A FEMALE DOCTOR

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1784, 24 January 1888, Page 3

A FEMALE DOCTOR

* For the pact three weeks, says a correspondent, the publio of Dunedin have been mystified by some alleged marvellous cores, on the part of a recent arrival, styling herself "Tbe Oanidla* Female Do tor." ThU lady made her appearance daily (till her supply of physic, owing to its wonderful sale, gave cut) In what Is termed a golden chariot, drawn by three milk white steeds, and took up bet stand on a vaoaqt pleoeof ground opposite the Railway Station; The golden chariot Is a rather elaborately got up vehicle, specially arranged to carry a band, while the front Is open and leaves room for th< lady to perform on her patients. Thousand' of people have witnessed her pecformaocei whioh nightly beein with the estradiol of teeth. This lo done "free gratis and U i nothing," and whatever may be the merit; or demerits cf the other portion of thi performance, there oan ba no quastloi that In the matter of tooth palling she oai give points to any dentist. No sooner i the offending molar pointed out thai It i drawn, and those who have bean stttppe of four or five teeth at a Bitting deolar that the operation aa performed by thi lady Is entirely painless. Tumors an fiatulai havo aiso beon removed, paralytl bed-ridden patients have been made t walk, the halt and lame have been mad to dan?e. Indeed, If popular stories ar to be credited, mlrac^ei almost are pei formed. Whether these cures are gennin or tbelr tff cts are lasting time only ca ' ahow ; but those who daily crowd to wl' i ness the healing are ImplicitbeHevers I the genuineness ol the thing. Ja tbe sal nf ber medicines '' The Oau>.dlan Doctor has fairly coined money, taking It by tl bagfal m publio, and having m nddttio au extensive private prapiloe. When r moving a tomor ehe offers a handaoqsum to any doctor who will perform tt same operation . During Madame Dufl A visit to Dunedin tbe oharltlei have ben fitted largely at her h«nd|,