Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-01-29

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death was matter of only few noufS,
he timidly suggested remedy that he had
heard Of years before, and one that he
had always regarded merely as an old
wonans superstition. This was thai II
the skin of cat be placed while warm
on the breast ofa person ill win pneu-
molia, the Inflammation will be draSRe
out Immediately. When Bell suggested
tie remedy to DR.. Reeves, who had
charge of the case, the only reply lie re-
ceived was, ''well, it can certainly do no
harm"
Emboldened by this tacit approval,
lell went out and hustled for cat.
There was, strange 10 say, no cat IN tne
Bonnallie household, so kindly DIS
posed neighbor furnished a pet tabby Tor
The experiment. Bell killed the cat, took
off the skin and applied it warm and
bloody to the sick mans chest. Though
the man was to all appearances dead
he mad been unconscious for hours-tha
result came quickly. Thirty seconds
after the application of the warm cats
skin.m says the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
.the patients facial expression changed;
from drawn, suffering appearance 1t re,
laxed until peaceful smile played around
the lips.
".What in the dickens have they done
that makes me feel 50 goodH he exclaimed.
/ The patients condition became much
easier as the minutes passed. In the
natural course of events the heat passed
from the cats skin and the twitchlng OF
the patients face gave evidence Oh re-
turning pain" 49,, :,
tained and its skin took the place OF the
first one. The warmth remained III tne
skins for about an hour and the cat'kin
applications were kept up until thirty-two
CATS had been sacrificed. The patient
was then declared out of danger, and
since then he has improved steadily ana
r,nidy until now he is convalescent.
she skins were applied with the raw nlde
to the body. 1t was noticed that the pest
results came from those skins that "ero :e
removed from tue cats bodies before lie
WAS extinct. ,.;u;,r
An interesting feature of this cat killing
is that nearly thirty tleveland homes
" wore dcsolatei of their pets, for the city
is not like New York and lSSpoklyn, over
rim with homeless creatures that cry OUT
for extinction. ,onr,
When tae search for a cat was begun
IN appeal was nude to several OF tue
neishbors, bat in nearly every case the
cat Was Il family pet and the solicitors
met with no encouragement during huns
.hot Iastcd more than an hour. II was
I,tc ot night and a request OF that kInd st
,h,t rour was received in various ways
Some thought it Il huge joke, others an n
excuse by burglars to secure an entrance
10 the house. Some of the perions
thought the request to be an insane treaS
| and turned the visitor away from Tue
door with scant ceremony. Where there
+ was n child in the family was heard
! chiIl.h scream of horror, says the Piair
! nnalcr as the youngster gaiherel her pc,
: i,i,ty in her arms and ran away and hio
! with the precious creature. Finally a
,he home of David Roe on Eaton stree
w." was fonnd an animal for the sacrlflce
The Roes hatei 10 give up their nouS'
cat beautiful maltese, but to save
amman life they consented to give II.
o Soon the sympathie5 OF several sma
), hoys were enlisted and the town Wa
"a ao3nroJ forca,s. Before the thirty-secon'
,r cot WA. killed the Bonnal!ie woodshe
i contained huulreds of then ready ~. ~
tbe knife. rhey were RECESSED whel MI
Bo,nal.ie had recovered enough 10 sn9 I
= int their hides were not nee 'eI' "a ~
~ =, and Mrs Bonnallie are lold In e 'ne
,r ,r praises of cats skins as cure LOT pne
monia.