The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-03-27
HEROIC TREATMENT.
How Two squaws Cured white Man OF
Fever and Ague.

After week or ten days the fever
somewhat Rbated. SAYS writer in
Forest and @Stxa.p. and Peter. taking
my double batfe1ed rifle by way of
armament aud half dozen hard bis
cult 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 aud feyered
brow he came back but not alone.
Two strong. athletic squaws. each tot
ing a large pack. were his companions.
He introduced them as '-Ole BIackbird
squaw aud he gall pooty young squaw
great medicine"
The elder of the two was about as
tough, leathery-looking a specimen OF
aboriginal ugliness as | have ever
fallen in with, aud making due allow
anee for difference In age the daugh-
ter was the perfect model of her. They
both cast their loads uneeremoniously
aside and the elder proceeded at once
TO business. Watching me closely rs
she did so she rolled large handful OF
leaves in her hand until they were par
TALLY pulverized, then passed them
over to the younger squaw. who soon
made pint of very bitter tea from
them which | was told 10 drink. |
managed to gulp il down. hot and bit
ter as il 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. las down on either side of me.
erowding me in manner more close
than pleasant.
trust King David's medicine. which
answered the purpose so well. was not
n squaw--or. if she were, that she was
young and good looking.
MY leathery bellies answered. how
ever. To help get up copiOns perspira-
ton. which was just what they intend
ed. aud when | awoke from the first
sound refreshing sleep ! had enjoyed
for weeks il was with a cool. clear
head and limbs free from pain.
With the rise of the sun the con-
founded ague began TO threaten me,
and Mrs. Blackbird, with the help of
her interesting daughter, proceeded TO
take measures for expeliing il in
manner quite as novel and original as
her treatment Of fever First She un-
did a bundle of dirty blue cloth and
took therefrom several bundles of
neatly bound. minute twigs ! had
heard some bard stories OF ''wliippin'
out the ager and smellel "A pretty
extensive mice Immediately. but ON
the whole concluded to go through.
so / suffered them to divest me of nav
clothing and seize me iirnly bv the
wrists. and made no objection even
when Mrs. Blackbird began 10 apply
the switchings gently To the bare skin.
Gradually the blows increased in rapid
ity aud severity. Old Peter. who had
stood by as a spectator Mt first. stepped
forward and seized wrist firmly in
each hand. so suddenly that | had no
time TO object; and the whipping i'm
mediately became energetic and gem
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 unen-
durable. | had resolved to bear all
that was asked of me in hope of rad
ical cure. but the torture was too
severe, aud | ordered them 10 desist,
trying at the same time to wrench my
self loose from Peter. They only
laughed and laid on the harder. l be-
came mad with pain and went in on
my muscle. biting and butting furious
" at old Peter aud giving the leathery
females uugallant kicks about the ribs
and abdomen-a proceeding that made
them laugh all the more aud brought
down the switches with increased
vigor. entreated and cursed by
turns. tried bribery and flattery, beg
ged for a resting spell. aud threatened
death to the party of conspirators inn
mediately ! got loose. but all in vain.
They ilogged me for time that
seemed an age, and only let me off
when | 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 /
did not awake until evening. When /
did awake it was with Il general sense
of soreness all over the outer man; but
where was the ague? Gone. Conn
pletely cured, as well as the fever.