The Springdale news., 1889-09-20
BITTEN BY A SCORPION.
4 Brooklyn Doctors Horrible Experience
 in tba Wilds of Mexico.

in tba Ntlus of Mexico.
 Dr. George Mallet, of Brooklyn City, who is on his way to the mining camps of the interior of Mexico writes from Yedras the following story of his jour- ncy and his experience with SCOT pion:
 ''l started across the country on mule back with a dangerous-looking guide whom l feared might at any i moment cut my throat while asleep for the little money had; fortunately, he out to be q very good man. The third night out l had an experience that 1 would not repeat for all tho wealth of Mexico. It was just dark, about 7:30, when I 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.
 .Ghe guide told them we wanted to stop all night, and the female prepared a corn-cale for me. As they, of course, had no chairs. sat on a low stool in front of the fire to eat it. 1 was scarce ly seated before felt something on my neck, and putting my hand up. felt an exceedingly severe sting on my left index finger. It almost made nc howl. l immediately tied my handkerchief around it and stopped the circulation, and then sucked 1t, and the old woman parted with a chew of tobacco for it. In about ten minutes the stinging 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 tingled and stang like an electrical current, and yet they were completely dead to all external impressions, and l could scarcely move them; then my face be- an to feel the same way. l called for water, and was terrified to find that l h ed lost all sense of taste, and my jaw was getting stiff, and 1 could scarcely a9tieulate at all.
 Just imagine my feelings-no one near but those almost savages and they understanding not Il word 1 said and the horrible sense of impending death due to the depression caused by the poison. tried to ask if there was q doctor anywhere near, but could not even speak English now, and of course they did not understand me. It was simply horrible. and thought surely l Was dying, for the dead feeling seemed to be extending. and l could scarcely move amusee. With great effort l made signs for bottle of claret that l happened to have in my bag to Use in case of bad water. Most some so that | made them understand that l wanted hot water, and 1t seemed almost q year before they got any. When it came, although they could not bear their hands in 1t, l put both hands and feet into it without feeling it. Then l made them rub hard, and they did all night, and by morning l slept for about two hours. being perfectly exhausted. On awakening felt much better my limbs tingled just as though they Were asleep, but could use them; by moving about the sensation began to return.
 ''As soon as l could get up got into the saddle again, hoping to reach some civilization in case l should get worse The journey was just half over, so pushed on for Yedras and soon found that the exercise was of benefit, the tingIing ceased, and by that night l could taste the food. ate the next morning and had no signs of the previous nights experience. ex- cept a loss of sensibiIity in my left arm and hand and a feeling of great weakness. Now, five days after, am entirely well, except that l have no feeling at all in my left index finger and half of back of forearm up to the elbow. l was told here that it was q $ scorpion that bit me and that I was lucky in getting out Of it so easily. 1 am all right now and apprehend no further trouble. N Y. World.