The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-01
HEROIC TREATMENT.
How Two Squaws Cured 2 White Man of
 Fever and iguc.

After week or ten OaJS CltC ACNC - somewhat abated, says a writer 1n Forest and Stream, and Peter, taking my double-barrclcd rife by way cf aT1na- ment and half a dozen hard biscuit by way of grub, gave notice of two days absence, and, bucbling his blanket about him, went off up the trail.
 Late in the evening of the second day while I was lying on the bcarsiln with swi1cmirg brain and fevcred brow he came back, but not alone. Two strong. athletic squaws, each tot ing large pack, were his companions. He introduced them as ''Clc Blaokblrd squaws and he gal; booty young squaw great medicine"
 The elder of the two was about as tough, leathery-locking specimen ot aboriginal ugliness asI have ever fallen in with, and making due allowances Tor difference in age tl.c daughter was the perfect model of her. They both cast their loads unceremoniOusly aside and the elder proceeded at once to business. Watchingnc closely as she did so she rolled a large handful of leaves in her hand uatiI they were partially pulvcr- ized. then passing them over to the younger squaw, who soon made pint of very bitter tea from them which l was told to drink. I managed to gulplt down. hot and bitter as it was, and the old squaw then seized me without cere- mony, packed me snugly in bear-sk1n and bla1l1cts, after which she and her daughter, wrapping their own blankets around them. lay down on either side of me, crowding me in manner more close than pleasant.
 trust King David's medicine, which answered the purpose so well, was not a squaw-cr, if she were, that she was young and good-loolzing.
 My leathery belles answered, howcv- CT, to Lelp get up Q cop:ous precipitation, which was iuat what they intended, and when I aSvo,ze from the first sound re- freshing sleepI had enjoyed for weeks it was with a cool, clear head and limbs free from pain.
 With tl.c rise of the sun the confound- ed ag1e began to threaten me, and Mrs. Blackbird, with the help of her inter- csti1g daughtcr, proceeded to take measures for expclling it in manner quite as novel and original as her treat inert of fever. First she undid bun dle of dirty blue cloth and took there from several bundles of neatly bound, minute twigs. I had heard some hard stories of ''whippin' out the ager," and smclled pretty extensive Iaice imme- Giately, but Cn the whole concluded to % through, so I suffered them to divest me of my clothing and seize me firmly by the wrists, and made no objection even when LIrs. Blacl1bird began to ap- ply the ewitchings gently to the bare skin. Gradually the blows increased in rapidity and severity. Old Peter, who had stood by as Q spectator at first stepped forward and seized wrist firmly in each hand, so suddenly that had no time to object; and the whip ping immediately became energetic and gcneral. Each Of t!2c squaws witE a switch in each hard vicd with the oth CT in rapidity of hitting, and as the slug gish, torpid blood strove to dash with answering speed through the ti1gline veins the pain became uncomfortable. had resolved to bear all that was asked of me in hope Of q radical cure, but th( torture was too severe, and l ordered them to desist, trying at the same time towrench myself lcosc from Peter. They only laughed and laid on the harder l became mad with pain and went II on my muscle, Lifting ard putting fCri orsly at old Peter and giving the lcath cry females ungallant kicks about th' ribs ard aECcmen-a proceeding tha made them laugh all the more an' brought Gown the switches with in creased vigcr. entreated ard cursed by turns, tried bribery and 1iattery begged for resting spell, ard threat cred death to tlle party of ccnspirator immediately got loose, but all in vain They floggod me fcI time that sceme' Cn age. ard only let me of when l wa too exhausted to stand alone. Then
 was again cnveicpcd in skins and blan l5ets. when. strange as it may seem.
 alncst immediately fell into Q dee slumEcr, from which did not awak rnt;l evening. When l did awake it Wa with a general sense of soreness all owe the outer man; but where was the ague Gone, Completely cured, as well as tn