Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-04
Rev. r. w. GRTswoLD, D. D.
CURE OF RATTLE SNAKE BITES.
Elk GARDEN, Russell Co, Va.
Septemher I7lh 1851


September I7th, 1851.
Editors Baltimore American:-A paragraph in
your paper OF the 9th inst, in reference TO Mr. VIM
oVe't' Oh FnliadelPhId, having been bitten by rattle
snake, (whlch bite Was expected prove fotal0 has
induced me 10 furn Sh you with remedy for the bite
OF that deadly reptile. Having within the last few
vars nouced In the newspapers several cases. the
NotheTh otaleS resulting IN deah from the bite of
the rattle snake. have thought probable that the re-
ineuy 10 Whlch refer generally known in that
eafl OF me country 1t has been resored success
iuy IN western Vlr9lala for many years past. 1t
consists OF brandy, TO be taken freely as soon as the
poison commences diffnslng itself through the system
II IS stated, oy NOSE who have Witnessed the use OF
thls remedy, that the brandy will produce intoxi
Gallon when the system of the person bitten is to A
considerable extent under the influence Of the poison
atthough, In many cases, as much quart has been
administered III the course OF a coupe of hours. |
suppose that the person bitten should commence the
use OF the brandy If practicable, within few min
ues atef receiving the bite, increasing the quantity
uSrd as tAe poison dfuses itself through the system
winch Is done with great rapidly Adm nistered In
tits way It is SAID that an adult person is IN no dan
ger from me ELECTS OF the brandy, although quart
might be taken IN two hours or even in less tinp if
ne RAPID advances oil the poison demand a more ac-
i've remedy.
La support ofthe efficacy OF this cure allow me to
alude 10 iva VIII CHI have occurred IN INV own
neighbofhood, in addition 10 ma nv others renored 10
have b. en- success fully treated lh brandy The first
S ina OF aRegfo man who bitten by rattle.
(" axe while Ia the held at work w ithio a few
minutes afterwards his master commenced the use of
brandy giving him common glass tumher abour
balt iull every lew minutes, until he had TAX
perhaps quart H. was perfectly cured. The
next case occurred last SUNNI r, in the tam Iy of
ne'ehbor, who lives within half mile of me- His son,
ayouth OF ab'ut thirteen, bitten upoa the lee
the make niilc ing considerable wound Be ng in
me WOODS at the time rolher OF the ICY, vino was
with nm immediately bound rip of ba k tightly
above the W und N me iical aid was to be had
tme to be cf any SERVICE and hence the lamlly were
thrown upon their own resourc :. A live chicken was
cut INTO TWO parts and one half immedIaei apph, to
the wound 81 soon as brandy be obtained it wa,
freely gwen although DELAY OF ,ome three or four
hour took place beftie 1t could be procured The
boy was entirely we'll a lew weeks.
have spoken ct brandy as for the bite of the
rattle snake; In many it has been used in this part
oil the country with similar success for that Of The cop
per mead, when is he regarded nearly, OF quite
equally fatal.
Feeling satisfied, as do, that brandy is an almost
certain remedy tor the bile of the two fearful reptiles
have named and thinking 1t probable that the lac,
IL not teoeraly known to the Northern $ ates send
you his mmuncaion, that you may Ifyou think pro
per- through the columns of your valuable Journal give
publicity 10 the fact ****