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Title: Missionary Visitor, The (1916)
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: General Mission Board of the Church of the Brethren
Subjects: Church of the Brethren Priodicals Church of the Brethren- Missions
Publisher: Elgin, Ill.: Brethren Publishing House
Contributing Library: Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation

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nches bare. In another January1916 The Missionary Visitor 29 case eyes, ears, and nose were rottingaway with syphilis; tuberculosis (scrof-ula) eating away the throat. An oldopium merchant had an ulcer on hisspine as big as my hand, and still grow-ing, when he called me. I treated itand told him to call for medicine. Ifixed the medicine and put his name onit, but some quinine comp. ointment forseat worms, with another partys nameon it, was by mistake given to the oldgentleman. I did not know it for a goodwhile. When he next saw me he wasvery profuse in praising the medicine that Madam Sahib had given him. Thesore healed rapidly. There are many cases of hystericalwomen. If I can get to them when aspell is on, I usually bring them to theirsenses with a little carbonate of am-monia held to the nose. Beads, buttons, grains of rice, peas,get into the ears and noses. I usuallygive relief by forcibly throwing waterin with a syringe. Not done, but I stop! Karodoho, via Dahanu, India, Sept.28.
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Making- Cement Blocks for the Boys Boarding- School, Anklesvar, India. OUR EXPERIENCE ON THE HILLS Anna Z. Blough. ONE of the most difficult ex-periences that a missionary canhave is to be obliged to leave hiswork and go to the hills to rest and seekhealth and strength. It is difficult be-cause the missionary is giving his lifeto accomplish the work that he loves;but now tired, weary, suffering pain andweakness, he is compelled to lay thework aside unfinished, the work that hisheart yearns to accomplish. With long- ings to stay by the work, preparationsmust be made to leave home, loved ones,fellow-workers and the work. We can not understand, why this is best,We tightly clasp His hand, and leave the rest.Then, though our hearts are sad, we still can prayAnd He will make us glad, in His own day. Finally the journey through the hotplains on the train is made and we find 30 The Missionary Visitor January1916 ourselves at the foot of the great Him-alayas. There are no trains, trolleys,moto

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