Author: Jacob Brown

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781230054827

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...of 66 years. As a citizen he was honest, amible, law-abiding and industrious and lived with as little friction as any. man in his neighborhood. His friends were numerous, and enemies few if any, and those undeserved. The deceased had quite a reputation for many years as a cancer doctor or rather specialist. He had no training as a physician whatever. His remedy or medicine had been a secret or mystery confined to his family for a hundred years or more, reaching back.to his grandfather who has been dead most of that long period, and joel's. father has been dead about 4o years, so all three were lineal practitioners with the Wiland cancer remedy. The last was not so extensively and perhaps as successfully engaged as his father in the times when d0ctors were scarce and remote, still joel had agoodly number of patients in his many years of practice. A recent case was the esteemed wife of Mr. Henry Soyster, of Cumberland. She has been a long sufferer, but has been improving for some time and in a fair way to recover. She spent quite a number of weeks several years ago at or near W'ilani;l's so as to have constant treatment. The late sheriff, Thomas G. McCulloh, received treatment from him, also from eminent physicians; but his case was beyond the reach of their skill. A little anecdote of a legal character with reference to our subject may not be unacceptable. As alreadystated he was of a peaceable and just disposition, still he did not entirely escape the frictions of business life. In his dealings with a neighbor a dispute arose out of mutual accounts. A suite was the result before a justice of the Peace thence by appeal to the circuit court for old Allegany. One of the items in Wiland's account was $10 for curing a...