Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-07-21
HYDROPHORIA

IT,
Inc following Certificates have been handed
10 US, with request that they might be made
public. We yield to it with pleasure.-They
go to support the pretensions of a "Chinese
snake stone to cure the bite of rabid or
POISONOUS anmal-which stone, was once ap-
Piled in the county of Gloucester, and is now
kept in TappahanHock, in the county of Essex.
- IL was such statements as these which induc-
ca NJ to lend la boyish ear 10 The pretensions
OF The snake-stone-Such statements are vet
believed ny hundreds in the neghboring coun-
tfy.-lf these be false in themselves, or lead to
iaise deductions, let them be exposed, and the
Illusions be disSipatea; so, that those who still
beiieye IN II, may learn TO turn to other sources
i0r tue means of attacking this most terrible
disease.-Ihe two cases. which have occurred
III this city, aud been faithfully recorded in
ms paper, are well calculated to shake the
preienSions OF the stone-In both stone was
iricd, and III both it failed-The only doubt
which seems to exist, is, wheiher this Stone he
genuine one-aad equally efficacious as the
one ia fappahannsck.
host OF these remedies have been brought
forward; and with very few exceptions. dri.
ven from the field.-We shall name but two on
ly that have friends at present.-One is the
Afisma Pidntago or Marsh Plantain Ga Russian
reepeD OF which some account is given in this
paper.-Ihe other is the Soul sap-of which,
tile n. 7. Evening Post of 3Oth ult. SAYS this
remedy, Tor IL is only a remedy, not a care, was
communicated by an Indian 10 The late Dr. Van.
oeveer' OF Railway, who, am told, administer.
failure, aud who communicates it as a secret
to the late MIR. Lewis of West Chester. in whose
hands myself witnessed its astonishing eeica-
y'ISome time since, at the request OF me-.
dlcal acquaintance, we published "A full botaui-
cal description of the ScuILcap. with reoHest
ihata specimen oft might be forwaTdeI TO this
ONCE; Az intelligent gentleman, " no knew
tne plant ia virginia, promised bnt The speci
Hien has not srTived.--We make the same re-
9"'S' a. W potH ihe piahts. Enquirer.
BR TIE INQUIRER.
Letiefs and Certificates reL.fire TO tie Chine
Snake Stone
HANOVER, Nov 10Th, 1903.
SIR-i have to acknowledge the recent of
yours OF the 18th Oct.-In answer I beg lea We
10 observe, that have never been bitten bv n
mao dOg-l had, however, stone then i'm The
possession Of Mrs. Tabb, said 10 possess fhe vir.
i"e OF extracting poison, applied 10 one of NV
ndpaS' he reason ct having the application
MADE, and the circumstances attendant were
Us follows: attempted TO feed disordered
uOs-lt took from my hand some bread into his
month, anu drOpt II out, l picked il M and
the Dog again took il III his mouth; th.s was
repeated se Yeral times. ard in abontf tyn Lou~s
thereafter was so well satisfied that lie dor
was mad that l Killed it, although one Of IN .
idVoriies. Having several scratcbe. IN n,y
hdnh, recently made, my wife was fearful that
nllsnt nave received Oh one 4 tie scratches
some OF the saliva FROM the mouth Of the doc.
ana that hydrOphobia might he lie conse
7ucnce, and persuaded me 10 have tho stone
applied 10 crafty her. who as very uueasV.
aid goi irons any apprehension Of my own. an,
Phrd 10 9trs: Tabb, who, under the BELIEF thst
had actually been bitten, applied the stone.
Under no concern, my attention, tor about
twenty Tour hours, was directed TO such obser.
vAtious ds might tend TO satisfy my mind vine.
thsr tie stone possessed any virtue whatever.
Immediately before the application was
made, the scab on the scratch, which had he
come haTd without fostering was broken nm so
rs 10 produce blood, aud the stone laid thereon
where II 70 NAMED With bandage over IL abont
~ h0nrs; on examination I found il CLOSELY re.
mented to the place. I pulled il off. the stone
was then put into clear warm water, in little
from u by fine hair stream TO The snrfaee Of