The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-16
An Alleged Sure Cure for a Mad Dogs
Bite.

Some days ago the Sun published a
communication from Mrs. Reeves, of
Pompton, N. j., relative to a cure for
hydrophobia which her husband used
successfully for good many years, and
which she has been using since. Mrs.
Reeves spoke of ex-Alderman Jacob
Ryerson, of Paterson, as one of those
who was cured of hydrophobia by this
process. Mr.. Ryerson is now Superin-
tendent of Outdoor Relief in Paterson.
He says that it is true that he was cured
as alleged. When lad, he and four
other boys were bitten by q mad dog.
They were sent to Mr.. Reeves. One Of
them failed to follow Mr.. Reeves's direc-
tions and died of hydrophobia. The
others followed the directions and recov-
cred. Several animals bitten by the
same dog died.
The remedy is said to be apoison that
counteracts the poison of the saliva from
the mad dog. 1t was concocted by a
man named Penny, many years ago, af-
ter long study. He tried the remedy on
animals 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 direc-
tions who was not completely cured.
A copy of the recipe could be obtained
on payment of $25 and taking an oath
never to reveal it. Some years ago
number of physicians went to get a
copy, bnt they reported that they found
it so tainted with superstitious quackery
that they would never try it. Neverthe-
less, people came from all parts of the
country to be cured, and their faith was
boundless. All efforts to obtain the
formula have hitherto been futile. There
are now in Paterson three copies of the
original recipe, which is now for the
first time made public. 1t reads as fol
| lows:
| PENNY's RECEIPT FOR THE CURE OF HYDRO.
| PHoBA.-Take two upper and one under oys-
| ter shell well freshened and burnt to a lime
Roach alum well burnt Bolarmenia or Dra-
gons Blood pulverized taken in middling good
| white wine beer or ale kept in glass jar air
| tight. The Alicompan root must be drvpd
| made fine the shell lime and alicompain must
be z the most the other two articles half and
| half all well mixed together and taken for man
or beast weighing $50 pounds one common
| table spoonful and so in proportion to any
| heft mix early in the morning Immediately
after being bit in white wine beer or ale fast
| ngfour hours and neithereat nor drink and put
some of the medicine in the wound mix in
| some greese and bind it on tight and so on for
| two mornings running and the fourth morn
| ing take the third dose fasting each time as
the above and ardent spirits must not be drank
| for three months alter
JAMES PENNYs RECEIPT.
! FrantZdale, Ulster County, April 2Sth, 1897.
To be more explicit the four articles are to be
mixed in equal parts by measure except the
lime and alicompain to be ole eight the most
each.
Elecampane is said to have been used
by the Indians as cure for hydropho-
bia. Bolarmenia, or dragons blood, is
resinous gum found in South America.
Its properties are astringent. Although
formerly much used in medicine, it is
said to have almost dropped out of use.
-NeW York San.