The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-04-06
AN EFFECTIVE MAIDSTONE.
How 1t Adheres to the Body and Sucks
Out All the Poison.

How 1t Adheres to the Body and Sucks
Out All the Poison.
Nearly every one has heard more or
less about madstones and the wonderful
cures with which they are credited In
saving life where a person had been bit
ten by mad dog. Many regard these
stones as a mere superstition, but statis-
hcs go to prove that they really do con-
tain many wonderful properties. Mad
stones are seldom heard of anywhere e1-
cept in the southern states, where they
IRE quite common, and most Of the peo-
pie of that section place great faith in
them. Mrs. J. NJ. Parks, lady resid-
pg in this city, is the possessor of one
pf these remarkable stones, and report
er called On her to learn something about
them.
eyes," she said when questioned on
the subject, Il have maidstone and
have had it many years. My husband
found it near Magnesia Springs, Fla. I
have only had occasion to use it three or
four times since it has been in my pos
session, and each time the best results
followed. The reason that l have not
used it often is that never hear of a case
where a person has been bitten by a mad
dog until 1 see it in the paper, and then
it has always been stated that the pa
tient has been taken with convulsions.
1t is too late to use the maidstone then.
Spasms do not generally appear until
about nine days after the person is Bit
ten, and if the stone is applied any time
previous to the convulsions the poison
will be entirely drawn out by it.
1.-The worst case l ever cured with my
maidstone happened when a policeman
here in the city, named Price, was Bit
ten on the hand by mad dog. His arm
had swollen up to three or four times it's
natural size and had turned black. The
man was suffering the most excruciat-
ing agony, and his physicians had de-
SPARED of his life. / accidentally heard
of his case and at once hurried to the
house with my maidstone. The doctor
consented to give it a trial, and the re-
suit was that the man recovered and is
now walking around the streets as well
as ever"
Upon the reporters asking if he might
see the stone Mrs. Parks Immediately
produced it, remarking as she did SO,
SIT does not look nearly as powerful as
it really is"
1t is little, porous, chalklike sub
stance about an inch long, half an inch
wide and quarter of an inch thick
and appeared to be sort of vegetable
compound.
1.-THE process of applying the mad
stone," continued Mrs. Parks, sis very
simple and somewhat similar to vaccina-
ton. You select some part of the body
between the bite and the heart and with
q sharp knife scrape the skin till the
blood comes, then apply the stone to the
raw spot. The stone will adhere imme-
diately, and its drawing qualities are SO
great that it will almost bury itself in
the flesh, sucking out the poison until all
the pores of the stone are filled with the
deadly virus. The stone then drops off
of its own accord, and after being thor
oughly cleansed with milk, warm water
and soap is applied again. This is kept
up till the stone refuses to stick, thereby
showing that all the poison has been
drawn out. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.