Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-02-11
The FaGquicr Mad Stone

lne owner OF ue laui Gus ahQNitl uld'
stoue. Description of VI>u n which
appeared some weeks ago III IlIe Gazette.
MIR. Tnplrlt Is a plain bni respectable
aud we'll 10 do farmer. who lives about
midway between Rrc'ortown and PIeJ-
mont: lie Is about sIx,y i've wears "lj,
has lamilv snd large Lu nrer "f rris-
tivrs and iriend-, Ill al whom uch fur
his v-rscIty. HIS account Of the mad
sIone ~ es iall.:a.
appearance cfihe Stone The Stone
/. about h.ll The length al. ltde thicker
and bIusdcr thsn. and ronnJrd snmeWh.,
in Ihe shape Ui mats iore hu-et; IS
polished and sulId nn one eide but rough
and porous un III, oIhrT u H. ~ at
weight bot dark o( c"lpr. and spp.rently
Is no, nsiursl lormslion bui sR sInhci.l
cOmpo.i'i"n.
It's M'!Ory Il came inio the posses.
.ion at ~, pre,eGt owner sbout i"fiy
years ago a. = part al rhe mariisae PHrIi"n
OF hIs vile. Mis-, k.l ph. IN whose tam
ily II had been considered valuable heIr
loom for more Ih.n l~o bundled YEAR,.
having descended ~ regular succession
from all ancestor, .sllcr. who received
Il on one OF hs roysgss 10 China, ~ a
present from al Inhsbusn' nl IhaI lar of
cnnniTy. 1t was. originally, twice lis
present. length. bn' long ume ago, ~hle
II belonged To The Ralph's. it, valuable
properties could not he .,allfd oi because
The srI Of cleansing It had been lot. and
SO 1t was broken Iniu halvrs and one ol
the pieces given Ia Mr. Chss inc. sci
tier ~ The county nov kn'wns, Clarke
cnJniv. ~ consideration "f his revealing
ihsI ImpprsnI secret. of which. by cone
unknosn me.n-. lac had become possrs'-
ed Mr. Ch.,tn='. Lou,e uas alIer-
wards destroyed 10y ire aud lis piece
lnst 10 ,ae llanes.
It's Propsries.-For the bites OF IN.
src's, reptiles, mad dpes or any snlmsl'
affected "IIh rabies. IT applied before II.
wound heals. u I.s specific cure, DIR.
Nathan Il. SmiIh and other LEANED gen.
tlemen 10 the conttary notwithstanding.
A patient suffering from spider bite on
the hand, The resulting inflammation tx.
tending 10 The shoulJr,, has been COM
pletrly cured IN s'Y hour, One bitten
on tue foo, by snake. >ntIerlng intense
sgony, hi whole leg Ard ,h'eh swrII'n
aud red sni spotted, has heen relieved
80 as tn ensLle hin Ia continue he bar
veri work ,he following day. a man
and co'ored glr' hing IN LoUdoun coun.
~ acre bllen by q mad dog at the same
time; the msn SenI 10 the mAd stone and
9O' well the gl'l ~ss MOI sen, there and
died. There are bu, s,np'e examples Of
Ne numerous INSTANCES ~ he three differ.
ent mslddlts iof shch the stone /. =
remedy, aud 10 not one ,Ingle case has
Tie application failed IN eJrcung certain
and slmosI In.t4nia"eou, cure.
NOde Of HPpHc"t'OH.-rhe stone VIII
not adhere 10 any surface. no mailer how
raw aud MOST that suIiJce may he. "r
how Jry rhe stone may he. without ihete
10 virus ~ the sore, bot - opld TIE ,oTe
contain virus HE sl"nr vii adhere tens.
cIOnsly unul every puiIcle al !, has been
rXuaricd. when I will J,op of. and can
not ne made t. stuck sg.ln. Somerln's
as many as seven applications are rrQuIr-
ed to sb-oib all Ihr poison; Ihe stone
falling OF when ssiIrstd. bot sGheunR
syaln ss tOcn n clesnsed, Trough VI.
pores are sml fulI of ~sler. The only
preparation ihe s"TCs T'q are ior the "n-
pliraIiun !. io have Ihe -rshs removed 80
lha, The purpus surface oi The siOne Can
be lsId dIr, cliy upon y em.
How IL i, GeunSed The secrei for
Which half OF u was gwen away consists
merely m lmmefcIng u in blood warm
water Win the pollshed si.'e k"wn.
When lhis 10 done. sfier sn applicst,on,
mamer Of milky appearance a"d con'I.s-
tncy rlses 81 once 10 the surface. and
can be skimTed OF u dischsfges ali us
noxious contents IN few mom'nis.
when u Is Isken out Oi the water with
small pair nj toOgs. wiped with rsR,aud
,nmedI.iely rt.spplled. and II Ihef' 10
anv ppI.cn remaining IN ihe sore II aili
adhere IS hrnly a. before. though " the
6r.i adherence Is due io capillary slIrsc-
non. ss asserted by sOnr, NO sccOnh eau.
moi be-. for lhe pores must Then h' saiurs.
ted with water. T.ihei - tie adherence
Ocrs,lnned by ehemic,l affinity between
ibe constituents ol the stone aud those oi
The rshid virus.
M Hoite Mr.. TnpIrn ha. been Of.
fered several ihnu..nJs oi dollar. fr the
rich man he has refused 10 part siih ~.
esteeminQ the immunity w posse.'ion
confer, upon his lsmily and friends and
himself. IRON. at least, some of TIE ills Ia
ue than mere dolIsts and cent?.
It's C,eJ"'ne's 1t. eject. sre d''p'n-
'ed win Iberaly no money 10 demand.
ed oi those Who se,k 'h- relief u affords.
is ,irUes herng 2, ne di'po,.I of rich
and poor slk~ .fIsJnndrid Gazsife
EAIINo WITHOUT APPErIrE.-li is
wrong 10 eat without sppeule. Tor II
show. iherep no R,sirr juice IN the
stomach. ard that nature does not need
food. and there not being any Ha'd TO re
celve and act upon II. II wo1ld remain
there ooly io pumsiy. The very ,bo'i OF
which .hould be Sufficient TO deIer any
man from eating without sn appetite. Tor
Tie remainder Of hI. l(e. Il q ionic 10
taken TO whei t"e spPe'ile. ia misIssen