The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-03-22

Mad SroNE.-The editor of the Terre
Haute Examiner has the following singular
statement Of stone which is said to cure ny.
droPhobia:
A widow lady in this place.has maidstone
which is said to have cured many cases of Incl
pient hydrophoba Within two or three months
past, no less than three persons have been here
to apply this stone for the cure of this dIstres.
sing complaint, and TO day patient OF this
kind is using it upon his wrist for bite upon
the thumb or forcfnger-il is n Mr.. Hcktln,
living in Western Vigo, who it is said was un.
douhlpd!y bitten by mad dog, which was at.
forwards killed, when unmislakabie signs OF tie
malady were upon him.
1t is stated that this stone, when applied to a
person affected by the poison which leads to n.y.
drophoba, will cIeavc to the part as strongly as a
well fixed cup, put on by the most expert nurse
and when it is filled with the deadly virus from
the system, it drops off ard is clcansed and pre-.
pared for use again by being immersed in milk
and warm water. This process is repeated I'M
Ill the stone will no, stick to the patient; he is
then pronounced out of danger. Using the
stone for a srrpcnt's bite, which II also cures
is said to injure its quality for curing madness;
hence the owner of this important pebble will
suffer i, to be used only for the bite OF mad
dor. We believe no one can trace the history
of genuine mad stone, where they come from,
or what particular thing it is composed; but IT
is said to look like something between hard
honcy.comb and pumice stone. We remem
her when mad dors could only be found in
warm weather, about the dog days IN August;
now, the winter time seems to produce most OF
that peslent stock.
We give no opinion upon the virtue oil this
peculiar stone, because we know nothing; but
we know many persons who will testify to It's
efficacy, as we'll as many others who wont lis
ten TO any such thing.
How A Man FEELS WHEN HE'S DRUNK -
"Nevcr was drunk but once in my lite, said
chap once in my hearing, land never mean to
he again. The street seemed be very steep
and lifted my feet at esery step MS was get
ting I'D stairs. Several cart.whreS were ma.
king revolutions in my brains, and at one time
fancied my head was large carving and t''rn'
ing establishment the lalhes OF which was
keeping in motion with M own lret. lcouidnt
conceive what was the reason the town had
turned into such an enormous hill; and what
made it worse was that it seemed all the time
TO be growing higher and threatened to pitch
over on me. Stop, stop! said |, and III head
this old hill vet, or at least, it shant head me-!
turned round to 20 down and get at the bot
tom; tell me, if it didn't turn right 'und with
me, heading me all the time, presenting the
high bluff in front Of me-. Well. sure enough,
the ground flew up and struck me on the fore.
head; and soon as the stars cleared away,
commenced climbing with my hands and knees.
The next thing saw was big brick house
coming full split round corner and | believe it
run rs sht over me, for 1 don't remember any
more"
TAKING THE VE1L.-The foreign corresron.
dent of the Tribune gives an account OF the
taking of the veil at Rome:
"On Sunday, went to see nun take the
veil. She was a person of high family; prin-
cess gave her away, and the Cardinal Ferretli.
Secretary of State, of1icia'ed: 1t was a much
less effective ceremony than expected from the
description of travellers, and romance writers.
There was no moment Of throwing on the black
veil, no peal of music nor salute Of cannon.
rne nun, an elegantly dressed woman, Of FIVE
or six and twenty, pretty enough, but whose
quite worldly air gave the idea that il was on"
of those arrangements made because no suita
BILE establishment could otherwise be given her.
came forward, and knrlt and prayed; her con
fessor, in that strained unnatural whine, To"
common among preachers of all churches and
countries praised himself for having inducrt!
her to enter on n path which would lead her fet-
tered steps "from palm t" palm, from triumph IT.
triumph" Poor thing! she looked as if thr
domestic olives and poppies were all want d;
and, lacking these, tares and wormwood must