River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-10
THE MAIDSTONE.
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From Che nam ron. questions that
pave been asked noe, indigo that some
description ot tb. mHl stone. owned
by Mr. Joseph Z Eyau % Lincoln. IN
thi stale, mey ~ rlalyiu. Il many
OF Nout luuggH, readers. lul i there.
iorc Writc ~ yoa.
The Stone iupuB in shane.
about one eul inurih inches long
one inch wide aaj thlpa cirItEs az An
lHrh thick, simFdt on ihe rsc. gs n
worked on .he other side u,a,l,. flat
having lhe appearance az being its
natural shape " has the appearance
ot framework Of cells, about 1921 AT
an lueu iu diameter, rouul. smooth.
ana having the colorRu appearance of
Il brown Hint. The cavity M mn. fpt,r.
stlces between them ara Gllel with
q grayish stone, porous. resembling lava
OK pumlce stone, with the grain running
through from one side o. the other
and m places looking asst the grain.
did not quite reach the evcu surface of
the cells Mr. Evans, the owner OF the
stone, claims that his family and au.
cestJrs have been IA possession of ii
for two hundred wears, but does not
claim 90 know its origin. lie appears
like candid, intelligent farmer. aud
expresses the most perfect confidence
lu ITS efficacy as q remedy for the bite
ut mad dog or ratilesnake. il ap.
Piled before the patient Is taken with
commissions aud believes 1t will cure
the disease, even after il has reached
that stage. | also add description
of its application an my ease.
/ was bitten in the huEd by dog ON
Thursday night about : O'Clock, and
the wounds were very thoroughly eau
terized within from ten to twenty
minutes Before applying the stone
(Which was on Saturday morning, about
thirty-eiGht hours after was bitten)
Mr.. Evans soariied the edges of the
wound, removing RS much of the burnt
part as he could conveniently, repeat
ing that process several times on re.
moving tine stone from the deepest
wound. He then placed the stone upon
that wound which was partly between
nv little aud third finger JHdiH0 Il
an Usrg tigbtiU After about thnty
minutes he removed it, aud where
it touched tho wound 1t was
wet with thin matter which
emitted very strong sicken-
ing odor, which l noticed at several
different times on its removal from the
wound ana which continued to some
ext mt to the last. A trace of that
odor could be discovered when / tried
ii after cleansing before the third oi
fourth application; and as he contin-
ued It's application, tie odor which il
retained after being cleansed seemed
10 increase. The applications to that
wound were continued about hlty-tour
hours, and the other cor the back OF
my handy about tweuty-four hours.
dill not see him cleanse the stone. rs
he took IL from the room for that puF.
pose. but understood that ne cleansel
NJ with warm water leaving it fifteen
or twenty minutes before returning il
to the wound After the first apphca-
tion be left it an hour or more each
time The strong odor that il emitted
was evidence 10 me that il pos
sessed some property which / did
not understand, and tpe numerous
ca SEES which he cited. where he had
tested its efficacy, never having failed
bot once, and that when il had not a
fair trial, gave me SO much confidence
that IN a similar case / should recon
mend its trial AS to its aihering
to the wound as long rs the virus re-
manned in the system, | am unable to
say anything, as the wounds
on my hands were so located
that IL could not be a fair test. if it
possessed that quality, which ! think
the owner claimed tor IT. | hope that
whenever another case shall occur
where it is deemed advisable TO make a
trial of the stone the patient shall be
by physician competent
10 detect tine humbug, il it be one. and
note any phenomena that may appear,
which might lead 10 better knowledge
Of the disease and its antidotes.
N.WoLooTT.