The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-27
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A Brooklyn Doctors Horrible Exper,.nc

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A Brooklyn Doctors Horrible Experience
tnfhe Wilds of Mexico.
DR.. George Mallet, of Brooklyn CITY.
who is on his way to the mining camps
r the interior of Mexico. writes from
Yedras the following story of his jour-
ney and his experience with scor-
piOn:
81 started across the country on
mule back with a dangerous-looking
guide, whom l feared might at any
moment cut my throat while asleep for
the little money had; fortunately, he
did nothing of the kind and turned
out to be a very good man. The third
night out had an experience that l
would not repeat for all the wealth OF
Mexico 1t was just dark. about 1880,
when discovered a light up the side
of mountain and thought it would be
good time to camp. as we had been
in the saddle almost constantly since
three o'clock that E-orning. We made
for it and found little shanty inhab-
tied by two horrible looking specimens
of humanity in the most abbreviated of
costumes.
1.-The guide told them we wanted IN
stop all night, and the female prepared
corn-cake for me. AS they, of course.
had no chairs, sat on low stool in
front of the fire to eat it. was scarce
ly seated before felt something on NV
neck. and putting my hand up. felt an
exceedingly severe sting on nv left
index finger 1t almost made me howl.
l Immediately tied my handkerchief
around it and stopped the circulation.
and then sucked it, and the old woman
parted with a chew of tobacco fcs it.
In about ten minutes the singing
ceased, and thought it was all over.
when intense vertigo came on with
much vomiting and retching, then a
sense of great weakness and collapse.
accompanied by a profuse cold per-
spiration, then sharp tingling began
in the bitten finger, extending over the
hand and up the arm, then the other
arm and hand, then both feet t:ngled
and stung like an electrical current,
and yet they were completely dead to
all external impressions, and l could
scarcely move them; then my face be-
gan to feel the same way. I called for
water, and was terrified to find that l
had lost all sense of taste, and my jaw
was getting stiff, and 1 could scarcely
articulate at all.
Just imagine my feelings-no one
near but those almost savages and they
understanding not a word / said and
the horrible sense of impending death
due to the depression caused by the
poison. | tried to ask if there was a
doctor anywhere near, but could not
| even speak English now. and of course
they did not understand me. 1t was
simply horrible. and l thought surely
L was dying, for the dead feeling
seemed to be extending, and could
scarcely move muscle. With great
effort made signs for bottle of
claret that Lasp opened to ha7g IN my
ag to use in case of bad water. Most. S
this | drank, and it braced me up
me so that l made them understand
lat wanted hot water, and it seemed
most a year before they got any.
hen it came, although they could not
ear their hands in it, put both hands
Id feet into it without feeling it. /,
hen | made them rub hard, and they !
d all night, and by morning 1 slept
r about two hours. being perfectly {
On awakening felt much c
tier, my limbs tingled just as though c
ey were asleep, but could use them; I
7 moving about the sensation began c
return. {
''As soon as l could get up got I
20 the saddle again, hoping to reach c
me civilization in case 1 should get
orse. The journey was just half !
yer. so l pushed on for Yedras and :.
ON found that the exercise was of
'neit, the tingling ceased, and by :
at night | could taste the food. 1 8
e the next morning and had no signs c
the previous nights experience. ex- =,
pt a loss of sensibility in my left '
m and hand and feeling of great
eakness. Now, five days after, l am /
ltirely well, except that have no t
cling at I'LL in my left index finger
I'd half of back of forearm up to the {
bow. l was told here that it was a
'or pion that bit me and that was :
cky in getting out of it so easily. :
n all right now and apprehend no
rther trouble. IN. Y. World.
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