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Title: The black bearded barbarian; the life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: MacGregor, Mary Esther Millier, 1876-
Subjects: Mackay, George Leslie, 1844-1901 Presbyterian Church in Canada Missions
Publisher: New York, Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada
Contributing Library: School of Theology, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University

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ertake it alone. But the Churchunderstood something of his need, and theynow sent him the best present they couldpossibly give,—an assistant. Just threeyears after Mackay had landed in Formosa,the Eev. J. B. Fraser, M. D., and his wifeand little ones arrived. He was a youngman, too, vigorous and ready for work. Be-sides being an ordained minister, he was aphysician as well, just exactly what thenorth Formosan mission needed. Along with the missionary, the Churchhad sent funds for a house for him and alsoone for Mackay. So the poor old Chinesehouse on the bluff was replaced by a modern,comfortable dwelling, and by its side an-other was built for the new missionary andhis family. One room of Mackays housewas used as a study for his students. After the houses were built and the newdoctor was able to use the language, he be-gan to fill a long-felt want. Mackay had al-ways done a little medical work, and theforeign doctor of Tamsui had been mostkind in giving his aid, but a doctor of his
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The Rev. J. B. Fraser, M.D. BESIDES BEING AN ORDAINED MINISTER, HE WAS A PHYSICIANAS WELL REENFORCEMENTS 213 own, a missionary doctor, was exactly whatKai Bok-su wanted. Soon the sick beganto hear of the wonders the missionary doc-tor could perform, and they flocked to himto be cured. It must not be supposed that there werenot already doctors in north Formosa.There were many in Tamsui alone, and veryindignant they were at this new barbarianssuccess. But the native doctors were aboutthe worst trouble that the people had to bear.Their medical knowledge, like their religion,was a mixture of ignorance and superstition,and some of their practises would have beeninexcusable except for the fact that theythemselves knew no better. There were twoclasses of medical men; those who treated in-ternal diseases and those who professed tocure external maladies. It was hard to judgewhich class did the more mischief, but per-haps the inside doctors killed more oftheir patients. Dogs flesh was prescribe

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