gling　parasites　with　red　heads。　The　Governor　asked　what　had　caused　the　trouble；　and　Hua　Tuo　told　him　that　he　ate　too　much　strong　smelling　fish。　He　could　cure　Chen　Deng　this　once；　but　in　three　years　the　disease　would　recur；　and　then　nothing　could　save　him。　Three　later　Chen　Deng　died。

〃Another　man　had　a　tumor　between　the　eyes；　and　it　itched　intolerably。　Hua　Tuo　examined　it　and　said　there　was　a　bird　in　it。　The　tumor　was　opened；　and；　surely　enough；　a　canary　flew　out。　The　patient　was　relieved。

＇e＇　Bian　Que　is　the　earliest　of　the　legendary　doctors　of　Chinese　medicine　after　the　time　of　the　Yellow　Emperor　and　his　advisors。　Credited　with　incredible　healing　knowledge；　stories　of　his　life　and　treatments　are　used　in　teaching　and　known　to　all　Chinese　medicine　practitioners　today。　。。。。。

〃A　dog　bit　a　man's　toe；　and　two　tumorous　growths　ensued；　one　of　which　itched　intolerably　and　the　other　pained　severely。　Hua　Tuo　said　the　painful　one　contained　ten　needles；　and　the　other　a　couple　of　chess　pips；　black　and　white。　He　opened　the　two　swellings；　and　the　contents　were　as　he　had　said。　Really　he　is　of　the　same　class　of　physician　as　masters　Bian　Que*　and　Zang　Kong　of　old　times。　He　lives　at　Jincheng；　not　far　away；　and　could　be　here　very　soon。〃

Cao　Cao　summoned　him。　As　soon　as　he　arrived；　Hua　Tuo　felt　the　pulse　and　made　careful　examination。

〃Prince；　your　headaches　are　due　to　a　malignant　humor　within　the　brain　case。　The　humor　is　too　thick　to　get　out。　Swallowing　drugs　will　do　no　good。　But　I　propose　to　administer　a　dose　of　hashish；　then　open　the　brain　case　and　remove　the　thickened　humor。　That　will　be　a　radical　cure。〃

〃You　mean　you　want　to　kill　me？〃　cried　Cao　Cao　angrily。

〃O　Prince；　you　have　heard　how　I　cured　Guan　Yu　of　the　poison　that　had　got　into　his