Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-07-26

Authority - Wonderful Virtues
of Notwithstanding, Swapping
and Barking Patients Saved
from the Grave-NOveI Mode of
Treatment.
New York Mercury.
A Mercury reporter called on
Isaac NJ. Corning, M. ID, at
No. 69 East Broadway, from
whom The following statement
in reply to questions was OBJ
tanned:
Il most certainly insist that
under proper treatment hydro
phobia can be cured" COM
menccd the physician: 81 have
known several cases which have
been cured by other physicians
and have also saved many lives
myself. There are still living
several persons, male and le-
male, that j have cured, while
some died since Of other diseas-
es or causes. | cured persons
OF it in Cincinnati and through
Georgia, where | resided for o.
yer twenty years; but the
MOST VIOLENT AND FULLY DE-
VELoPED CASE
That came under my immedi-
ate charge was that Of a lad Of
about fifteen years, named John
Mccullough, residing in Eliza
beth street. He was bitten by a
black-and-tan slut, but the
wound was apparently so slight
that little or no notice was ta-
ken Of the affair. In about six
weeks afterward the lad became
i'll, and Immediately physician
was called in, who pronounced
it a case of hydrophobia. This
the father only laughed at, as he
was ignorant of the boy having
been bitten. A consultation was
held by four doctors and | was
sent for. After a careful exami-
nation i became convinced that
the case was one Of genuine by
drophobia, but fancy my con-
sternation when | heard these
distinguished allopaths, after a
prolonged consideration, advise
that the boy should be
BLEED TO DEATH
as far better than permitting him
TO die in such terrible convul-
sions. Previous to my being
called in the poor fellow had
been suffering several hours, and
had already experienced num-
Der of paroxysms. In spite Of
opposition, l determined to take
the case in hand. | had his bed
made on the floor, and watched
him very closely, with a view
TO prevent his doing himself any
bodily harm. The case was a
terrible one. lie kept biting,
swapping and barking exactly
like a dog. and at times was
seized with violent spasmodic
commissions, the like of which |
never saw, before or since. lie
got on his hands and feet and
crept under the bed, where the
barking, biting and bowling
were repeated until complete
exhaustion setin. The eyeballs
were greatly infamcd and
seemed to emit sparks of fire,
while froth came from the mouth
inlarge white flakes. | at once
commenced to treat the boy
with anti-spasmodics of the bot
anics, which consisted of the
third preparation of lobella, or,
in other words,
IOBELIA, NERVINE AND RED
PEPPER.
This freely administered, pre-
duced vomiting, but TO such an
extent that the father OF the
bow was reluctant that this
course should be continued. AT
ter some persuasion he, howev-
or. consented, and the spasms
became less and less every hour,
and as soon as expedient the
patient was given a vapor bath,
This treatment was continued
for five days, the vapor baths
serving as powerful adjunct
and the boy was permanently
cured, and is, | am assured,
healthy and strong to-day.
Now. so much confidence have
| in the lobelia and third prep
aratiol that / should have no
fear of hydrophobla il the
wound or bite could be kept
bathed with lobelia, and the
system kept continually under
its influence from nauseatInS
doses for several days. Bat the
yapor bath is a great adjunct,
and should always be used in
connection with it. The great
objection that the allopathlc
profession has to lobelia is in
nv mind solely because it owes