A CLEVER DOCTRESS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 240, 9 October 1880, Page 4

A CLEVER DOCTRESS.

The people of Sheffield appear to be •joing wild over the reported cures effected, by i; a travelling doctress, who professes to be the daughter of an lialian physician, end who is accorapanied by a Yankee interpreter. The looai press, reports hr doings at great length, and; the furore was so great, fchat a crowd ot 20,000 assembled around her van. Amongst the persons who appeared on her van were two men who reported themselves cured of paralyaiß by the female wonder-worker. Alluding (o the proceedings of Mtdurae itSnsult, the " miracle worker," the "Sheffield Telegraph" rjtnarks — &.U <bree o'clock Cemetery Road and ShefQed Moor were lined with people, "as ia their oustom of an afternoon " now that the miraole madam io amongst us, and when she made her appearance smiling, in front of her state coach, *nd the "brigands" making music aloft, she had again as popular a demonstration as ever. Her "Cuina caustic " and "JDdiaD balm," Bhe remarked, were preparations known only to herself. They were composed of herbs, not one of which grew in this country. The herbs used in these preparations numbered 200, and they were procured in India and Cbioa — ihe interior ol China, she took care to add. "Now then," shouted out an admirer, " what does the Sheffield (detective) reporter say to that ? " And everybody cheered madam, who offered to purchase 10,000 bottles from any chemist io Sheffield who could supply her al 2i 61 a bottle — 6d over the price she charged the people. Boys and girls, men v and women, clambered up into the\carriage, and in the twinkling .of an eye, madam whipped their teeth out. One lad had six extracted with marvellous rapidity. This over, madam got to, the more important business of medicine selling^ This was a sight to witness. Madam in; the oentre whipped out the, little bottles and printed instructions. Toese she passed rapidly to attendants on each side, who were literally besieged with applications. Held up in all directions round the carriage were hats containing the requisite 2<j, many of them having three and four sums of that value where people, for speed's sake made- a joint request.' Faster than it lakes to tell it, the money was removed' from the hat, the medicine substituted, and the headgear returned to its own owner. Several gentlemen "timed." this operation... The, bats were taken and returned at the rate of 18, 17, 16, 15j and 12 a minute. As one bat frequently did duty for several people, acd the average speed was certainly not less than 15 a minute, " en a Jam " must have received cash at the rate cf £100 an hour at the' lowest reckoning, and tbis was maintained for fully an hour and a half, while in the earlier part of the afternoon madam had been selling with similar success. No wonder that madam, in some towns, is said to have "banked " at. the rata of £160 a day.