Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-23
Chat Cure Cor IHybrOahohia,

20 nc Editor e. tic Fits5J,rg C5,anteTciall
lady met rne this morning, saying, did
you see 7 "a receipt, for curing dydrophObia
u yesterday 5 Commercial?' 1 had not seen
u. Well she continued. 'it is lust the
cure l wanted YOU TO write about two or
lhree years ago; The old Chester Valley cure,
u never was known 10 fail. and was used In
hundreds % cst~cs in the eastern part OF the
Stale remember hearing OF il as long as
can remember anything. Ihave told people.
a.. tC4i AID ..slNed, and no one would mind
me- triet 70 get YOU TO write a letter ahour
II, ana now yOu mast write, for people will
abOut it,"
remember perfectly her anxiety that
should write 10 tine pablo and proclaim that
elec.iI5 !,sne 44t fresh milk are the speclnC
Tor hgdrophoc'a, and my purpose 10 repeat
The account she gave me OF il, bat do no: re-
mem Der why did not do SO. That I may
aione Tor nay negligence l now repeat VIVA;
sic 80 long ago told me and what she now
urges me 10 make IS public as possible.
II Eer Old nome in Chester county, Pa,
EVti "a German named Jacob Emery, VITO
Gsed 10 De SEM Tor, far and wide, when any
one lltti been bitten by a rabid animal. lie
Eeht 10 MS patient, carrying something IN
dersfOod 70 be root, which he. himself dug
"a ne WOODS, lie milked pint OF milk
Iresl from the COW, put his root into il
holied Al, gave IL 20 the patient, Fasting; made
DIM f2st after taking il; gave a second aud
third dose on alternate DAYS. and never
-at!5u n eleCtTg a cure. IN some way
which she his forgotten, his secret trans
pref 0nd tue ROOF was known to be elecan-
fse-aS .ttl' n LllC CO. 1LrE, WIS
taat an Old German made the discovery In
Tie odys Of Penn. ana applied 70 the Penn
SylN1r,1 LegislatVro'fOT a grant of ~.sgl for
making rs sec-ct public. His offer was
t5eatS Win contempt, and he resolved that
AIS knowledge should die with him. but a
"a a. zen Sun anew -. wrote out the receip t
making number "a copies, and tried 20 sell
tEeln at q dollar q zee. one Of them was
OEefed 10 my In-Orma9s's grandfather, VINO
laughed at tlIis Veuler o. important medici-
nal knowledge. 70 Cnly succeeded in selling
two, one Of these Ia The man who made spcn
effective Use OF 2. Sd well did he establish
the local reputation OF his specific. that, In
MS LeighbOrhOOd, folks Were not AFRAID OF
mad dogs. His reputation was parallel to
mat Oh Doctor AIarchant, OF Greens burg, T.
whom every one, in this part OF the country
Used 10 go, or send, when bitten by mad
dog;
foImant are beyond question, and / regret
that hef IOV6 ii privacy should prevent her
giving tie weight OF her name % her cOnyic-
ton that you have published an unfailinc
speclnc Tor hydrophobia. The people OF
chester valley axe not OF class likely TO be
mlsied cy superstition, and she is confident
II was general or universal belief thai
jacob Emery never failed 10 cure or prevent
nydrophobia. In one case the spasms had
begun before The drst dose was given, and the
patient recovered. She is anxious you should
publish the receipt again and again, keep IL
standing, and cal attention TO IL until every
one cuts ont and preserves a copy, and Is i'm
pressed with the importance Of using the re
medy, a. oLce, in case OF danger. Inc medi-
ca properties of elecampane are very power.
ful. MIX, itself. is ppecific for many poi
sons, ard while the medical faculty know no
cure for this terrible disease, we should open
every avenue of light into the dark subject.
IL the disease is one OF the imagination, we
want a specific TO give confidence and cure
bv the imagination; but this looks like q
real cure Of q veritable disease.
JANE GREY SwrSSHELM