y　sacred　tree；　the　number　of　your　days　was　acplished。　I　am　e　now　to　slay　you。〃

〃Where　are　the　guards？〃　shouted　Cao　Cao　in　terror。

The　figure　struck　at　him　with　the　sword。　Cao　Cao　cried　out　and　then　awoke。　His　head　was　aching　unbearably。

They　sought　the　best　physicians　for　him；　but　they　failed　to　relieve　the　terrible　pain。　Sympathy　for　their　lord　was　universal　among　Cao　Cao's　subordinates。

Hua　Xin　one　day　said　to　his　master；　〃My　lord；　have　you　heard　of　Hua　Tuo？〃

〃Do　you　mean　him　of　Qiao　who　cured　Zhou　Tai？〃

〃Yes；　that　is　he；〃　replied　Hua　Xin。

〃I　have　heard　something　of　his　fame；　but　I　know　nothing　of　his　capabilities　in　his　art。〃

〃He　is　very　clever；　there　are　few　so　skillful。　If　one　is　ill　and　calls　him　in；　he　knows　immediately　whether　to　use　drugs；　or　the　needle；　or　the　cutlery；　and　the　patient　finds　relief　at　once。　Let　one　suffer　from　an　internal　plaint　and　drugs　are　ineffectual；　with　a　dose　of　hashish　he　throws　the　patient　into　a　state　of　perfect　insensibility　and　then　opens　the　abdomen　and　washes　the　affected　organs　with　a　medicament。　The　patient　feels　no　pain。　When　the　cleansing　is　plete；　he　sews　up　the　wound　with　thread；　dresses　it；　and　in　a　month　or　less　the　patient　is　well。　This　shows　you　how　skillful　he　is。

〃One　day　Hua　Tuo　was　traveling；　when　he　heard　a　man　by　the　wayside　groaning　with　pain。　'That　is　dyspepsia；'　said　Hua　Tuo。　And　further　questions　confirmed　the　diagnosis。　He　prescribed　long　draughts　of　the　juice　of　garlic　as　an　emetic；　and　the　man　vomited　a　worm。　After　this　the　man　was　quite　well。

〃Chen　Deng；　the　Governor　of　Guangling；　suffered　from　a　heavy　feeling　at　the　heart。　His　face　was　red　and　congested；　and　he　had　no　appetite。　Hua　Tuo　gave　him　a　drug；　and　he　threw　up　many　internal　wrig