Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-09-14
A Maidstone That Has Effected Many
Cures.

saw genuine maidstone to-day, the
only one to my knowledge in Kentucky
1t is in the possession of farmer of this
county, one w. f. Clarkson, who proved
its virtues for the fifty-ninth time since
he has owned it this morning by apply
ing it to wound thought to have con-
tanned virus from the saliva of mad
dog. The stone actually stuck, adhered
to the wound for over one hour, absorb
ing the poison, its owner said. Several
days since a mad dog wandered into the
beautiful grounds of st. GATHERINGS of
Sienna, convent near Springfield, in
Washington County, where dwell some
forty or fifty nuns, and before the dog
could he dispatched he had bitten two or
three dogs belonging to the convent, one
a valuable little terrier to which Sister
Mary Benven was very much attached
After the little canine was wounded he
ran, covered with the saliva of the mad
dog, to Mary Benven, who patted him
atfectionately and wiped the saliva from
his head with her hand, upon one finger
of which was a scratch or small abrasion
of the skin. In a day or so the wound,
instead of healing, exhibited signs which
uCI al III buC
convent, and the fears of horrible
death from hydrophobia caused her to
seek mad stone; hence her trip to this
county and to Clarkson's yesterday, who
applied the stone with the result stated,
and upon its reapplication this morning
it "failed to stick" showing that its
work had been successfully accomplished
the first time it was applied. Sister
Benven was very much relieved and re-
turned to St. Catherine's to-day, rejoic-
ing as did those who accompanied her,
all feeling the utmost confidence in the
virtues of the maidstone. Mr. Clarkson,
who resides near Pleasant Hill Post
office, has had this stone in his posses
sion for twenty.three years, and during
this period hes successfully treated fifty
nine cases of bites of dogs, cats, snakes
and poisonous insects, as many persons
residing in Marion, Washington and
Casey Counties can testify including
physicians, who were skeptics in regard
to its curative qualities before witness
ing experiments with the stone.
Peter Saunders, of Washington County,
was badly bitten four years ago by mad
dog, and it is said by reliable persons was
entirely relieved by the application of this
identical stone, and several hogs and
horses bitten at the same time by the
same dog that bit Saunders died of hy-
drophobia. The particulars of this af-
fair, including communication from DIR.
Yandell, of Louisville, who ridiculed the
idea of a maidstone possessing any ex-
traordin&ry curative powers, were pub
lished about that time in the Springfield
Rentuckidn, and the article was exten-
sively copied and commented upon.
Mr.. Clarkson claims to have procured
this stone of an Italian, who brought it
from Switzerland. 1t is about one inch
in thickness by one and a half inches
long, and perhaps weighs about two
ounces. 1t resembles somewhat piece
of bone, being very porous, the pores
running in one direction and all parallel,
though it is much harder than bone,
After being applied to wound contain
ing virus, until it ceases to adhere, 1t
requires to be soaked in q mixture of
warm milk and water, when it may be
again applied, and SO on until all the
poison has been absorbed or drawn out.
Clarkson was once offered handsome
price for it by parties in Canada, but re-
fused to part with it. 1t has afforded
considerable revenue to its present pos
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