The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-03
THE ToWA MAIDSTONE.
now IT Is USED.

Inquiry having recently been made as to
the wheieabouts of a genuine mai stone,
the following viii give the desired infofma-
tion regarding one which has wonderful
record. Ii Is now in the possession of
Turner Evans, of Paris, jackson township,
Linn county. the nearest point to which by
railroad is AnamoSa, on the Dubuque aud
Southwestern railroad. Its properties
were first known $50 years ago in Virginia.
1t has been in ths Evans family since first
known. The present pOSsesSor received it
from his father, Adam Evans. 1t did
many wonderful cures, and was known far
and wide. lie received il from his father
in 1872 while living near Boone StStion,
Kentucky. On the death of Adam Evans,
it passed to Turner Evans, more than
twenty years ago. During that period it
has been tested many times, aud never
failed to cure the rabies, even in the most
severe and almost homeless cases. At first
the neighbors of Mr.. Evans were incredu-
louS, and Inclined TO ridicule the thing,
but, after numerous successful trials on
horses and cattle, doubt was changed to
certainty. During his possession of the
stone, nearly 200 cases have been treated,
and IN not one case has the stone failed to
give relief aud effect cure.
1t is not longer than the end Of a mans
thumb, weighs one-fUurth of an ounce, and
resembles a dark sponge, with fine pores
III
a magnfying glass it resembles flint and
at the outer end of the pores appear dark
rings, like sandstone. l. is triangular in
form. having one fiat surface, which is
called the working side.
When used it is placed in a bath Of one
part milk To three parts water and warm
ed to blood heat. The patient is required
to exercise bt:skly until tile blood becomes
active in circulation, when the skin near
the parts bitten are scratched with a sharp
pointed instrument until the blood starts,
when the stone is apl lied. 1t Immediately
/ begins to absorb the virius, and, when fill
/ ed, is removed and soaked In the milk and
water bath. 1t is thus repeatedly applied,
/ until it ceases to adhere to the flesh, which
/ it viii do as soon as the virus is extracted,
/ and not until then. While she virus re-
mains it requires considerable power to
remove it. II has been applied nearly one
/ hundred times in a single case. The rule
/ Is to apply il as lung as it will take hold.
! Applied to the flesh OF persons not affected
with rabies, it has no more effect than a
/ piece Of glass, unless there be present the
taint of scrOfulOuS disease. when It adheres
/ as IN cases Of rabies. The cases cured by
this stone are zoo many and too well au-
| thenticated TO permit doubt Of its efficacy.
] 4 Mr.. Buuce, OF Mechanicsville, bitten by
! a rabid dog, visited Mr. Evans, and. when
I he arrived there, was suffering from parox-
ysm and nervous SpaSms Of the limbs. The
stone was applied, and be was cured.
\ Mr.. Field, of Chicago. arrived there
in a terrible condi ion. For twenty four
hours before the stone was applied he suC-
| fcIed intense torture from nervous parox-
ysm and agony of mind, which, If coutin-
ned another day, would have, he believes,
resulted in madness in fact he says death
would have been relief to him, rather
than have endured the torment. He was
wholly cured by the use of tEe stone.
Mr.. Evans seeks Ho notOTiety. What he
has received has come from those who
have experienced the benefit Of bis mad
stone. IL any person afflicted with rabiei
visits him, he viii do all he can to Civ,
him relief. He promises nothing, and
makes no preteutiUus. He is not visionist
nor superstItious. The properties of The
maidstone are 10 him an est abisheG fact
as much aS that he viii reap Whea
t where he sows the seed. Ii is at the ser
vice Of any who wish to use il. .-Chioag
- Tribune.