St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
curative virtues OF Tobacco.
BY GEN. CL1NGMAN.

10 huOW WucaI kLoSL00o n1y VOOeaSCo
remedy is making in this region,
where the papers have published
nv original articles. Out of hum
dreds Of trials of tobacco I have
not heard of a single case in which
it failed to give relief. Tt not only
seems to cure all cases Of bruises,
sprains, wounds, bunions, corns,
sore Threats, erysipelas Of the head
or face, sore eyes, ETC., but the sud-
denness of the cure is most remark
able.
A man in Haywood had his arm
cut to the bone by circular saw.
He being an acquaintance of Col.
A. T. Davidson, that gentleman,
who had been relieved by tobacco,
went to see him. The physician
who had been sent for arrived at
the same time. The sufferer de-
cided to try first the tobacco appi-
cation, and Col. Davidson says that
on the next day he saw the arm,
the soreness had left it, the swelling
which had extended over the entire
arm, and the skin had very white
appearance. Another man, whose
eye had been injured by splinter
and became so much infamed that
he could not see from it, had tobac-
co applied for single night and
the next day the eye was well.
Major Wallace Rollins, Of Madi-
son county, who is a large tobacco
raiser, and was relieved two years
ago at my suggestion, of an old
bunion, told me recently that man
in his employ had very sore eyes,
and that they became SO much in
famed that he lost his sight entire
". Major Rollins placed some wet
tobacco leaves on his eyes, and the
next morning he could see: A sim
liar application the next night cured
his eyes completely.
Mr.. James III. Blair, who former
II owned the hotel at which I am
staying 1.-THE Eagle Hotel, had a
foot SO much infamed and swollen
that he was confed to his bed for
more than month. The pain was
so severe that he was often unable
to sleep. DR.. Howerton, at my
suggestion, advised him to try to-
bacco, and its application for sin
gle night removed the soreness and
swelling SO that he could rest on
it the next day.
Cases oflongstanding are prompt
ly cured. A gentleman here told
me that owing to his having been
kicked on the knee by q horse, he
had for year past been obliged to
keep a gum elastic band on It and
use a crutch in walking. He APP
piled the tobacco to the knee for
single night, and the next day he
dispensed with the gum elastic ban
dage, and was able to walk the
streets without using crutch.
Even more remarkable caseeoc-
Cured here. In one Of my former
publications, I stated that such q
disease as consumption would be
beyond the reach Of tobacco, but I
am not sure but that even it may
be alleviated.
A gentleman who came here for
the benefit of his health, and who
stopped at the SWannanoa Hotel,
just opposite me, was suffering
from a severe attack Of tubercular
layngitis. Besides the tubercles in
his throat, there were large swellings |
on the outside. Though undergo
ing treatment from two physicians,
he became so much worse that he
could not even swallow milk, and
for some days seemed about to die
of starvation. At the suggestion Of
Col. Coperton, guest Of the hotel,
who had read in California news
paper copy Of my original article,
his wife was induced to make an
application Of tobacco to his throat
at night. On the next morning he
was SO much better that he was
able to make q breakfast on beef
stake and potatoes. After a few
days his throat became worse and
there seemed danger that he might |
be suffocated by the phlegm and
swelling, and another application Of
tobacco relieved him. He now
moves about The city, and one Of |