The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-06

\ SNAKE Il \ A!lN's SroMA cHE.-The To-
Irto Register relates the following snake
story, locating It at Featcnvi,lc, :li-risan
: man residing IN that vicinity by the
name Of Beach V no Is about thrty-onc
years Of age, has been troubled with pain
In his stonIachc for about tyyTty-scvcn
yeas, and occas.only, during that time,
having spaSEs For tie pat seventeen
years the suffer has boon satisfied that
there was living animal of some kind is HI
-s:o.nacte. Il he drank Iqg1r the animal
would seem % become drunk. This he
Judged from the fact that it remained per-
tcctly quiet until the effect of the spirits
wore OF. Att!meS when he paftook OF food
olien-,get - the animal, it would become aEi-
tatyd, aud roll about with motion winch
could - i..t by pacing the hand uGrn the
storua,he.
Having tried many physicians without
being relieved, Beach was induced to apply
II a ticrwan doctor, who Recommended the
pr cc>; q Shaving the intruder cut. The
advice ms adopted, aud tie patient succ.e-
dci IN inducing the animal t. come up into
LiS throat, hJ.t Tor fear Of stran-Uiatiou lie
swallowed vinegar and drove il pack. For
four months means were tried TO relieve the
mans stouache of its unwclcofre guest, ard
iin1,.y. o. Frdsy Of last week. lie passed
an entire snake, measuring just three feet
IL 9su-'h. Il was somewhat dScouposrd,
and had evidently lost four or five inches OF
It's tai = 10 It's original $40 cur cerres-
ponIcnt cannot determine. Is head meas
urgi, c-os,w:Se, igSt cae incl: au,: quarter.
Its teeth were about one-eiEtth Of an inch
LON. From tl.o formation Of the head, the
correspondent thinks the reptile is Of the
common water s:-.,.e species.
Doctors are v,ry wise men, somttincs-
This fact j. fully illustrated bs the following
from the Nv Z if5rI Hsicnry:
II certain lsusshinS village down east
where ti1u.sAoS 4 literary institution, Il
gentleman took one Of i family o; infant pup
pies. and raining entrance tito q uCishbUr :
house before the folks were w!t.. awane
enough to know what lie was about. ci.ucECG
the little creature among 4 litter Of kittens,
of l.he tender ac.. Puss made 10 distinction
between the stranger and her own offspring,
and he on his part took kindly and conf,
dinghy 10 his new nurse. Great WAS the as
touisi nlc1t OF the household when it was
discovered tas they supposcd) that their cat
the dam ot a puppy. The news OF SO
portent;ous birth spread oTcr town Ike
wi.iiiEc. People came liz :.ocks TO see the
sight The fortunate posscssor was offered
five dollars !or the l.t,.c monster, but he de
clared h. would not part with it for five hun
esired- That the case u.i-ht not fail Of due
authorization, two physicians Of the first
responsibility, were summoned to iuSact and
report upon it. They jointly and sevcraIly
scrufiU,Zcd the animal, and found that il was
certainiya pnpPy, having all The character
risiics OF the dog race. -Cgcspt tie passs.-
Those were pronounced to resemble cats
claws The porp traitor of the Joke couIdu'r
hold in any longer. The cat out Of the
bag in twiuklng and if the doctors ou,iiv,
the memory Of their essays i'll comPqrativ,
zoology they viii be mere !uc.,y than Ilos
yIcteuus Of sell
The Washington Eai2a, Of tue 2ui snst
noticing the examination of ". Strong,
-. II u FL :,,,n :. ln.i.n nr T.. VI.