The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-07-14

laration of my paramount affections for you,
the lovely arbtress of my future destiny, till
the final advertisement of all sublunary
and mundane concerns. And even when this
elastic mass Of corruptible, degenerate and
fallible flesh which now addresses you thro'
the medium Opinions of goose, should by
an omnipotent order, reassume its native
beatifc state, from which it was hurled by
the nefarious schemes of an apostlzed rebel
and be merged into the divine image ofits
indetatigable and immaculate author, it shall
be its employment after the glorious diurnal
luminary has shed his effulgent rays OIL the
eastern hemisphere, and set aloft in ether,
to keep vigil over your mortal clay tif you
are likewise removed from this probation
ary, purgatory to join the immortal choir
IN that exalted reign OF endless beatitude
where dolour and condolement are unknown,
and where we shall be eternally happy.
Through the gloomy vortex of revolution
you will with instantaneous hiarity and IA
lacrty, make out republication TO this
elaborate mental dislodgment of ardent de-
votion; my heart is dilated and extended in
the anticipation Of the unparalleled conde-
scension in addressing your erudite swain.
am comically yours to the end of time.
From the augusta ConStitutionaiist.
Care for the bite ofthe Vter, Rattlesnahe,
&c.
In great cities, particularly in London a
number of persons procure their livelihood
by catching Vipers. They are employed
by chemists, apothecaries, &c. remem-
Der some years before leaving England to
have read in the Royal Society in London
a curious circumstance Of one Of these Viper
catchers. A member Of the Society had
received casually, information that man
engaged in this business was frequently bit !
ten, and, that he cured himself by Sweet
Olive Oh. After considerable enquiry, /
the Viper-catcher was found, and the qnes |
tions asked whether he did cure hmselfby |
the oil and whether he was willing to salts !
fy number of gentlemen of the fact' The
man answered in the affirmative to both qucs-
tions. Accordingly,a very numerous meeting
of the Royal Societywas convened composed
of a considerable number of nobility, &c. the
Viper-catchcr attended accompanied BY his
wife and large Viper, and laying his arm
naked to the shoulder suffered the irr!tatetl' !
Reptile to strike, which it did very forcibly.
Ills wife permitted the poison to operate
till her husbands head face and tongue were
greatly swollen, his arm and face turned ve-
ry black, and his senses much affected, when
she applied the Oil by pouring a small
quantity down him, and bathing the part
bitten The man gradually, soon recovered.
This circumstance being strongly impressed
upon my mind, and knowing the poison OF
an English vipers considcre d in that coun
try the most venemous in nature, determn-
ed me to try its power in the bite OF d rattle
snake the first opportunity that should offer
in the district reside in. In 1866, | was
travelling through PendlL.on, S. &. and met
q man who enquired of me, if could assist
to relieve the pain OF a person who had been
bitten by large Rattle Saake.-Although
sorry for the mans misfortune. rejoiccd
of the opportunity had offered to ascertain
fully the properties Of Olive Oil, as an an
tdore to this deadly poison; having phial
of this Oil in my pocket, | irastcned to the
suffering creature, and on seeing him, his APP
pearance struck me as the most frightful
object | ever beheld. His head and face
was extremely swollen, and the latter black.
His tongue proportionally enlarged and cX-
tending out of his mouth; his eyes appear
ed as if they would shoot from their sockets,
his senses gone, and every appearance OF
immediate death. He had been bitten on
the side of tie foot. immedi ,tely, but with
great difficulty, poured down him two table
spoons full Of the Oil-Its effects were al
most instantaneous, and exceeding powerful
in counteracting the poison as appc .fed by
the strong though quick COnVllsiOASp "ttlCit
followed. In about thirty minutes it ope-
rated strongly, both as an emetic and cathAr-
tic, after which the swelling OF the head,
face, &c gradually abated, and the tongue
began to assume its place In two hours he
was 50 far recovered as to aiticulate, and
from that time recovered fast, till he got
perfectly over it. The Oil lnwardly taken,
and externally applied, did not exceed seven
spoonstul, The number OF cases of the like
nature in /. years has been considerable, in
which Olive Oil has proved itself to be pc
culi,lrls adapted and fully adequate to the
worst of cases, if timely applied. 1t is a
remedy which every person can command,
(when others can't he procured,) and ought
not to be without; indeed many cautious per-
sons have carried small pha Of Oil con-
stantly about them. 1t has also been used
with equal success, when horses, cattle, dogs,
&c. have been bit. One case | was crediby
informed has occurred where the Olive Oil
succeeded, when given to q woman who had
been bitten by small dog, and who cxliib-
tied strong symptoms of Hydrophobia. |
can hardly excuse myself Of criminal neg
iect in having SO long omitted to make thus
public this so, ercign remedy for the worst
Of posons. The knowledge of the efficacy
Of the Olive Oil abundantly dfused in the
districts of Pendlcton and partially SO in some
Of the adjoining districts, and wishing 1t to
be known generally, caused me 10 write these
remarks for publication.