Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-27
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
RITE OF A RATTLE SNAKE.

/ Tic New York Pos, says. DIR. Lee, of Hartford.
g onn who has itactired .Alenssey al tie SOUTH, states
a he hrs treated five ii raIllc SNAKE bite. and all
of item successfully Ills veniedy uic'fhoic lquor-
he, nm bfftdy yin --giyen ia large d aes. halt
,,a .yery fifteen ninuts making quart an h'sr. Is
nj ls, much he given as possible alter the bite
This remedy has been used al the South 10 a great eA-
tent and has been known 10 tai OF cure. The It.
our asts deadeus The fatal virus, aud never inloxl-
Gates the subject long the virus Vi The reptile is in The
system.
In Confederation Of flo statement here made, we quote
the following article irom the Washington UnI,n:
( 10 the Editors ot The Union:
was as much surprised as roftIicd reading an ac-
count in the New York papers yesiefsay. Of ihr death
of Doctor Wainwright from the bite Of a altlr snake
Although he immediately att nded by three phi,
clans oi note. they could arrest The ra,d progress a
the ppson IN The iofetinger u tie rieh baud 10 the
citadel 81 life Is the poison ot AXE Illus to be The
opproin Ut nedlcne land urs uhs IDLY die ,,on
brng bitten by vcnonous serpent? This fnqriry
home to all for we know how soon 50 cllnaon
Incident may happen la one of u.s. is rPpfoach
the medical scienc,--si beast IN New {ork-thai they
canno, find anildoic to this animal poison; while the
unleered ludian, even the southern upnro FAM
liar many simple PANTS rouneraei The danger
snakebes II is u be hurcd that this amenahle ccur-
will stimulate the faculty 10 particular lnyes
legation 1t the nature 81 The poison aud OF the discovery
uf he appropriate auldtes isn an acid or an alkali?
Upon The dlscovertry Of that, the Successful remedy
microscopic drop Of p,seh injected into the b'o,d from
The pnntlureoi tooth fac almost IA needles pom,
can, IN fen Il urs corrupt the All lie of yrous
blood Of human body and thus proiuce dea h. ! be
ievu that the ppson acls with lls adly nl uplu
the nervous ,sen aud D, The sh c. winch 1t llpi,tls
to extending irou the rArr.ills TO- tie brain tin
lis nnunrrabIe branches. Hrs silira cessation, -.
The vial tun tor o. t7a h would ta~a uy ffaaf-
ment by counter ftanis II sl5c slilal 81 ms So.
son OF The year, when the usual b,tlnca M. ree
diff u to lie procured--whcn The panain laf < tire raj
tlesnake weed are cut down ny The wIner> hen
delay would be taal would Immediately pour down
the suf rcs throat large draushts Of hlgh proof run
or brandy. pom The supposlton that he yous
system Is prslrat or paralysed from The effects OF
the poison, would thus II above lis sedave and
depressed ale. until IL resumed is healthy energy
and thus enable II to overcome the lethargy and The
turppr of The system. In medical journal Of harts
Ion, some years s'nce read # iWo in point III
which large drtughs of rum, Immediately at or bing
bit ten by aitesnake saved the patients One was HAT
OF countryma1 who, In pa,sin. through piece of new
ground tod on ratesnake and severely blttea Oh
the ANGLE. Expecting death 10 follow btire he could
feach MS hohe anu happening To have bottle of West
India rum IN his pocket he took heavy drink OF it
more from purpose OF bringing on inoxcaiun. and thus
rend rlng him unconscious o hts desperate situation than
from any knowledge Of lis remedial effects He lay
down under the shade Of tree Eel into a sound sleep
and on waking up elt no i'll effects from the Mound
Upon his ease being made known stimulus came into re-
pu'e anu was used IN The neInhbUrhud vi h
othe instances Of The kind. / hr next number of the
Medical journal gave another example Of lis powerful
counter rfitani influence IN th, of negru an no
was bitten in The hand by rattle snake and sending
to the house for his master, having felt The off
poison towards his vtas, and lain down 10 die on leinr
treated with several swallows Of raw rum in the course Of
an hour after the nllcon of the langs, and after sound
nap OF three hours Duration, his mlser had the sastac
tion o seeing hun wake up sound mans linus proving
that the effects OF the virus acts through the nervous ss
TEN, and that the proper remedy speedy aud
stimulus
lpon the hypothesis that the poison is acd,a pro.
per indication of treatment would lead alkall both
externally and internally, leaving the practitioner
lect one from the numerous LIST in his ma,erla Isedca
Spirits OF harlshorn suggested among the
ber and ma other convenient forms Of the substance
may be found IN the shops ready for eXhbion. We h
To iee grateful 10 beneceut Creator that he has provid
ed us with suitable remedies for all the ply seal Ills with
which, IN his lscru'ae providence, he has surrounded
us and that lac has also invested man, reasn and
srnse by which To apply them II he will only make a
proper hse IF them while he has the bee
mindful OF hrs poor brute creation, and vi his creatures
but little removed above hem, whom he has gwen an
instinct 10 Ike out the way Of the poisonous ie t
tribe, and also seek the best remedy case Of be
ing hum by coming in collision with them.