American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-12

Vsry large do. 2 90
/ am informed that several people have lett the
lahors OF The harvest field, and gone on the noun
lalrs with thet baskets, boxes aud devices, try
70, extra wages by catching Rattle Snakes am
told that a, one place where money was deposited
they have as many collected as would ill barrel
have been well acquainted with Rattle Snakes and
loc,orog for the bite, fer 40 years. They are
dull, slow moonea creatnrE. except with the head,
WINK has he quickest animal motion ever
and i TAI more dangerous edge tool 10 play with
lhap people generally aware OIL nsver felt afraid
of thrm un | had seen he misery of people and
lrsaiu es lpat had been hi'en.
l.zpt c.Ing thai some OF these snake traders may
pay t-s: Tor their iemerlty, il NAV not be i'm proper
~ publish the best mode OF curing their bite
II they can be cured and thar wholly depends on
low and where they strike their fangs--if only in
The AtSh Il is readily tute ed, and the pain soon re.
hesed by the patent drinking pientluy Of Seneca
snake root boiled Ia milk, bathing the wound with
the same and binding the on the wound. This
is the famous Indian cure. But If the snake hap
pens to strike o The sinew Of the heel any large
W in, death hath ever been he consequence before
any remedy could be applied For instance: there
was young mar, some 34 years ago. that had read
meoicine wrh doctor from Europe,-he came to
work some time With me TO learn 10 cure snake
bites, inoculaie for small poy &c. ! had number
OF opportunities oi $ owing him the efficacy OF Sc
snake root and milk. by drenching dogs and
Cattle that were bitten and sweed very much. He
moved 70 what was then called the lake country
and s3n2h place where snakes wete plenty and
] wa3 told that ne cured their bi es with good sue
ces, ol number Of years, bot being out ono dsy
picking hutl berries, a large Rattle Snake struck
him in the snew Of his heel, when lie cried out. |
am stone blind, and dead man " He never spoke
tnote, AID was corpse IN less than heen minutes
supposed with the lock Jaw
an told hst in Milford Pike county, s young
man som. time last summer, putting Rattle
81 ke ether III or out ot box. Il struck him with
our lang he large vein the back of bis hand,
and the blood spun out in fine stream He ran
about mile p doctor, with his hand bleeding, but
before any medicine could have effect he was a
corpse The poison Of the Rattle Snake ia such a
volatile huid, THAI 1t emitted into large blood YES
sell u reaches tie heart before eny medicine can
counteratt il 1t 1t be emitted into the nervous
system, Is so irritating hat sudden tetdnUS stops
ihe sloratioo ne essafy to life
II such a 'arge Rattle Snake trade is profitable il
IS equally da0ge ous as there is no certainty or
calculation 10 be made on accidents that may hap
pen 10 horses the bite OF a Rattle Snake il Ger.
tam Dc ah ; and never could cure them nor kne W
one to sur,ive that was bitten, Three wears ago
thls summer was on the road between bethany
and Milford where young man had very large
ore u open narre show. | told hin, 10 cnt
us NJ % OIL he sad no mat he had drawn its teeth
ard dars put his hand to il. He did SOFT struck
him very hard on the back of the wrist. examin
ed he spot but could not discover the skin to be
okeh-he must have driven the poison through
the pores; tnr il yelled very fast. have been in
iotmed hat he went next day to doctor, then to q
hospital where his arm twice amputated, ye
he disd.-So much ior playing with Rattle Snakes
SAMUEL PRESTON.
stockport, Jaty, 1896
FfShton..--We are come to such an exiranrdina
~ pch OF poli'eness, that the afiec,aton Of beinl
RaY and in fashion, has very near taken from us ou