The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-20
A Champion Snake Story.
The Cincinnati ENQUIRER contains
the following:

Paris Crossing, Ind, August d.
The numberless snake and rat sto'
ries being revived by the press In.
duced your correspondent to visit
Mr.: William G: Carpenter, 9 well:to.
do farmer who lives about five miles
from this point, and who related the
following remarkable story Of biz
suferings: In the year 1850, or near.
~ Twenty-Five years ago, there ap-
peared upon the back Of bic neck
what he and bis physicians decided
was q wen. When first discovered Il
was no larger than q large sized shot,
and OF q whitish color, resembling
somewhat q water. blister, but Of q
hard, callous substance. This en-.
largement continued to increase 10
size and retained it's original color
tor eighteen years, when it had at.
tanned the size Of walnut, changed
tts color from white to q dark pur.
p!e and became not only very trou.
blesome but painful as we'll, 60 much
90 that Mr.. Carpenter resolved to
have 1t removed, and visited \ mum.
Der OF physicians with that purpose
10 view but he could find no one vii.
ling to undertake the operation. All
advised him against such @ course.
giving 1t a. their opinion that an ct.
tempt to remove It would place biz
life 10 jeopardy. This 90 discouraged
the sufferer that he returned to bic
home with q determination to endure
the pain In silence.
However. after this tho wen Ia.
creased 80 rapidly that the pain and
Inconvenience It occasiopod became
unbearable, aud finally Mr.. Carpen.
ter, In q At OF desperation, resolved
to have It removed II it cost him bis
lite. With that object IN view he
summoned q number Of surgeons.
and presented bis case to them. A
thorough examination was then
made, and resulted In tho unanimous
decision OF tho council that It would
be impossible for their patient to
survive the Operation-that to re.
move tho wen would cause immedt.
ate death; but they gave It a. their
opinion that the frequent application
Of salt to the affected part would not
only relieve the psio, But would stop
its growth, and p0eslbly reduce 10
bulk. Again the sufferer returned
to bis home, this time entirely With.
out hope, xnd In . at OF despair be
mechanically applied the salt a. d.
rected, and 10 Q short time, after Q
few applications, found that the salt
did do good, and afforded him relief.
This 90 pleased and encouraged him
that he continued the prescription
for about three weeks, when one
morning, immediately after be had
awakened from hts slumbers. be eX.
perienced q singing sensation IN this
lump q pain resembling that pro.
duced BY the prick Of q pin, which |
caused him to put bic hand 70 hie |
neck, when he felt what appeared to !
him to be q thread or small cord. |
Ot this be caught hold. and drew Il |
Dut. when. to bic surprise, be die. |
covered that It was not q thread OF |
string, but . live worm or snake. and !
hat With the removal Of Il tho pein
had disappeared.
An examination OF the reptile dc.
!eloped the fact that It vas fifteen
'eet long. and composed Of ioints
about four inches long, alternately
white and black. The head nj Ave-
inches long, black a. acool. and With
.yes and mouth fully DEVELOPED. Ite
ltameter ranged from one eighty.
0urth to one.eighth OF an inch. The !,
'hape Of its head and tail Was AM
'1act counterpart Of those that adorn
he extremities Of q snake, but ito
'ody, except the joints, more nearly
'esembled that Of . worm. Very
'oon after this monstroslty had been
'emoved the lump entirely disap.
,eared, and the opening healed very
and except q small scar no
race OF the wen 90 lately inhsbi. ed
y biz snskeship can be discovered. Il
Another-A Snake Which Walks.
o. Tuesday after the election. II
vhile ]. W. 0oodloe was taking straw /
II George Ramsoy'e stack, he turn.
ID up Q large snake about i've feet /
0ng, resembling q water mOccasin.
nth fh0 oYOosAfinn ~ havlnn ton !