The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-02
A MAIDSTONE.
1t is Said to Have Drawn Poison In.
jected by Mad Do2s.

| ClNClNNAIl, Aug. OLA tudlsJOue was
applied to five children and a woman yes
terday in the hope thai they might be
saved from the horrible fortunes of
/ hydrophobia.
| About three weeks ago j. NJ. Sanders,
| farmer, who lives two miles outside of
| Lynchburg, o., was aroused at night by the
barking of big mongrel dog that belonged
| to his nelghbor, David Runyun.
| The dog kept up SUCH a racket around
MIR. Sanders house that he went down in
| his night .ttire TO drive him away, armed
| wit club.
| No sooner had he opened the door than
the dog sprang upon him.
| DESPERATE FIGHT
between ma and brute followed, and the
latter gradually gained ground and forced
| Mr.. Sanders into the house. He fortunately
| escaped the ANIMALS fangs. The next
| morning the dog was still around, and as
| soon as Mrs. Sanders appeared attacked
| her. MIR. Sanders, who was armed with
| gun, ran to her as ,istance, and the dog bit
| the dust.
| An examination showed that it had been
| suffering from rabies in the worst form.
| Mr.. Runyun has two children-Ollie, aged
| s years, and a boy, Louis, years Old. Tney
| had as pet sheppard dog puppy.
| The brother of tie puppy was owned by
Mr.. Sanders, WAC has tIree children, Ina,
aged II years; Essie. 10 years, and Lee,
| fat chunk ola boy, 4 years old.
| When it was found that the dog had been
mad, a careful watch was put on the pup
pies, but for several days they did not show
| any
| SIGNS OF THE RABIES
| The watch was relaxed, and the children
allowed to play with lem as usual.
Between last Saturday and NJ nday all
the children, except little Lee, complained
that the puppies had bitten them on differ
ent parts of the body. But little heed was
givel to them, as blood was drawn in but
| two instances
Little l. uis Runyun was bitten over the
left eye, AID his sister on the forearm The
Sanders children showed abrasions, but
that was not considered as a bite
| Mr. Runyun, who makes a living by run
ming traction engine and threshlng on
neighboring farms, was away from home
and did not return until Tuesday.
Scarcely had he got home when the puppy
showed signs of the rabies, and he penned
him up. The dog died that night
IN THE MOST HORRIBLE AGoNIEs.
At the same time the puppy belonging to
MIR. Sanders showed undeniable signs of hy-
droUh bia, aud was promptly killed
Then the parents became terribly alarmed
about their children, and all the horrible
| stories OF death from b drophobia were re-
called. La the midst of their trou lie they
wer told that Moses Wamsiey, who lives
about two miles south of Cleves, had mad
stone, which, on being applied would draw
all the poiSo from the system.
Early yesterday m Jr1inS the entire Run
yum and Sanders families came to CT lcin-
natl on the c., W. and B. railroad and went
to Cloves on the Big Four line. A reporter
acc mpanied them. When the crowd ap-
peared at the Wamsley home they were
AIKEN in, and old Mrs. Wansley brought
out goblet of lukewarm water. In the
bottom OF the glass lay
TWO SMALL PEBBLES,
one about the size of a thumb-nail and tri-
angular and the other much smaller. They
were as clear as crystal and of very close
texture. The pilgrims could not realize
that t-ey were what they sought, Mr.. San
ders remarking that he thought it was about
as big as a grindstone.
Little Louis was the first to have his fate
tried. Mrs. Wamsley lanced a tiny slit on
the back Of one hand, and as the blood came
forth she wiped it away until the hemor-
rhage ceased. Thea she placed a fat side of
the stone down on the fresh wound and held
1t there for perhaps half a minute Then
she turned the hand over.
THE STONE STUCK.
The boy had been bitten by mad dog and
the poison from its saliva had permeated his
syS EN-.
Mrs. Runyun burst into tears, but was
speed ly mforted by the infor nation that
since 1858, when Mr.. w amsley bought the
stone il Ke lucky, having tested its merits
on his own body, she had applied it to over
4OO persons whose systems had been SINH
larry poisoned, and that not in single case
had the peculiar qualities of the stone failed
TO perform all S Re claimed it would.
The stone was then applied to Ollie Run
yum, and with the same result Again the
stone stuck. The whole party became down.
cast, and the three other children were put
throuSh the same ordeal as sooa as possible.
but the stone failed to stick, and it was de-
clared that they
HAD ESCAPED INCUBATION.
1t was then stated that only in the case of
the two Runyur children had blood been
drawn by the bites.
When the dog attacked Mrs. Sanders the
animal had bruised one of her fingers with
his teeth as e struck at him. The stone
was tried on her. but without effect. The
Q tire p irty stayed at the Wamsley house
last night, and the two children on who
the stone stuck will remain until the stone
refuses to stick.
The action of the stone is curious When
placed on the fresh cut on the two children
1t stuck as fast as if it had been glued there.
Gradually it assumed a gree llsh tint. The
NS''S lVSbC' Pei1 NOtc wv SluIU LOT Iu0 STONE
to get full of the poison which it sucks from
the bl od, and which gives the zee fish
hue, but when left on the wound long
enough it will
ABSORB so MUCH POISON
that it becomes decid eddy green, and then
rises from the wound. 1t is then placed in
lukewarm water and allowed to re main
there for about fifteen minutes. When
taken out it is as clear as crystal. While
| is in the water the poiso can be seen
ouoohag out OF 1t, the action being the
same as when lump Of sugar is placed in
water.