The Irish standard., 1891-02-28
CURED BY WHIPPING. .
Radical and EfEectual Indian Remedy for
Fever and ARue.


Fever and Asue.
After week or ten days the fever
with which had been afflicted abated
somewhat, says a writer in Forest and
Stream, and Peter, taking my double,
barreled rifle by way Of armament and
half a dozen hard biscuit by way of
grub, gave notice of two days absence,
and, buckling his blanket about him,
went off up the trail
Late in the evening of the second day,
while was lying on the bearskin with,
swimming brain and fevered brow, he
came back, but not alone. Two strong,
athletic squaws, each toting large
pack, were his companions. He intro
duced them as ':Old Blackbird squaw
and her gal; poorly young squaw-great
medicine"
The elder OF the two was about as
tough, leathery-looking O. specimen Of
aboriginal ugliness as / have ever
fallen in with, and making due allow
ance for difference in age the daughter
was the perfect model of her. They
both cast their loads unceremoniously
aside, and the elder proceeded at once
she did sos she rolled large handful Of
leaves in her hand until they were par
TALLY priverized, then passed them over
to the younger squaw, who soon made
d pint of very bitter tea from them
which l was told to drink. I managed
to guip it down, hot and bitter as it
was, and the old squaw then seized me
without ceremony, packed me snugly in
bearskin and blankets, after which she
and her daughter, wrapping their own
blankets about them, lay down on
either side of me, crowding me in a
manner more close than pleasant.
My leathery bellies answered to help
get up copious .perspiration, which
was just what they intended; and when
I awoke from the first sound, refresh
ing sleep had enjoyed fer weeks it
was with cool, clear head and limbs
free from pain.
With the rise Of the sun the confor1nd-
ed ague began to threaten me; and Mrs.
Blackbird, with the help Of her interest
ing daughter, proceeded to take meas
ures for expelling it in a manner quite
as novel and original as her treatment
of fever. First, she undid d bundle of
dirty-blue cloth, and took therefro1n sew
eral bundles Of neatly bound, minute
twigs. / had heard some hard stories
of 'swhippin' out the ager," and smelled
a pretty extensive mice Immediately;
but, on the whole, concluded to go
through, so I suffered them to divest
me of my clothing and seize me firmly
by the wrists; aid made no objection
even when Mrs. Black bird began to ap-
ply the switches gently to the bare skin.
Gradually the blows increased in
rapidity and severity; old Peter, who
had stood by as spectator at first,
stepped forward and seized Is wrist
firmly in each hand SO suddenly shat
had no time to object and the whipping
Immediately became energetic and gen
eral. Each Of the squaws, with
switch in each hand, We'd with the
other in rapidity Of hitting; and as the
sluggish torpid blood strove to dash
with answering speed through the
tingling veins the pain became u11en-
durable. had resolved to bear all that
was asked Of me in hopes of radical
cure, but tbs torture was too severe;
and ordered them to desist, trying at
the same time to wrench myself loose
from Peter. They only laughed, and
laid ON the harder.
i became mad with pain, and went
in on my muscle, biting and butting
furiously at old Peter, and giving the
leathery females ungallant kicks about
the ribs and abdomen--a proceeding
that made them laugh all the more, and
brought down the switches with in
creased vigor. I entreated and cursed
by turns, tried bribery and dattery,
begged for a resting spell, and threat
ened death to the party of conspirators
Immediately got loose, but all in vain.
They logged me for a time that seemed
an age, and only let me off when I was
too exhausted to stand alone. Then
was again enveloped in skins and
blankets, when, strange as it may seem,
/ almost Immediately fell into deep
slumber, from which I did not awake
until evening. When did awake it
was with a general sense Of soreness
all over the outer man, but where was
the ague? Gone. Completely cured, as
we'll as the fever.