Storia do Mogor 211.6.5

211.6.5

From this I acquired such renown that many men of this race came to me for treatment. But I got very little out of them, for they are very avaricious, and paid me highly in compliments only. Moreover, I had the reputation of being charitable and of curing the poor for the love of God. Thus everybody flocked to my house. The Mahomedan and Hindu surgeons and physicians were very much provoked, for their interests were involved and they lost their practice. However, as they saw they could not injure me directly, they started the rumour that I drank the blood I drew from Mahomedans; that it was by this means I was made so brisk and energetic, and had such a high colour. All this was simply to hinder people coming to me to be treated. Everybody supposed that what they had published was true, and great repugnance was shown to be bled by me. Aware of what it was that troubled them, I told them to bring with them a china vessel, and all they had to do was to carry the blood home, and there bury it, for fear any dog or cat might consume it; for if that happened, they would make noises exactly like those animals. By this measure I put an end to the false rumours, and they were no longer spoken of.