The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-20
L Novel Cure for CONSUMPTION.

T. There are many strange and unusual
things resorted to for the cure of that for
which all the we'll known and common
remedies have been administered. We
have heard that dog-oil and dog meat
have been used with beneficial effect for
lung disease, and the Reading eagle Of
yesterday has discovered q case in that
city. With a view of ascertaining the ef-
fects of using that remedy, our reporter
called on lady in the southern section of
the city, Mrs. Shupp, residing at the
foot of Second street, who has been
treated, and is at present using the oil and
meat. She said that she had been given
up BY the doctors, who stated that one of
her lungs was entirely gone. Several
weeks ago she dill nothing but cough
from morning until night, and from night
until morning. She had several hemor-
rhages, and she was SO weak she could
hardly get out of bed. After the doctors
gave her up she had almost given up all
hope of getting we'll, and she was think
ing of an early death. Finally she was
told by German doctor to use the oil
rendered from the fat of a dog, and also
TO eat the meat. The lady said: g You
may think how l felt when was told to
Ito that. 1t was terrible. knew that the
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been intended for such purposes But I
was determined to try it. Life to ME is
sweet, and made up my mind to any,
thing If had faith in it. So l got MIR
William Hilton, a colored man, to get
me clean little animal and kill it. The
headquarters of the dog were brought to
me, also several quarts of oil. l found no
difficulty in taking the oil, but when it
came to eating the meat the thought itself
was fearful. I first fried it and tried to
force it down that way, but failed. was
always thinking of what l was about to
eat, and that rather than the taste OF the
meat was what nearly turned my stomach.
Then ! tried to eat the meat cold, but that
would not work. Finally, I stewed it
with q few vegetables and made soup OF
it, and in that way l forced it down. l
found out that the oil was doing me much
good, and l thought the meat would help
me more, so determined to eat it. Now
can relish it stewed, fried or cold. A
dog Is just as clean as hog any time,
and the meat has better taste. / have
eaten a whole one and have nearly finished
the second one. In the morning when
get up the first thing do is to swallow
half cupful of oil, and then l go down
and eat some of the flesh stewcd, and
know that it is doing me good My cough
is relieved, l can sleep at night, my APP
petite is good, feel better and am much
stronger. Indeed, l pity anybody who
has the consumption, and if l could re-
lieve anybody would be willing to walk
twenty miles to do so. 1t is terrible
thing, l assure you, and the present REM
edy am using seems terrible to contem-
plate, but it is not any worse than using
cod-livcr oil. All we have got to do is to
fight down the idea or the thought of what
it is, and the taking of it becomes easy
afterward. When very cold weather comes
l intend to take considerable exercise in
walking. If l go out now l might take
cold. am determined to cure myself"
The lady laughed pleasantly, and seemed
happy that she thought there was hope for
recovery. She looked as if she would
succeed in getting entirely we'll. Afte-
promising to call again in months time
to see how she was getting along the re-
porter and his friend gave the lady good
atternoon.-Lancaster (Pa.) Examiner.