The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-03-17
FOR A MAD Dogs BITE.
An Alleged Sure Cure that has
Been Guarded as a Secret
for Many Years.

| New York Sun: Some days agC
The Sun published communica
tion from Mrs. Reeves of Pompton
! N. Y, relative to cure for hydro
phobia which her husband useC
successfully for good many years
and which she has been using since
Mrs. Reeves spoke of ex-AldeTman
Jacob Ryerson of Patterson as one
cf those who was cured of hydro
phobia by this process. Mr.. Ryer-
son is now Superintendent of Out
door Relief in Patterson. he says
that it is true; that he was cured as
alleged. When lad, he and four
kother boys were bitten by a mad
dog. They were sent TO Nj. Reeves.
One of them failed to follow Mr..
Reeves's directions and died of by
drophobia. The others followed
the directions and recovered, Sew
eral animals bitten by the same dog
died.
The remedy is said to be a pois-
O. that counteracts the poison of
tie saliva from the mad dog. 1t
was coneocted by a man named
Penny, many years ago, after long
study. He tried the remedy on an
imals first, and it is related that he
then allowed himself to be bitten by
a mad dog to test the remedy, and
cured himself before he tried it on
any one else. 1t is pretended that
no one ever tried the remedy and
followed the directions who was not
completely cured.
A copy of the recipe could be
obtained on payment of S25 and
taking an oath never To reveal it.
Some years ago number of physi
clans went to get a copy, but they
reported that they found it so taint
ed with superstitious quackery that
they would never try it. NeverUhe
less, the people came from all parts
of the country to be cured, and
their faith was boundless. All eff
forts to obtain the formula have
hitherto been futile. There are
now in Patterson three copies o
he original recipe. 1t reads as fol
lows:
PENNY's RECEIPT FOR THE CURE IF
iYDRoPaoBIA.-Take two upper anu
me under oyster shell we'll fresh
ned aud burnt to lime Roach a
am well burnt BolarmenIa or Drag
ms blood pulveriz, d taken in mia
ing good white wine beer or al
sept in a glass jar air tight. Th
Ahcompan root must be dryed mad
Ine the shell, lime and alicompai
aust be I the most the othor
o articles half and half al! we
xed together aud taken for MAJ
beast weighing 160 pounds on
=. mmon table spoonful and so /
oportion 20 any hett mix early ie
.ae morning Immediately after be
bit in white wine, beer or al
lsting four hours aud neither ca
cr drink and put some of the med
ne on the wound mix In som
crease and bind it on tight and s.
On for two mornings running auu
The fourth morning take the third
dose fasting each time as the above
and ardent spirits must not be
drank for three moths after.
JAMES PENNY's RECEIPT.
Fantzdale, Ulster county, April
18th, 1887. To be more explicit
The four articles are to be mixed IL
equal parts by measure except the
lime and aud alecOmpain to be one
eight the most each.
Elecampane is said to have been
used by the Indians 40 a cure for
hydrophobia. Bolarmenia, or drag
on's blood, is a resinous gun found
in South America, Its properties
are astringent- Although formerly
much used in medicine, it is said to
have almost dropped out of use.