Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1888-03-30
IiE TOOK IT ALIVE.
Startling Remedy for Fever and Asue Pro.
scrihed by Il North nf Ireland Woman.

Startling Remedy for Fever and Ague Pro-
scrihed by II North of Ireland Woman.
''Malaria:'
"Ncs. malaria"
''So, sir. I'm no moro afraid of ma.
laria than l am of you. and as tls
speaker was at least ten inches taller than
the reporter and proportionareIy broader,
his fear OF that dread malaGv was proi,a-
bly, not excessive. i've had malaria
and I've been cured.''
''ie;, but man can have malaria
more thall once
Not if he is cured the way was.
About ten years ago ] was living i'll ll,di-
ana. III N'go county, near Te,le Haute.
In those days a man was regarded as
stranger until he had drank about a
gallon Of whisky and quinine and shaken
down his beslstead three or four times
with the ague. ] had q rather reticent
nature. and l suppose it took the climate
longer to get acquainted with ne than it
did the ordinary run of men. For had
to drink about a barrel Of whisky and
take whole pounds of quininc before |
could get strong enough To even shake
myself. let alone q bed. Old citizens
told me tl2at [ had the worst case of
fever II agup, as they called it, that
the county had ever seen.
"lIow were you curci:''
Il w'as just coming to that. I was
living with TIE Dennis family. from the
north Of Ireland. Mrs Dennis used to
tell me she could stop my cIn!ls if only
would take her medicine. She never
would tell me what her medicine was.
but always sai>l if would let her be the
doctc. she would cure me. Finally. one
day. agreed. Sic waited till evening.
Then she brought 10 my be,; towel.
'''l5.,itl that around your head so you
can see. said She.
'N'fl&t's tl.Gt fcl.:' sal ].
"'%, hos t.ie doctor. you or ,ne:' said
she.
so bound the rag about my head
''.Now. said she, take this glass Of
water in your right hand open your
mouth. take your dose and a drink of
water the second it is in Your mouth.
BE sure and swallow what l give you.
IL promised. but there was something
SO onlinous about her preparations that it
was with no little apprehension that I
opened my mouth, held my breath and
braced up to take my punishment.
Ibid it taste bad?''
ut didn't have any taste at all. 1t
felt like little ball of dust such as you
find in the corner Of the carpet. l
washed it down several seconds quicker
than instantly, yeu may be sure. Just
as it was going down felt sharp pain
i'll my throat as if it had scratched.
is it DOWN. asked Mrs. Dennis.
eyes said.
".All DOWN.
"'Yes, now tell me what I've taken.'
"I'll tell you tomorrow, and then
you u have no more shakes
II slept soundly that night, but when
I woke up in the morning my throat was
swollen and very painful. About 10
O'Clock Mrs. Dennis came to my room.
She had little pasteboard box in her
hand.
"'There, said she, 'look in there and
see what it is.
81 looked. Then felt the blood leave
my heart. I turned cold and tainted.
When l recovered Mrs. Dennis was
by my side.
"'Did l take one of those:' 1 asked.
"'1ou took the mate of that one.'
"That was years ago, and never had
a chill after that day. My throat got
well in time and SO did I. was effectu-
ally cured, but ! wouldn't take another
dose Of that medicine to save my life
"What was it you swallowed?' asked
the reporter.
ut was a big, hairy black spider, and
Il was alive. New York Aiail and
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