Magic cure of 1821 !
From our very childhood days we have been listening to various historical facts about our forefathers. Among them Ramdoolal Dey (Deb) was perhaps the most notable personality of his time. He was supposed to build up trade relation with America shortly after it gained independence from the British. I would, however, like to relate one incident around the year 1821. Ramdoolal was in his 69th year when paralysis overtook him while he was writing. He fully lost control over himself and lay prostrate upon the ground. Intimation about his condition reached to Messrs. Clark and Melville the partners of Fairlie & Fergusson & Co. who reached by his bedside with Dr. Nicholson. The doctor took out a phial from his pocket and allowed a drop to fall on the neck of Ramdoolal. A blister formed and immediately burst. The magical drop helped the patient to sit bolt upright. Thus he regained his v...