Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-24
A Observation-Disclosures PkANK.
A Salesman Kept Dancing All Night in
Dishabl!le by CowhsGe.


FrOla he Baltimore Sua.
A young salesman in a large Baltimore
street house aud u student at the College
ot4Physicians and Surgeons resides at a
boarding house on Hanover street. The
laEdiady's niece, a bright young lady,
lives at the same place. Yesterday after
noon all the persons mentioned were at
the Southern police stasiou, before Justice
Talbot. The young lady was charged
by the salesman with having put cowbage
in dis bed and nighteap last Saturday.
The student WAS accused OF being acces-
sorry. COwhage is plant grown in the
West Indies and other parts Of tropical
America. It's fruit is crooked pod about
four inches long, and covered with brown
bFistly hairs, which easily separate and
produce a sensation of intense itching
when they come in contact with the hu-
man body. The salesman saws he went
10 his room shortly before midnight Satur-
day, and afCer reading for awhile began
to prepare for bed. He took off his outer
garments and put on his night gown and
caK. The moment the eap touched his
eEFs they feis as If they bad been suddenly
pierced by needles. Removing the cap,
hestried 70 find out what was the matter.
but could not see anything unusual
brils1ed against the covering and com
DSaced TO burn and itch. "PM bet the
washerw0man has got something on these
bedclothes by mistake" he remarked to
his roommate. Nonsense" was replied
from the opposite bed; ''hurry up and 90
to sleep" The sufferer rubbed his ears
ard legs, and suspiciOusly inquired if his
frfehd had put anything on the bed. The
friend declared he had not vVhereupon the
"A fiflu -
under the covers. Great Scott" ne ex-
claimed, there must be something in this
bed.v
II felt," said the victim, in describing
the scene. THAT a thousand sharp points
were pricking my feet, and when l rolled
and tossed about in bed and got my night
shirt up around my waist / thought the
whole bed had been transformed into
cambria needles. got out again as soon
as possible and scratched and scratched
my legs and arms and body until the
blood came. Meantime my roommate
had gotten out 0f mis- bed 10 see what was
the matter. He put his hand on my bed
and then on his own leg. That was enough
for him. He hOwled and scratched, and
danced and scratched. / couldn't remain
still moment, but kept bobbing all
around the room in my night gown, and
che harder / scratched the worse the Itch
ing became. We didn't get much sleep
that night. All day Sunday. Monday and
tuesday the itching continued with me-
and i was nearly crazy. for could moi
Their stand nor sit down with comfort"
The victim says further that when he
discovered that cowhage had been put in
his bed he knew that ''the Doctor as tue
student was sometimes called, mad some
thing to do with it. He spoke TO ''the
Doctor" he says, and wanted 10 fight
MIN, but the Doctor declined - meet him
except in duel at Druid Hin Park. II
think too much of my life,n added the
salesman, ''to risk IL in a duel, which
think Is a very senseless manner Of set
Ting quarrels.
The victim decided finally to have the
Doctor arrested, and when he ascertaincd
that II was the young lady who had put
tbe stun in his bed he had warrants issued
fOr both, having been informed that "tbp
Doctor had given the cowhage 10 the lady
and asked her TO dispose OF il as described.
Tor the purpose Of playing a practieal
joke.
"1he Doctors" account OF s.the nraeti-
cal joke" Is similar % the victims. He
does not deny having given the cOWhage
70 the young lady, nor does she deny hay-
Ing sprinlled IL over the ted. at was a
big dose-a whole handful The Doctor
says the reason the joke was played was
because the salesmnn's attentions 10 the
lady were distasteml % the Young lady
and 10 him, also because il Eas the only
way ITO get satisfaction of man who
would not fight "Aud tell you il
made him lively" said the Doctor. "Why,
ne was 80 red hot with itchiag that he
could not stay ia HE room. lie came
down stairs in bis nieht clothes and asked
l0r medicine. lie must have spent most
Oi the night IN the parlOr on the sofa, Tor
nc was found there next morning. The
victim says that when be heard that his
aeqnairtance With the lady was distsstN-
fui 10 the Doctor he stopped speaking Ia
the young lady. Al the southern police,
station the complainant said he dfd NOT
ieel reseatiul toward the lady. and tor her
sakc would NOS prosecute Tie case. and Il
was therefore dismissed by the magis.
tfate.
A well-known druggist saws that COW.
mage possesses powerful veruifuge prop
critics, Tor which 10 is USED. OCCASIONALLY
Young men Try b. buy some az it 10 inlay
J2kes upon their acqusintaDces. btit ii
b.eir purpose o. known druggists will not
seii H. 10 get into q bed sprnklod with
~ SAIL druggist, SIS like being covered
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