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Extraordinary Anair--HtoW -
<sip~y Woman CoaNed H.izars
from "a Wan's Stomach.



BArnuRsr, Gloucester, July ], 1864.
a circumstance Of an extraordinary na-
ture having happened in this community,
| take the liberty of bringing il before the
public Through the medium OF your jour
nal
a farmer in this county, James Mulock,
of the DAT lands has been for some three
years aud a half confined L" his bed
through weal alsness proceeding from ema-
citation, tho cause of hissickness was lvl-
known, and the symptoms bore no resemb-
lance to any other diseases That have APP
poared IN this community All the doc
tors have prescribed FOR him. and all with
the sauc result-complete failure. few
weeks ago, however, gipsy woman, who
has been telling fortunes Cor some time
past, offered 70 cure Nm for 800, the sum
TO be left in the hands of Mr. Ferguson,
who was TO be the judge of the cure; Mu-
lock was 10 put himself completely in her
hands, and leave his home for one week
lie did so, although his wife demurred 20
the arrangement, and tried TO persuade
him from IL lac, however, persisted, and
went with her. accompanied by his
younger brother Chnrles, and now we
We went with her to her camp imme
diately after entering we found some
bread and ham, Jim and | both eating
heartily After dinner the gypsy said she
wished % speak 10 me aiorte. I went in
81 the woods, back from the camp. when
shc az once asked me If was willing that
Jim should be handcuffed and hc bound,
and 30 submit altogether 10 her. said
was not Then said She, ats no use
wasting words about the matter, if YOU
don't DO so he'll never be cured ask
81 her "a explain herself, shc said she
'Nould not. | al last consented, thinking
70 myself there can hc nothing wrong
while | am here NJ tea We hsd some
salt pork tried, and go0d bread. Next
morning, on waking alter a very watch
ful Aight for never closed my eyes,
found Jim tei up lie seemed rather
pat out, but the gipsy fold him At once
that she had done 50 because he was 20
ssssSes good deal OF pam befsre beng
cured asseuted 10 this. He said he
vas wiling 10 % through with IL since he
had begun. We had breakfast. salt pork
ana bread fed Iim. and we laughed Al
the farce as va considered. "a. had no
faith at ali in her Af.eT breakfast l talk
sd tith the pipsv and asked her what che
meant i told her I was no child, and
must either know her plans OF | would
unioose Jim and go home again. She
then told ~ she knew i'm had some liv-
iril. reptile IN him, sud that the only WAY
% cure him vas TO leei him with salt fool
Tor = day or Two. and then 70 stop ban
from drinking altogether. when the an.
sSlsi wo1ld cpsns. ses o. SEX water -.
She had clrc1 others, hut ! must sa-
peel T. So han saffer awful pain ard tor
ture when bis vafsr was stopped. bslf j
eaald oniy - for twenty fo1H or thiri,
hour. l ue9; T. Jim. told him Al ans
s-sed him " he W., wiling - undergo q
SAgs be-. Charley, tlst uomsn has i u
tand e Vel that 1ay pa.sed-sAl
t1sFk 81 bread, AID Jin very limite-
fsslppls 81 wafar The ~ Il dag the 4aie
tlil siisr dinner. 0ben he Vater Was CON
pir;eiy noppeI Now commeneed ~.
worA lie bessged AID prayod ior waier
he aovlel tall he NAs hoarse ih- vomai
then e4te kim a drink IL s bstl consider
isl xsaR. - ssiach .he told me afler VA
sait pork iai. aeitesi with water "a ~
=. toP - drank "a = ie~ laoafhlalS, aud il
4 ffw mirufcs fDfrs- ~ was wors.s than ef
ef ns hsegoa - - Aoot hiul. - troei
tiili 4, a.. ~ xthinsg = IA Aiia. only not !
itas'e iira in that tate to~sr4 efenlnl
he beoAnse quite oni of hts mind wAts
ard springs were al he rAvediAboct- X