The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-06-01
a siMPtIouREf0S HYDRorHosIl!


that there is certain cure for hydrophobia.
Several years ago there was floating through
the papers an account of some cures that
had been effected by the use of elecampane
reot boiled in sweet milk. Recently Mrs.
Jane G. Swisshelm has published long let
ter, giving further accounts of the remedy
and relating number Of cures effected by
1t. Mrs. Swisshelm writes as follows:
''In Chester County, Pa, lived German
named Joseph Emory, who used to be sent
tor, far and wide, wher any one had been
bitten by rabid animal. He went to his
patient carrying something, understood to be
a root which he himself dug in the woods.
Ho MIXED pint OFFS milk fresh from the.
COW, put the root. into ,itf boiled: it, gave
1t to the patient, fasting; made him fast aR-
ter taking it; gave second and third dose
on alternate days, and never failed in effect
ing a cure. In some way the secret trans
pired, and the root was known to be ele-
campane.
"Thc story current in the country was
that an old German made the discovery in
tbe days of Penn, and applied'to the Penn
sylvania legislature for grant of $500 for
making his secret public. His offer was
treated with contempt, and he resolved that
his knowledge should die with him; but q
drunken son knew it, wrote out recipe,
making a number of copies, and tried to
sell them at one dollar apiece: He only
succeeded in selling two, one of these to the
man who made such effective use of it. So
well did he establish the local reputation of
his specific, that in his neighborhood folks
were not afraid of mad dogs. His reputa-
tion was parallel to that of DR.. Marchant, of
Grcenshurg, to whom every ono in this part
of the country used to 60 or send for when
bitten by mad dog.
"The integrity and intelligence of my in
formant are beyond question, and I regret
that her love of privacy should prevent her
giving the weight of her name to her con-
viction that it is. an unfailing specific for
hydrophobia.
"The people of Chester Valley are not as
a GLASS likely to be misled by superstition,
and it was general OF unReisal belief that
Jacob Emory never failed to prevent or cure
hydsSfE Eobia: II; one sns tie vspssms had,
begun before the first dose was given, and
the patient recovered
"The medical properties of eecampano
are very powerful Milk itself is a specific
for many poisons, aud while the medical
faculty know no cure for this terrible disease,
We should open every avenue of light into
the dark subject"
Mrs. Swisshelm says she has forgotten
tho exact quantities to be used, but thinks
it was two ounces of elecampane root to be
boiled in pint of new milk, and to be ta-
ken in the morning after the patient has
tasted all night. He is to continue fasting
after taking it, and the dose is to be repea-
ted three times on three successive morn
ings, as soon as possible after the person has
been bitton. .i..G.sss.~-.
- The following letter, from a we'll known
citizen Of Columbus; Ohio, appeared in TIE
Dispatch Of that city, recently:
"The communication of Mrs. Swisshelm
in reference to the Chester Valley cure for
hydrophobia, and printed in the Dispatch
of Friday last, deserves more than ordinary
attention. Permit me, therefore, to supple
ment it by stating the following facts:
'Several years ago dog afflicted with
hydrophobia was seen to bite number o.
hogs and cattle belonging to farmer ther
residing in eastern Ohio. A neighbor wht
formerly resided in Chester County, Pa.
prevailed on the farmer to try the identi
cal romedy-elecampane It was an easy
matter to administer it to the hogs in milk
1t was given to the cattle by drenching.-
Not one Of the animals so treated Gecan,
afflicted. If the Same dog had not bitter
d large number of animals belonging Il
reighbors, and which, receiving no treat
ment, became rabid in few days, it nigh
be assumed that the dog was not Athlete
with hydrophobia.
"The plant mentioned is indigenous t
this country, and every person who own
land should have tufts of it growing upo
their premises, and the roosshould bo KEEP
by druggists everywhere, for IL appears t
be specific for rabies"
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To FEED Conn SrALKs.--In this paper
last week, allusion was made to corn stalks
a. being half as valuable Is the grain