The New York herald., 1876-12-28
A CURE FOR HYDROPHOBIA.


Mrs Jano e. swisshclm writes to tho Pt,sburg
Commercidt:-
A lady met me this morning saving, " Did you
nunsr ~ nad no, seen II. well she cnn,n"sd
III Just the euro wanted YOU to write about or
three years ago-ihe old Chester Valley cure. Il
never known to tail, and was used in hundreds of
the eastern pars OF the State. remember
hearing OF II as long as can remember anything
have told people. and told and talked, and no ono
would mind me. l tried 10 sct you To write letter
about II, you must, for people will not be.
lieve Iney will read and forget all about i'll
/ remember perfectly her anxiety that should
write to the pubic and proclaim that elccampane and
fresh milk ARE the specific Tor hydrophoba, and my
purpose repeat the account sbo gave OF It, but
do not remember why did not DO That may
atone for my negligence repeat shc SO long
ago told mo- ana what she now urges mo to make
pubic rs possible
In ner old home in Chester county, Pennsylvania,
lived German named Joseph Emery, who used 10 be-
for, and wiuc. wncn any Oae Dad bccn bitten
By rabd animal He went to his patient carrying
something understood 20 be root, which he himself
dug in the woods lie MIXED pint OF mix fresh
IRON the cow put thc root INTO u, boiled It. gave
tho patient. lasting; made hun last after taking 1t;
gave second and third dose On alternate days, and
never failed in cncctng cure. In sonic way which
she has forgotten his secret TRANSFERRED and the root
known TO be eiccampanc
The story, current IN the country was that old
German made the discovery IN the days OF Penn and
applied to the Pennsylvania Legislature for grant OF
$500 Tor making his secret public HIS oier was
treated with contempt and he resolved that knowl
edge should die with him but drunken son knew IL,
wro,, out the receipt making number OF copies and
tired TO sen them al 81 piece. one of them was Of
tered TO my iuormanrs grandfather. who laughed at
TINS vcndcr OF important medicinal knowledge. He
only succeeded In selling two, one OF these TO tho
who made such ELECTIVE of IL. So well did he cs
tabIsn the local reputation OF his specific thar ia his
neighborhood iolks were not airaid OF mad dogs lis
reputation was parallel TO that OF DIR. Marchant OF
Greensbure, 10 whom every In this part OF the
country used to send when bitten by n mad dog
Tho intelligence and integrity OF my informant are
beyond question and regret that her love privacy
should prevent her giving the weight Of her Eamc 10
her conviction tnat you published an unatltnq
specific for hydrophoba.
ne people OF Chester Valley o class likely
10 mtscd by superstition, aud shc 10 confident II
general or universal belief that jacob Emery
never Iaicc to cure or prevent hydrophobia In ono
case the spasms had begun before tho first dose vas
given. and he patient recovered.
She Is ANXIOUS you should publish the recipe again
and again, keep II standing, call attention 10 y
until every cuts out and preserves copy and Is
impressed with the importance OF using the remedy at
once OF danger
he medicinal properties OF cecampanc arc very
powerful. MIX itself Is specific for many poisons
and while tho medical faculty know no cure for This
tcrrb disease should open every avenue OF light
into the dark subject
II the disease is one OF tho imagination We want n
specific to gvo confidence and cure by the imarIna.
ton; but this looks like real OF vcr,tabe dis.
case.