The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-15
SOME GEORGIA STORIES.

N1< Of the best snake stories Of the season
comes from Jesup.
Last Thursday while Tax Receiver d. II.
Carter's two BOYS and Il Mr.. Isaac Thornton
were In the field pulling fodder the largest
hov went to the lug of wafer In the jam OF
the fence to get a drink OF water. just as
he stopped to pick up the Jug ne saw there
WAS large rattlcsnake wrapped round IL
and another large rattlesnake lying by 1t.
They sent for their father. who came ana shot
The largest snake and killed the other oi'"
with q rail The largest one was about six
fert long and hal fourteen rattles ana but
.n Tho other was about five feet long md
Mad nine rattlcs and button.
Thornton had drank water from the iu%
about ten minutes before the boy found the
snakes around and by il.
DR.. r. Steiner, Of Waynesboro. relates
rather remarkable occurrence in which negro
girl and rattlesnake figure.
The girl was recently bitten by q snake Of
tbis speclps whose venom almost defcs scien-
.ihc treatment even when il is applied by the
most Skiful physician ut once. An old negro
,,omcd Jim Beaic undertook the cure and sue
ceeded trumphantly and with remedy never
heard of before. The cotton plant has been
found to serve many purposes for food and
clothing. etc. but far never was used be
fore by any other doctor IMAM 0ld jim 10 cure
rattlesnake bites.
Or Steiner says he not told of the
accident until next morning though it hap
pcned on his farm. rattleSnake bite usually
kills in half an hour unless checked by RENE
dies DR.. Steiner says he saw the patient on
Monday morning after being bitten on Sunday,
walking about The only effect of the bite
was n Slight swelling of the toes on the foot
bitten
old jim is a sort of ''yarb doctor" and APP
piled natures remedies without consulting
therapeutics.
linI lf,r.,fD
around the girls ankle and squeez-
ed out as much poisoned blood
as he could immediately after
she was bitten. After which he made poul-
tice Of cotton seed which contains ammonia,
and applied it 80 the wound, and gave her also
cotton seed tml to drink Ammonia Is the
usual antidote for the poison of snakes Tex
cept. of course, corn juice" at fishing frolics).
and old Dr.. Jim was applying science in his
experience. He then cut open the rattlesnake
and squeezing out the blood applied piece
of the 1leshy part to the wound, bandagng
il firmly.
The girl is cured and there IS the fact for
your consideration.
There is merchant doing business In
Americas who thinks that there s much
more money in the country than Is gener-
ally supposed; and he gave the other day
little incident as evidence of his belief.
farmer from an adjacent county, very
plainly dressed and In fact looking rather
.'seedE<" came into the store, accompanied
by his wife and grown daughter. The party
began buying nice goods, and that very free
ly SO much SO that when the amount began
to mount up beyond $50 the
merchant began to fear that the
farmer had OVERCOME his resources,
Judging by his looks and the current belief
OF scarce money in the land.
Finally the purchases completed ana
iaI for ha IL
but he quietly drew out his wallet extracted
a roll OF bills, selected one bill and passed
1t over to the merchant. 1t was 800 bill,
and he had several more of the sort
il his roll.
The Americas merchant now thinks the
country Is full of 500 bills. and he Is get
ting skeptical about hard times. rs several
other similar incidents have of late come TO
his attention.
The town of Lumpkin Is bound to keep up
with the procession. Things very
quiet on the streets there until recently,
when diminutive negro boy prize fighter
was discovered
This boy is known by the sobrquet OF
Chick" Chick is the little champion ne
gro fighter. He is about two and half feet
high. weighs about sixty pounds is seven
wears old, and his complexion Is as black
as the of spades.
The boys around town have him well train
ed and every day he goes into the ring and
knocks out an antagonist The prizes are
and frequently the whole town turns out to
witness the fight
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