The Russellville Democrat., 1886-04-01
correspondence OF the Democrats

Correspondence OF the Democrat.
PoTTs STATION, March 29.--This
writer has regarded as somewhat
mythical the accounts Of mad stones,
and the causes of Hydrophobia there
by. But the following account is so
well authenticated, that If one fact
can be established, viz: that tie dog
was really RABID it Will go Tar to-
wards removing this impression.
One day last week Mr.. Calvin Ale
wine living about three miles from
Atkins, in Pope county, noticed that
his dog large one of the Bull spe-
cies, was acting strangely, told his
boys to shut him up in the stable.
The dog by some means got out, and
Mr. Alewine got his gun with the
intention of killing him, but as be
was valuable animal and he was
not certain that anything serious was
the matter he concluded to tie him
up and wait further developments,
getting rope Tor that purpose he
went up to the dog and was in the
act Of putting the rope around his
neck when the dog seized his arm
about mid way between the elbow
and shoulder. his teeth went through
the clothing into the flesh, and the
dog hung on with all the tenacity of
his tribe. Mrs. Alewine went hero
icly to the assistance OF her husband
aud with an axe struck several times
at the dog. but in her excitement
missed him. After pulling and shak
ing his master savagely he let go his
arm and turned upon the. lady who
succeeded in getting into the house
without being bitten. The dog
jumped the fence and started of but
upon being called by name stopped,
turned round and started back to-
wards the house, the family ran into
the house and shut the door, and
Mr.. Alewine got his gun and when
the dog came up shot through the
window and killed him. Fearing
that he was bitten by mad dog,
Mr.. NJ. e. Dollar near nelghbor was
summoned, and nearly night as IL
was started at once for the home OF
Mr. George Lucket, near Scottsyille,
this county, who is the possessor OF
a mad stone, reaching the place about
midnight he made known his errand
ana Mr.. Lucket getting ready at
once and taking his mad stone, they
started for MIR. Alewine's, reaching
there about five o'clock in the morn
ing. Preparations were at once made
and the mad stone applied to the
wound, TO which it adhered about
three hours and half, when it drop
ped off, it was put into sweet milk
heated nearly to boiling, and when
cleaned, again applied when it again
stuck for about halt a. long. The
same process was repeated. and the
stone applied at intervals, until it
failed to adhere at all, when Mr.
Lucket pronounced to patient cured.
When the stone first dropped of and
was put into the milk, the milk be-
gan to curdle, and turned TO ciabbcr
DIR. Warren of Atkins, was present
par. Of the time, and though skepti
cal about the mad stone theory,
watched the application aud was
constrained to admit that there must
be something in II. The above facts
were obtained from Mr.. NJ. G. Dol
lar who went after the mad stone.
Now will the scientists of Pope ceun
ty, please give rs an explanation Of
the mad stone, what it is, where IL
comes from. how it acts, ect., ect.?
This will be of special interest now,
as considerable excitement prevails
around Atkins on the subject of mad
dogs. Porrs STATION.
CsrrespoaAencs OF the Democrat
Porrs STATION, March 27.--If you
will allow me space ! will drop you
few dots from our pleasant little
town \, Corn planting is the order
OF the day Wheat and oats look
well. We are expecting an abuud.
ant yield this ysar :. Mrs.. Ray barn