单词 | bonesetter |
例句 | Unlike before, though, the nation’s hills and back roads no longer crawled with the herb doctors, midwives, itinerant folk healers, and bonesetters who had provided care where no other existed. The battle for medicine’s soul: A century of alternative remedies 2014-01-19T19:00:00Z Mrs. Mapp, commonly termed "Crazy Sally," who had repute as a bonesetter, received from the town of Epsom the offer of an annuity of one hundred pounds sterling if she would remain in that neighborhood. Women of England They were the accountants, the architects, the goldsmiths, the carpenters, the land-surveyors, the bonesetters, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Our ancestors listened with awe and obedience to the warnings and behests of the medicine man, bloodletter, bonesetter, family doctor. Civics and Health "Mr. H. A. Barker, the bonesetter, performed a bloodless and successful operation yesterday upon Mr. Will Thorne's knee, which he fractured six years ago." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 14, 1917 "I wish our bonesetter was at hand, to examine into the state of my ribs." The Spy He fell very ill, sent for doctors of every kind, even bonesetters, but they, none of them, could find out what was the matter with him, or even give him any relief. The Green Fairy Book She bows her old head to a voice that speaks to her loudly, her bonesetter, her medicineman: me she slights. Ulysses Spinal Manipulation and Adjustment History In many European countries "bonesetters" have, in a crude way, been treating strains and sprains of the spinal column since time immemorial. Nature Cure He fell very ill, sent for doctors of every kind, even bonesetters, but they none of them could find out what was the matter with him or even give him any relief. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 From Civil War hospital experience the father had been a deft bonesetter. His Dog The former bonesetter came to live at the castle. The Hated Son That term, a favorite sign of graciousness with the duke, made the doctor, no longer a mere bonesetter, smile. The Hated Son These bonesetters usually belong to the peasantry and the art has been transmitted in the same families from father to son for many generations. Nature Cure The duke had no reason to repent this protection given to the old bonesetter. The Hated Son "It is not all clear to me yet," thought the bonesetter. The Hated Son But he turned at the last words uttered by the bonesetter, with an almost frenzied motion, and came to him with uplifted dagger. The Hated Son Wretch!" replied the count, from whose hands the bonesetter had wrenched the child, "who told you that I wished to kill my son? The Hated Son The counsel of the bonesetter still continued in the countess's mind. The Hated Son In the absence of the count she ventured to send for the bonesetter, whose name she had caught and remembered. The Hated Son Though the expression of despair on the duke's face was truly awful, the bonesetter could not repress a smile. The Hated Son At this point the wily bonesetter paused, and pressed the hand of the countess to make her attentive to his words. The Hated Son He belonged to the class of sorcerers who are still called in parts of France "bonesetters." The Hated Son As soon as he found himself placed by the count in presence of a woman in childbirth, the bonesetter recovered his presence of mind. The Hated Son The bonesetter was puzzled by this sudden change in the count's intentions. The Hated Son The gesture of satisfaction which escaped the count when the child's death was prophesied, suggested this speech to the bonesetter as the best means of saving the child at the moment. The Hated Son "Ho! ho! bonesetter, you are leaving your old felt hat behind you," said Bertrand, as the two left the bedroom together. The Hated Son The "dot" and his savings enabled the bonesetter to buy a charming estate called Forcalier near the castle of Herouville, and to give his life the dignity of a student and man of learning. The Hated Son "Holy Virgin!" cried the bonesetter, "it isn't a miscarriage, after all!" The Hated Son But, under, the reign of Louis XIII., to dare to lead a Duc d'Herouville to marry the daughter of a bonesetter! The Hated Son |
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