The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-31

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A correspondent writes from Odklsnd,
Oregon, as follows :a9qmnq Goii iud ;arp
Several ,ycifsiago rlived in hortheasts
Missouri, andd ata that tido had dsonI
aged about six years who asbitte1:ty
Il rabid dog.9dTh. woundvwas anaugly
one upon the,daril, between theelboa
and the shoulder. ybNy q mare grsatlg.
frightened,f aso you may imagine, and
were at d loss what anti dotes fo;appla
We had heard Of two mad Rtones, inahs
possessioii9 of7a Mrs. cHardipu "a, lady
living ati9rGeunpilo BlulG4n Iowa, ASS
forlornlGhepee ny husband ddnsstRaEt started ,afteG
these astoues. He rsde,a o., horseback
night and day, and lf returned ddrom his
mission with the mad stones, or. .ths filth
day after the bite. ~,
We had but little confidence. in in such
| remedies. The wound had nearly Healed,
aud we we're directed e, t, shave OF scraps
thel surface ST abopt. i slightly, So that the
pus would ooze eut, but not 50 That the
blood would aow. We applied one oP
the, stones, and, strange to relate, it
would seem to 'fasttnn .itgeif ID ere wound.
For the, EFst few days il it 1WYodld irsmIins
upon the wound, absofbilis iii thss pds,i
Or mattta,, nat -, which laoSSsed 5at, &c 9or aibGdt
/ q. ~ ~ a = "a s
idetach plself, aud drop Off After q tfhs
it took longer for tlie pores foE6ll, aud,
subsequently, the Stone would stick fos
Il, correspondinsly greater arsasiisaae snis9d
The last application was on ths,thirs
teentlq day h'aftef the bite ,sahdthen thd
stone stuck, for forty eight hours sana
would adhere no >longer. u AfieiseacH
applicationI'&e washed rhndthoredghiy
cleanseu the stone in warm wateh. Grad
ually, asi,tht jstoneiseemed, to draw. tho
poison lwitlf the pus;it made iforpitselfa
cavity ins the armp sin king dsepenat
each npplication.g At last it had quite;
buried 'itsolf,H and a putrid sore fornedI
which had arvery offensiEel smell .,but
whioh finally healcdr During the Ehola
operation the patient was quite sieks
and emyergrpalc and yeak5 hiswhple
nervousisysten soemingito abs, shattered,
He fully recovered cat ilsstliandn meyer
alterward manifested aapy.sgisnsofthe
malady resulting from the bite, But you
my inquire how we ikpewr tha tho dos,
vas MAD u ImyselEsawa itnpanifest aliss
the symptoms. Of ahydrophobia. sItswss
seen to bite two hogs, and both ofsthem
becapps smad, one Of them; in ttgo weeks
and the tt's,e ,ethherd ip p,lbp three weeks; We let
them oIare fDDr few days and st then as ashos OF
IN -, ''aWg = 81 7cl~ 1vaa,g cd, ts.d. ii
The stone that rwo us, lIWEass ep inch.
aud q half lloqlp long, half a. inch ip ,disme,
ter aud. of light, gfi.y, Sol0r. ysss
porous, resembling, in many, respects
pieces Of coal that have seen: Wbera
it, was found i do not know, nor can I
give its geological classification, Ger
tain it is it cured our boy, as my hus.
baud and others can testify. saDot 2
#. q 'eaa's : q 'Sl MRi2st, N: RifoaRaad RifoaRa.a
The postmaster at Oakland indorssa
the above communicatrod BY saying:
II know that this ladyyfs tratRful,,1as
my acquaintance With her for foartest3
Years ~; ;;nst;fosIp eEE AlsIG cd Gni&hf9s
'l'FiB' T5d flAaAi5 ,benr40uoo ssw aSs
'IIittlo' 'tAll ri Right, GtthseerG thsee Gaappadksss
child known some years ago as connected