The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1891-02-27
GheDemurraf-S Star
HEROIC TREATMENT.
How Two Squaws Cured a White Nan Of
Fever and Ague.

Alter week or ten days the fe
yer somewhat atated, says write
in Forest and Stream, and Peter
taking my double barreled rifle by
way of armament and half 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 Sc
coud day, while | was lying on the
bearskin with swimming brain and
a fevered brow, he came back, but
not alone. Two strong, athletic
squaws, each carrying large pack
we're his companions. He intro
duced them as sold Blackbird
squaw and he gal; pooty young
squaw-great medicine"
The elder of the two was abou,
as tough, leatherly looking a spec
linen OF aboriginal ugliness as
have ever fallen in with, and
making due allowances for differ
cree IN age the daughter was the
perfect model of her. They both
cast their loads uncerimoniously
aside and the elder proceeded at
once to business. Watching me
closely as she did so she rolled a
large handful of leaves In her hand
until they were partially pulYerlz-
ed. then passing them over to the
younger squ%w, who soon made a
pint OF very bitter lea from them
which | was told to drink. Imam. |
aged TO gulp it down, hot and bit
ter 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 around them, lay down
on either side of me in a manner
more close than pleasant.
| trust King Davld's medicine,
which answered the purpose so
well, was not a squaw-or, If she
were, that she was young and
good looking.
My leathery bellies, answered,
however, 10 help get up a copious
perspiralion, which was just what
they intended, and when awoke
from the first sound refreshing
sleep | had enjoyed for weeks it
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. Black bird, with the
help of her interesting daughter,
proceeded to take measures for ex .
pelling 1t in manner quite as
novel and original as her treatment
of fever. First she undid a bundle
of dirty cloth and took ,herelrom
several bundles of neatly bound.
minute twigs. | had heard some
hard stories of whipping out the
ager," and smelled a pretty exten-
sive mice Immediately, but on the
whole concluded to 60 through, so
| suffered them to divest me Of
my clothing and seize me firmly
by the wrists, and made no objeC-
ton even when Mrs. Blackbird be-
gan 10 apply the switchinCs TO the
bare skin. Gradually the blows
in rapidity and severity. Old Peter
who had stood by as a spectator at
first, stepped forward and seized
wrist in each hand, so suddenly
that had no time to object and
the whipping Immediately became
energetic and general. Each of
the squaws with a switch in each
band WED with the other in rapid
ity in hitting, and as the sluggish,
torpid blood strove to dash with
answering speed through the ting
ling veins The pam became unen-
durable. | had resolved to bear
ali that Was asked of me in hope
Of a ridical cure, but the torture
was too severe, and | ordered them
10 Geslst, trying at the sam time to
wrench myself loose from Peter.
They only laughed aud laid on The
harder. | became mad with pain
and went IN on my muscle, biting
and butting furiously at Peter and
giving The leathery females ungal-
lant kicks about the ribs and alb
domen-a proceeding that made
them laugh all the more and
brought down the switches with
increased vigor. l entrealed and
cursed by turns, tried bribery and
flattery, begged for a resting spell,
and threatened death TO the party
of conspiralors Immediately | got
loose, but all in vain. They fiogced
me for a time that seemed an age,
and only let me off when was too
exhausted to stand alone. Then
l was again envelopeJ in skins
and blankets, when, strange as it |
may seem, | almost Immediately |
feel into deep slumber, from |
which did not awake until even |
ing. When l did awake it was
with a general sense of soreness all
over the outer man; but where
was the agueg Gone. Complete.
ly cured, as well as the fever.