The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-01-01
Onions a Cure for Typhoid Fever
and Dropsy.

Editors of the Baltimore American-Ihe
melancholy death of w. II. Worthington,
whose remains were inferred in Friends
Cemetry yesterday, reminds me OF neg
lected duty. Some time since gentleman
informed ME he knew several persons who
had been cured Of typhoid fever by the ap-
plication of mashed raw onions to the feet
Two patients were so i'll they were not eX-
pected to live over few hours. Six large
onions were pounded to pulp and applied
to the feet OF the first patient. He was re-
lieved in a short time. and got well. The
second case was few weeks later, and the
result was equally satisfactory. The first
opportunity l had to try it was upon col
ored boy during one of my visits to the
House of Reformation for Colored Children.
He was very i'll with typhoid fever. | nam
ed the matter to Gen. Horn, who immedi-
ately ordered the application. In few
hours he got to asleep. rested well and re-
covered. The next opportunity was that OF
son of friend of mine in the treasury de-
partment in the Custom House in our city.
| called to see him on business, when he in
formed me his son was very i'll. He said it
was typhoid pneumonia. lie had been de-
lrous for week or more, and required
constant watching for fear he might do him
self harm | advised him to try the onions.
He did so, and thus speaks OF it: "Immed-
lately upon its application he began to i'm
| prove, aud continued until he finally recover
ed. On one occasion he endeavored to escape
from the Window Perhaps they might be
efiicacious in other forms. The remedy Is
| simple and safe, and trial in any case can
| do no harm. They have cured dropsy. Mr..
| Ralph Brunt, a very reliable and respectable
gentleman, living at 4s7 Pennsylvania aven.
ue, informed me that his wife had suffered a
long time with dropsy. She swelled from
her head to her feet. She was attended by
different physicians, who finally said: "Mr.
Brunt, we can Go no more; your wife cannot
| live. We can give her temporary relief by
tapping her." His wife declined the opera
ton, as it would buG prolong her sufferings.
| At this time his attention was. called to a
paragraph in newspaper, in which gen.
tleman made.the statement that he had been
cured of dropsy by eating onions. His ply
sicians had told him he could not live. One
day he wanted to eat some raw onions, and
he did so. after eating them he felt better,
and tried some more. He then made it a
rule to eat six a day, and in few weeks he
was well. He felt it his duty to publish it
for the benefit of others. Thus MIR. Brunt
knew of it. He called the attention of his
wife to it. She was willing to try it. Did
80, amt at the end of one week she discharg-
ed her nurse; attended to her household du-
ties, and so reduced In size that her friends
could hardly recognize her at first sight.
She lived for more than thirty years after
wards, and died about two years since, over
eighty years of age. If the foregoing should
prove the means of benefiting any one, the
only regret will feel, will be the fact that
/ did not attend to the promptings of duty
much sooner. Yours, JOHN R. Cox.