonstopped
at Suter's upon the occasions
his visiting friends in Georgetown and
ring the surveying of the site of the
;ure city named for him. At this tavern
; early commissioners, appointed for
1 laying out of the nation's capital,
re also wont to meet to confer with the
rtlnguished proprietor of Mount Vernon,
ere is a tradition to the effect, hower,
that Washington once visited the
hite Horse, hut was offended with the
idlord for some reason or other, and
ver again honored that tavern with a
II. Whether there be any substantial
ith back of this legend, it would, perps.
be rather difficult at this time to
;ertaln.
t is further rumored that the landlord
the White Horse imported from Geriny
a number of characteristic delides
among the rest several casks of
-e Rhine wine, which, early gossip naa
had been smuggled past the customs
icers in the vicinity of Wapping Old
Dilemma.
t of the question In view of the czar's
nial engagement* with the pope at the
ptism of Prince Boris.
Ferdinand has negotiated with the
tod without result, as its rulers remain
imantine.
'he president of the synod no longer deinds
previous baptism, hut absolutely
ists on ritual anointment, which from
> point of view of the Roman Catholic
urch is absolutely inadmissible,
"he deadlock is so complete that there
ma no immediate prospect of breaking
and in the meantime the Czar of Bulria
is forced to go without ids crown,
'erdinand as a student of history must
J himself often studying the case of
nry IV.
he latter, reared a strict Oalvinist, was
der of the Protestant faith, ar.d headed
Huguenots in many battles,
t was hoped that his marriage to Marot
de Valois. sister of Charles IX.
uId have the efTect of ending religious
ife In France.
'he death of the Duke of Anjou gave
nry IV the rank of first prince of the
od royal, while the murder of Henry
, in 1.189, made him bj^ right of the
lc law, as nearest male descendant of
royal house of France, the King of
ince.
ut as a Protestant, being under the
e of papal excommunication, and findthat
the Dukea of f-orraine and Sar
and Phillip II of Spain were all
ee preparing to press their own claims,
retired temporarily to Germany and
gland to get reinforcements to posh
claims.
its case was nearly hopeless at first,
intrigues between the several claims
of the throne gave him a chance,
I at Ivry he won a splendid success
r Mayenne.
hen the assembly supported hi* claims
I paved the way for his accession to
throne.
ut even then lie probably never would
e been acknowledged had he clung
his Protestant faith,
hen it was that his great friend and
lister. Dc Hosny. afterward the Due
Sully, insisted that for tha peace of
Ml
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talisman
3a<t
placed upon the coffin of a dead man.
In some parts of the south, in case of
headache, an ax is brought in and la d
tinder the bed to insure relief, and in
cases of fever a pan of boiling water was
placed under the bed. the steam being
expected to dissolve the fewer.
An old and universal cure for nettl?
stings was to rub with dock leaf and sajr:
"Out in-ttlc. in dock:
Put sliall bar# a n?a smock."
and also:
"Nettle out. dock In:
Pock rcn'oro the nettle sting.**
To e.scaptf a "curtain lecture" the old
Saxon considered it necessary to taste
a bit of the root of a radish. After that
he would not be harmed or annoyed by
his wife's chatter. To ctire a woman of
dumbness, an ashen leaf should be put
under her tongue. The wood of the ash
tree had wonderful virtues in Herman*.
England and Scotland Ash sap was
given to children. They were bathed i t
the dew from It's leaves; the s:tp tapped
on certain days held unrivaled |H>ten> y
in the case of snake biles. The Scotch
folk lor* contains more stipe, stitious
rites than that of any other nation save,
perhaps, the orientals.
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The belief that the dead cause the illness
of the living is forcibly illustrated
by the inhuman dislikes to the saving
of drowning persons manifested alike in
Scotland and China. The Chinese believe
even to this day that the spirit of
one who lias died violently will return
to earth if a substitute can he found.
The last man dead is supposed to keep
guard over the land of the d^ad: to save
a drowning man would be to deprive him
of his substitute and incur the displeasure
of a mysterfous enemy.
Among the Hindus. Malays and many
other peoples the idea prevails thai to
snatch a victim from the clutches of tinwater
spirit is a rash defiance of thDeity
which will not pass unavenged.
Drowning persons supply the occasional
necessary offerings to keep the water
spirit appeased.
Cancer was accredited to the I-te of .?
pig. To kill a toad in New Kn gland
was to incur as many warts as the toad
had spots. To step upon a hidden grave
was to produce incurable cramps in ticfoot.
In Ireland, when scarlet fever appeared.
some of the sick man's hair must
be passed down the throat of an ass and
the animal will immediately receive the
disease.
A CHURCH
Stairs. As the latter locality may he associated
in the minds of a later generation
only with the famous Ixvndon place
of that name. It may be observed that
the term was. in the early days of th??
history of Georgetown, applied to that,
portion of the Rook Creek road near the
Potomac. It is a striking example of the
survival of English traditions among the
people, even after the revolutionary war
for. as is generally known, the Wapplng
Old Stairs of Hondon is located in the
eastern portion of that city, where, iu the
times long since gone by. a rowboat was
often in waiting for the purpose of conveying
smuggled goods from the vessels
which had managed to escape the vigilance
of the custom house officers upon
the Thames.
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It may readily he eon jecturod. tn
the event of there being any truth in
these traditions regarding the WhitHorse.
that that tavern was eagerly
patronized by the Initiated who were
possessed of a liking for Teutonic delicatessen.
The German landlord i?. however.
reputed to have been a character
of extraordinary eccentricity, and to
have rendered the dainties of his riciilv
stored larder available to but very few
of his visitors. He is said to ha\e been,
in ail other matters, save liis secret
stores of good things to cat and drink,
a great miser, and to ha>e hidden
his vast wealth away with that magpie-like
waywardness and secrecy peculiar
to persons of his ilk.
Whether the riches thus disposed of
were obtained by the relatives of
the landlord, or by any of the numerous
persons who have since inhabited
the place, or whether they ar^ st'll
lying hid away somewhere under thcrurabling
walls or in the grounds. i?
now matter for the conjectures of the
curious.
the nation the only thing for him to da
was to declare himself a Roman fat holt-.
Henry made his historic repl>. and id?
recantation of the Protestant faith followarl
at St n?ni<! in 1MB. and was hailed
with wildest Joy by the Catnolics.
Speedily all the cities which had been
denied to him were opened to the new
monarch, including Paris, and during his
entire reign Henry, supported by his
great minister, ruled the nation with
judgment and discretion, and wa* universally
regretted when he died at the
hands of the fanatic assassin, Revalllac.
There have been many other cases
where for reasons of state policy a ruler
has been compelled to change his religion.
It i< a frequent Instance in the
marriage of rulers though more often
than the reverse it is the woman w..o
must give way.
The present Queen of Spain, who was a
British princess, gave up the Episcopal
Church and became a Catholic, before
she could wear the crown that became
hers as the consort of Alfon-o.
Europe's diplomats are watching with
deepest interest to see how Ferdinand
will solve the question, and though ? s
country is a small one, the issue Is
important, for the pea^e of Europe i? so
delicately poised that discord in any part
Is perilous.
A Motor Problem.
SA. MILES, the general manager of
the National Association of Automobile
Manufacturers, gave, at a recent banquet
of New York automobilists, an amusing
problem anent speeding.
Mr. Miles' problem was, "How fast
was the automobile really going?" And
these wore the conditions from which a
solution 'was to be drawn:
Chauffeur* priv ate opinion 12 miles
His opinion when talking to his
girl It5 ml!'-Ills
opinion in court 6 utiles
Farmer's opinion when collided
with fi miles
Farmer's opinion in court 75 miles
Maker's guaranteed speed 15 milea
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