The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-16
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There are lew people VINO are crcuuiOu,
in the matter of new remedies, and hasten
at the fret opportunity to Justify their con
fidcncc Mr.. Plaster, resident of Mel
son street, i, such Il man. He recently
read a statement in his agricultural paper
that pebble-stonc held in his mouth would
very much modify the cravings Of thirst,
and ~ he was afraid to drink large guam
titles of icc-watcr, nc was glad lie heard of
the plan, and determined to give it a trial.
lie did so, that afternoon, selecting nice,
smooth stone, and rubbing it clean on the
ler of his brooches. Pretty soon after he
rot back in the house, and was holding the
pebble in his mouth, and thinking, with
tears of gratitude in his eyes, of the man
who made the discovery, the pastor of Pill
astcr's Church, together with two deaconS
and prominent female member Of the
Khidghluy Mission Society, made call,
Mrs. Plaster showed them into the parlor,
where Plaster, with the pebble in his
mouth joined them. After few suitable
and impressive remarks upon the weather.
in which each one contributed something,
and heartily concurrcd with what had al
ready been advanced, the subject OF the
Khdghluy Mission was brought up, and the
conversation soon became quite animated
on the part of the Clergyman and two dea-
cons and the female Khidghgluy, while MI
and Mrs Plaster attcntively listened. Mr.
Plaster was sitting on nohair- cushioned
CHAIR. sitting ON the very edge. so As not to
iniurc it, and was staring in n mild and tor
giving manner at the lady, when he sudden
" experienced Il tickling sensation within
his nostril and, wrnkling his nose TO pre-
vent it, he broke ont i'll Il gurgling noise,
and the next instant his eyes prutiuded, he
bounded from the chair, and threw his arms
in the air, and dropped down on the floor
and Immediately went rolling and kicking
under the centre table, upsctting that ar
ticlc and strewing the floor with bound
books, visiting cards and wax flowers.
Then he rolled over and reared up, and
pounded his heels. and turned black in the
face, and worked his hands, and threw hi,
arms The people were terribly frightened.
Mrs. Plaster and the member of the Khid-
ghuy Mission screamed and wrung their
hands, and tried to get out of the door.
One of the deaconS got behind the stove,
and the minister. who had no doubt il was n
case of hydrophobia, shrieked above the
din. "Dont be frightened, ladies Heaven
will protect US" and Immediately crawlcd
under the sofa. The other deacon was the
only one to retain his presence of mind.
| He thought it was n fit, and catching the
unfortunate Plaster by the slack of the
| neither garment, as he cvoluted about he
held him down. and rubbed the back of lis
head with I'M album. Then he called the
| other deacon to help BIN, and both of them
| fell to rubbing the miserable man, and
| sounding his breast and shaking his head,
and in the meantime Mrs. Plaster got n
pail of water, and poured it on his head and
| down my back. And in the midst of
these extraordinary cNcrtions the pebble
| came up. and rolled ON the carpet, withou,
| being perceived, but Mr.. Plaster was too
| weak 10 tell them.
Then the two dcacons picked him up, and
carried him to his bed, and took off hi,
clothes and the clcrlymcn started after all
| the doctors he knew the names of. Mrs.
| Plaster heated water, and the female
| Khidghluvcr spread mustard plasters and
prepared onion draughts and ten minutes
later the wrctchod patient was ,teaming IN
/ a blanket and snarting under the Combined
effects of the mustard and onions Then
the doctors commenced 10 arrive, and pref
~ soon there were seven of them in the
room, and what they didn't kn W about the
case would have been n wicked waste ct
time hunting up. The first doctor said ii
was something with 4 name nm inch and 4
half long and nine joints. Then the next
man fetched up something with Il name still
longer,and he wa, followed by doctor who
|
Mrs. Plaster tainted dead away, and when
she came TO the seven doctors were calling
each other names Of twelve sAilablcs, and
the poor lady went oif again. by this time
Mr.. Plaster had 80 far recovered as 10 re-
gain his consciousness and some of his
strength, and bounding out of bed with no
clothing to speak OF, other than three mus
tard plastcrs and Il couple of onion drausht>,
he at once put an entirely different aspect
on the condition ofaiiairs And ~hen Mrs.
Plaster recovered, and when thc female
member of the Khidghuycr recovered,
which both of en- did when tlley discovered
there was no one to help thcnl, they found
the room cnptiod. and saw Mr.. Plaster
screaming mustard from his leg and bowling
the most dismal languag' describahle He
is better to-day, We unler,tm so til he
can get around ON tbs street a little. But
he saws ninety-fivc IONS ut rocks cannot
ouench his thirst for the blood of the man
who first suggested that pebble stone -
DaaJpry NelcS