The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-20
Colonel ToEnes Tells Of It's Many Re-
maftab.e Cures.
IT LBSORBS POISON LIKE 4 SPONGE.
Never Yet Has IL Failed to euro when
Applied, and Reputable Mccklcnburg
Citizens VIII vouch for History Of
the Cures accommodating
Hiram's Milestone, and
How ID was Found.

rab.d animal, and a great many indiNid-
uals o. not believe there Is any such
.h.ng as a maidstone. must confess
Tat | entertained this belief. or rather
lack Of be.o. myself up to yesterday
when : was cfiectuaily converted by the
most undo,sD;cd proofs that there is such
a. thing as a maidstone. and that the mad
stone does cure the bite OF raoid cog
or other animal
My conversion was brought about by
Colonel william Townos. one or Mcckie!l-
burg cOunty's most NerdciOuS ana hlshiy
respected citizens. found Coi9hei ioWhes
jn his room at the 81 clair hotel "heIc
he Is putting up during bis Drlei stay III
Richmond. and he greeted me with an
the "bonhommic" OF the old newspaper
man. which profession colonel Io"hes
followed for many years. ,
After pleasant chat with the Colohtl
about politics and curren news IN MS pa
Of the country. he produced from nis
pocket small parcel or brown paper;
This" nc said. as he unwfafPe9 X,
Contains q genuine maidstone when
was transmitted 10 me by my iathel'
and there is no question as 10 us NiituvS'
for | have often tested them myself.
AS the Colonel spoke, he continued 10
unroli the paper. and finally took from IL
a small piece of stone, OF a Jet black coiVI'
full OF pores. The whole length OF lne
stone was not more than half an men, Dy
a quarter Of an inch in thickness, and an
eighth of an inch In thickness II was a
small. understanding object, ana might
easily have been mistaken for Dit OF
coal but for its pores
THE oJRis WROUGHT.
This" said Colonel Townes boiling ne
little stone In the air, and growing Teml-
niscent. this is the genuine article a
have proven by many tests The first
use | had for IL was In the case u a -
tie negro girl. my slave. in lsS5. ! had a
very elegant dCg-a red Irish setter. lie
was unusually intelligent and perfectly
rood-temperel Suddenly he began ID
show temper. ana TO bite the otner doSs
that came about him, ana nnally ne s"ls-
ed this little girl. and bit her manu- Sc
yerely Mr. Moore, a refugee from lamp
ton was living with me. and he sald tnc
dog was mad. | told him OF tne mau-
stcne. and he sat by the little sirl ior ssS,1
eral hours, applying the stone II WVuil
stick until fully charged with the f'us'
and then drop off. when he would drop 10
into tepid water. and II would emit IN"
poison. which would rise 10 the TOP: ms
treatment entirely relieved the chlld, me
wounds healed promptly, and she is now
a healthy woman with a large FAMILY; .
las / had never seen rabid dos,
continued Colonel Townos. II chained the
setter up TO wat IA the result. ioung
mai he had no fear Of water. He would
thrust his head into the bucket ana tly
sto drink. but from the swollen cohullioh
of his tongue or paralysis OF the thlodt'
I don't know which. he could not drink.
I kent him for several days until 1t be-
came so painful TO me 10 see his sullc.-
ings that / killed him.
HORSE CURED.
Il next used the stone said the 'oio-
mel ION a thoroughbred mare My std-
bleman saw her bitten by a biz mogeaSln
snake which he killed at once. lie Led
an. mare straight TO the house ana snow,
ed me where she was bitten J shdNtu
The hair off and there were plainly Nlsl-
bic Two small punctures where the ldHsS
struck. | applied the maidstone 10 each
wound, and there was instant rencl loi
there was not the slightest swelling on
her lea, the next morning. 4.
.s1yhs next time had occasion 10 use II
was on INV son When little barefoot
tov. he stuck a nail into his heel Inc
wound became very much unnamed aIu
threw him into a fever. immediate.
sent for Or Robert u. BdSkcrNll. at wa.
time perhaps the most learned medlcai
man in that section of Virginia re
came and stayed with my son ior forty
eight hours trying TO produce suppura,.l n3s
from the wound The doctor then lolu
me that he saw marked symptoms or te'-
anus and had great fears for the hlis
fellow. As / sat by his bedside anu
watched him tossing TO ana fIo IN as"ms,
I thought of the maidstone. ! had never
heard of it's use I'm such case buO
n ought IL would certainly do no haIin 10
try H. | got II out. ana WIN tne Sia'P
roint OF my knife picked out the hard'
black scab from tho wound, ana tolicA-
od a corner OF the stone 10 II. lts clIects
ere magical IL stuck Ike leech, ana
within half an hour the child was III d
calm sleep. lie aw Ike refreshed ara ARD a.
most free from fever ana was ehll''!
well I'm a short time.
FURTHER TESTIMONY.
.Some tine later" continued Colonel
Tcwnes. 81 lent the stone 10 Dr. VI.
Eppes, an int siiigent ana iepu'aM@ physE
clan He was a confirmed uno'N-Nes IL
It's efficacy. but case winch came Nhuci
4nnNtnC(I
U,ile stone was possessed OF Wonierlul
powers a hardin ork'ng farmer SahiS 20
him one morning before DAY. re ht9
be.n shearing sheep the day before an
had knocked n piece Of skin from one or
his hands with the shears lherepH 81
ting into his blood some detayei animal
matter. He thought nothing OF IL AZ me
tine but awoke about midnight III srea'
agony. His hand and entire arm up 10
the shoulder were swollen TO many times
thftr normal size. lie tfich TO sieep
aratn but the pain was so intense that ne
was forced TO walk the moor + many 'aio
agony became unbearahle. ana ne got on
his horse and hurried to DR. kp2es. me
doctor had no faith whatever IN the mad
stone but as this v as q desperate caSv
Ne thought he would try H. The pam
heran 10 abate almost as soon "A lhe
stone touched the wound. ana IN Shoit
time the swelling disappointed. and the
tationt suffered no more.
Nov" said the Colonel. wrapping up
the precious stone and replacing it in his
nocket IL have a great curiosity 10 know
why il is that the Faculty refuse 10 IN
ycxtinate this question ! tried 20 nave
n done by the veterinarians OF the Agri-
cultural Department. but they seemed
afraid to have anything 10 do with IT,
KISo nIRANS MILESTONE.
$50 much for the maidstone" continu-
e1 Col Towncs but while we are dis
ei,ssing c,lrlosties. ! should like TO tel
YOU OF a remarkable stone that saw the
other lay. while coming through Clarks-
lille. Va Not very long ago there was a
big fire at that place. and the whole or
the place was completely wiped out. The
work Of rebuilding IL was commenced al
most Immediately and while digging the
foundation for a new building at the cor
rrr OF Main and Beauty streets. mos
remarkable looking stone was dis over"i
y waS Z IL inches thlck. ID IL inches IN
diameter. and feet Sl-2 Inches In CIR
q inference I'm the centre there Is
round hole I u inches in diameter. and
IN top there Is slot running from the
outside nearly to the centre hole. m whicl
,he lever was pias cd by which Samson Is
SID 20 have pushed this very identical
stone IN grinding their grain for his Phil
utine taskmasiers. The material or
When tho stone = made seems - be
coarse grade OF porphyry.
An cthnologist who examined the stone
declares II 10 have been brought over
b. one OF the ships OF Hiram. King 81
Tyre. willie on a visit 10 this country
in search Of material for the building OF
Zine Solomon's Temple.'
's'rnis is q remarkable stone" con~lLd, Il
Colonel Tonncs. but the Maidstone is
atm more remarkable. and all that /
have told you concerning It's powers are
pisin unyarnshcd facts.