The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-25

of the animal dried and kept in dali
ries. As the deer is Illuminating ami
NAL, this may be what the writer de,
signs to designate. If so, this and
the above descriptions would seem to
indicate that those several articles
claiming to be mad stones are entirely
different substances; one recent
coral, another "a vegetable, and third
of animal origin. . III. - go -
| Of course with such varied materi-
al, and often conflicting testimony, it
is difficult to arrive at positive con-
| illusions; but, as far as my observation
and information extend, / should in :
| cline to the following summary:
| /. That there is no uniformity in
the material usually called mad stone
| 3 That in many instances there
Was no virus of rabid animal present
when the virtue of the stone was
| tested.
|. 3. That in most instances other
remedies were used t.the same time
| 4. That possibly, the mad stone /
| have seen might act mechanically to
some extent, in absorbing, as It is, re-
markedly porous; or. possibly, chem
ieally, as it is carbonate of lime, and
most most Y, virus Is acid and hence might
combine with the lime, etisplacing the
carbenie acid, and thus the virus be
neutralizod ITO act thus, Il should
think, however, it would be absolutely
necessary to apply the stone. immedi-
ately, because the virus, when once
absorbed into! the system,g conld be.
withdrawn only with difficulty, if at
all. .EssfiaAE
Some may ask, z In this connection,
how the use of enough alcohol to in
toxicate can overcome the effects from
the bite of the rattlesnakeg [ reply,
chiefly, / conceive, by giving vastly
increased stimulus to the abscrbents
and subsequent immense cutaneous
and respiratory exhalations, which
throw off the virus before it has time
to effect the injury it would produce
by remaining in the system. g, +...
Another suggestion, | have to make
is, that the adhesive character of
lymph iffUmsa wound might cause
porous stone to adhere if applied
soon. even if it did not absorb virus.
From all the testimony / have,I
would rather risk immediate suction,
cutting out the, infected part actual
cautery (burning with an .Iron,) or the
application ofammoniaf or a. ponlice
Of tobacco. and soap, and the trial of
bromide of potassium, than TO depend
upon the supposed virtues of any mad
stone. If, however. the patient has
great faith in these, tits always well
to quiet the nervous systems by using
one, if it can be obtained. fsses &Fssfs8 !
ae1 Yours respectfully,
RICHARD OWEN
f. ST. learn that the. mad stone
owned by Mrs.Baugh,- is part of one
brought from Great Britain by her
husbands mother. who divided it in
three pieces, giving each of her chill
dren one | have ascertained. since
writing the above, that a mad stone
at Martinsville. is also an astrea coral.
THE SECRET UT.-For the infor-
nation of such of our readers as are
not members of the G. A. r., we pub
fish the mode of recognition as we
find it concisely laid dcwn in an ex-
change: ss~f 50
The person hailing makes the sign
of tipping the canteen.. EEtissthe duty
of the comrade hailed to rally by |
tours. Number one then approaches. |
Number two in quick time marching
by the flank in column doubled on
the centre at "a parade rest. At dis |
tanee OF. ten PAGES he halts and forms
a hollow square, taking at the same
time the position of right shoulder
shift at a charge bayonet. Number
one will then strike three taps on a
base drum, when they will embrace
each other by the right of companies
to the rear into column, and wiggle the
little finger of the right hand, the
thumb being placed against the end
of the nose.
Tur President Of The IInitod Statos