The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-07-27

story 0f u Victim. Capt. Runcc
Tells of His Midnight Ride
for u Mad stone.
MEcHANICsviu.E, Iowa,
Inly 1Ith. lS.li.

MEcHAStCsvIrLE, Iowa,
July l4th, 1876.
To THE EDITOR You will remem-
Der that | called on you one week ago
yesterday, to learn If you knew any
thing Of the maidstone, as | had been
told that there was one in or near
your city. When | left | promised
you to write OF my further search and
success.
was bitten on Saturday, July ls',
on the left wrist by small dog,
which | did not at the time think was
mad, though | killed it Immediately.
| had no suspicion till the Fourth of
July, when felt sharp pain stalt
from the wound and extend ito the
back of my neck and to my face. This
would last but a moment, and return
at intervals, each time getting worse
Having heard much of the virtues
of the maidstone, | at once made in
quiries for one, and on "Wednesday
evening was told that gentleman
named Turner Evans, of Iowa City,
had one. At eleven o'clock that
night left this place for yolr city.
but owing to the food in Cedar river
did not get through until noon mex.
day.
When the purpose Of my visit was
made known to you and others there
was general effort set on foot to find
what ] sought.
The result was we learned that
some years ago Mr.. Evans had
treated some cases in Iowa City, and
by searching old newspaper files it
was ascertained that his residence
then was Paris, Linn county.
Telegrams were sent to Marion and
Center Point, and | was finally put on
the track to Paris where | found
Messrs. Evans & Co, who have the
maidstone. This was on Saturday,
eight days after the bite. About
five o'clock p. IN. that day the stone
was applied.
The first application of the stone
proved that the dog which bit me
was mad. and that my system was
becoming impregnated with the
virus
The stone held on twenty five min
utes the Iirst time, when it was full,
changed color and Cell off. Another
scarifcation was made and it was
again applied, and so on until it had
been applied seventy-three times,
holding on each time from twenty
five minutes to one hour, until at last
repeated efforts showed that the rem
edy had done it's work, for it would
adhere no more, which is indicated
by its failure to stick and its change
in color from natural dark brown
to deep green color.
At the first application it was very
painful, but grew less each time un-
til the last.
To the owners Of the stone, Messrs.
Evans & Fleming, feel the most
unbounded gratitude. They are
wealthy, honest and reliable men,
and have never faI'el to cure mad
dog or snake bites. They live near
Paris, Linn county, and ia the past
twenty five years have saved many
persons from that horrible death by
hydrophobia, and have in the same
time rescued many thousands of dol
worth of stock from loss by the same
cause.
If any one says there is no virtue
in the maidstone, let him he referred
to me and hundreds Of others for
proof that there Is
To the editor of the Press, editor
OF the Repgbhc"t, Messrs. Smith,
Dunlay, Sheriff Cavanaugh, AMI many
others in Iowa City, whose names l
cannot now recall, ! proiter my heart
felt thanks for the generous aid ex-
tended to me VIII! le in your city, and
for the efforts which ultimately led
to success in procuring The remedy,
without which | am certain | would
not be writing this. Very truly,
J. ID. BUNcE.
INoTE.-Paris is fourteen miles di-
Iectly north of Marion, Jackson tp.,
Linn county, Iowa, on the Wapsip-
inicon river. 1t is readily reached
by team from Marion, Masonville,
Manchester, Anamossa, or Center
Point railway stations, the last being
the nearestl Ed. PRESS.
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