Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-09-15
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Cure for the one oT iRC FIpot
Z dttIe SnGke. &c in great eities,
particularly in london, number o.
persons procure their livelihood by
catching yipers. They are employed
Ivy chemists, spothecaries, sc l re
member some years before leaving
England, to have read in the phil0so
phicai transactions of the Koya! 20.
eiety IN London a curious Circumstance
Of enc OF these Viper catchets. a
member Of Society had received casu-
a liy, information that man engaged
m this business was Frequently bitten,
and that he cured himself by Sweet
Olive Oh. Aaer a consldcrab c IN
Qiiry, the Viper catcher was tound,
and the question asked whether he did
cure himself, by The OIL, aud whether
be was willing 10 satisfy 4 number OF
gentlemen OF the fact! The man sn
swered in tine affirmative 10 both Ques
tons Accordingly, very IUmtr.
Gus meeting Of the Royal Society was
convened, composed OF a considerable
number Of nobility, &c. the Viper
catcher attended, conpanied by hls
vile and large Viper, and laying his
arm naked 10 the shoulder, suffered
tie irri.ared reptile to strike, " hich 1t
did very forcibly His wife permit
ted the poison 10 operate till her bus
bands head, face, and tongue were
greatly swollen, his arm and face turn
ed very black, and his senses much
Affected, when she applied the oil by
pouring a small quantity down him,
and bathing the part bitten. Ihe
man gradually soon recovered, Tbs
circumstance being strongly inpres-
sed upon my mind, and Knowing the
poison of an English Viper is consl
dered in that country the most eeno
nous in nature, determined nc 10 hy
its powr in the bite Off Rattle Snake
he first opportunity that should offer
10 the distinct reside III. In 1875, j
was travelling thro' Pendleton, S. g.
and met man who inquired OF me It
could assist 70 wiieve the pain of
person who had been bitten by large
Battle Snake. Although sorry for the
mans misfortune, l rejoiced at the
opportunities OF Olive oil, as an anil
dote 10 this deadly poison; having
phisi OF this oil in my pocket, l has
tened to the suffering creature; and on
seeing him, his appearance struck ME
as the most irightiul object ] ever be
held. His head and face were ex.
ire inely swollen, and the latter black.
His tongue proportionably enlarged
and extending cut Of his mouth: his
eyes appeared asif they would shoot
from their sockets, his senses gone .and
every appearance of approaching
death. He had been bitten on the side
OF the foot. / immediately, but with
great difficulty poured down him two
table spoons full of the oil--i,s ELECTS
were almost instantaneous. and excee.
dinghy powerful in eounte, acting the
poison, az appeared by the strong,
though Quick commissions. which fol.
lowed In about thirty minutes it op
Grated strongly, both as an ems,ic and
cathartic, after which The swelling Of
The bead, face, &c. gradually abated
and the tongue began 10 assume ito
place. In two hours he was so far re
covered az to be able to ar,icuia,e,
and from that time recovered fact, ill
he got perfectly over it The oil in
wardly taken, and externally applied
did not exceed seven spoots full
The pumber of eases Of the Ike nature
IN twelve years has been considerable.
in all which olive oil has proved it
selfto be peculiarly adapted and fully
adequate to the worst ofcases if time.
ly applied.
To correct The Ustat atmosphere in
bed s'Oopas 49, Small closets and con.
.ceoied beds are extremely injurious,
to young persons and inva
lids. When persons are from neces-
sity obliged to sleep in thetp. it will
be advisable every morning. irNredi
iately after rising, to displace all the
bed cloths, aud if The sky be serene,
to open the door and windows. The
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