The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-12-28
I A Remarkable Case.

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Some time ago, = farmer living near
El Paso, lad ! daughter about ten years
old. While playing with her cat ono day
tho animal turned and Bit her on her arm.
The cat, acting queerly, was killed. Sev.
eral days passed, and the wound in the
little gifl'S arm healed. One day, while
At the table, she attempted to drink some
water, and was seized with convulsions,
giving uAmistakable signs Of the hydro.
4phohia.s Hes fafhnr CANA tn this city
and procured some medicine for her from
physician. Returning home he found
his daughter lying on lounge evidently
iu great pain, not having been able to
swallow anything since her first eonvul.
sion. As soon as she saw her father she
climbed into his arms with the sxclama-
tion, "Father, I've seen Mary" (Mary
was an infant sister who had died some
years before.) Her father thinking her
mind was wandering, attempted TO quiet
her, but she still Insisted that she had
seen her little sister, and Mary had said
that il she took teaspoonful Of nitric
acid and sweet oil she would get well -
Her father told her to lie down, and he
would fix tho msdcins that he got from
town. She presently got up again, ex
claiming, "Father, Mary says l mus,
take the acid now if | want to get we'll
do give it TO me-" On his refusing, sht
again lay down On the lounge. Present
ly she got up third time crying, "Fsth
er I must have il Mary says must, ant
that l must have tooth pulled. l mus
bo bled in my mouth" Her father tolt
her to keep still. In short time sh'
screamed out that her tooth hurt her
After an interval Of half minute sh'
cried out again, aud soon after ran up t.
her father crying, "Mary says mus
have my tooth pulled" at the same mo
ment tho tooth q sound one) droppe'
out on the floor. The little girl say.
"Seo, father, Mary has pulled it, now d
get the acid" The astonished fathe
finally got a teaspoonful Of acid and nil
lug it with some sweet oil gave it to het
Previously, as we have stated, she ha
been unable to swallow, but she drank tn
mixture down without any trouble, an
y.sp--s.8 sho son.1e Jay 5>~., .eyis
that oil she had to do now was to kse
still, Mary said sho would get we'll. He
father prepared the medicine be had ob
tanned from the physician and approach
ing tho lounge told her that she mus
also take this. She at FIRST positively re
fused, saying, that Mary said if she did
it would kill her. But on her fathe
urging her, she replied that if he com
manded her to drink it she would do 50
but she could never forgive him, for i
would kill her. Finally, after much per
suasion, she took tho medicine Sh
remained quiet for few moments, an,
then standing up, said, 81 am dying
father-Mary says l will soon be will
her" She called the nsighbors arouns
her, many Of whom were present to wit
ness the extraordinary scene, and bi,
them all good bye. "Kiss me, mother,
she says, II am dying" Turning to he
father, she bid him good bye, and thsl
added, "Mary says must forgive you
Father, before I die. do forgive you
You did il all for the best" She the
asked to be laid on tho lounge, and cross
ing her arms in front Of her, breathed he
last in few minutes.
Tho truth Of this statement is vouch
ed for BY many and reliable witnesses. -
Our informant last week saw and talke
with the father, who related the circum
stances to him, and said the tears course
down the old mans face during the reci
tal It has driven his wife almost dis
, tracted, aud the sight Of the farm an
house has become SO dreadful to him tha
he has now sold out and is about to re
move farther West We believe thes
facts can be fully substautiated. Peori
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tion worthy Of attention:
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