The Meeker herald., 1896-07-11
CURED BY WHIPPING.
Radical and Ehectual Indian Remedy TO,
Fever and AGue.

fevef ana ARues
After week or ten days the fever
with which had been afflicted abated
somewhat, says writer in Forest and
Stream, and Peter, taking my double
barreled rife 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 second day,
while was lying on the bearskin with
swimming brain and fevered brow, he
came back, but not alone. Two strong,
athletic squaws, each toting a large
pack, were his companions. He intro
duced them as "Old Blackbird squaw
and her gal; pooty young squaw-great
medicine"
The elder of the two was about as
tough, leathery-looking specimen Of
aboriginal ugliness as have ever
fallen in with, and making due allow
ance for difference in age the daughter
was the perfect model of her. They
both cast their loads unceremoniously
aside, and the elder proceeded at once
TO business. Watching me closely as
'lle did SO, she rolled large handful of
leaves in her hand until they were par
TALLY pulverized, then passed them over
to the younger squaw, who soon made
= pint Of very bitter tea from them
which was told to drink. 1 managed
20 gulp it down. hot and bitter as it
was. and the old squaw then seized me
without ceremony, packed me snugly in
bearskin and blankets, after which she
aud her daughter, wrapping their own
blankets about them, lay down on
either side Of me, crowding me in
manner more close than pleasant.
My leathery bellies answered to help
get up a copious .perspiration, which
was just what they intended: and when
awoke from the first sound, refresh
ing sleep 1 had enjoyed for weeks it
was with cool, clear head and limbs
free from pain.
With the rise Of the sun the confound-
cd ague began to threaten me; and Mrs.
lslnekbird, with the help of her interest
ing daughter, proceeded to take meas
urcs for expelling it in manner quite
as novel and original as her treatment
ot fever. First, she undid bundle of
lirty-blue cloth, and took therefrom sew
sral bundles of neatly bound, minute
swigs. had heard some hard stories
of ''whippin' out the ager," and smelled
a pretty extensive mice Immediately;
but, on the whole, concluded to go
through, so I suffered them to divest
me of my clothing and seize me firmly
by the wrists; and made no objection
even when Mrs Blackbird began to ap-
ply the switches gently to the bare skin.
Gradually the blows increased in
rapidity and severity; old Peter, who
had stood by as spectator at first,
topped forward and seized a wrist
irmly in each hand so suddenly that
Immediately became energetic and gen.
eral. Each Of the squaws, with 9
| witch in each hand, Wed with the
other in rapidity Of hitting; and as the
sluggish, torpid blood strove to dash
with answering speed through the
tingling veins the pain became unen-
durable. had resolved to bear all that
vas asked of me in hopes Of radical
| cure, but the torture was too severe;
and l ordered them to desist, trying at
the same time to wrench myself loose
from Peter. They only laughed, and
laid on the harder.
l became mad with pain, and went
in on my muscle, biting and butting
| furiously at old Peter, and giving the
lcathery females ungallant kicks about
the ribs and abdomen-a proceeding
that made them laugh all the more, and
brought down the switches with in
creased vigor. entreated and cursed
by turns, tried bribery and fattery,
begged for a resting spell, and threat
ened death to the party of conspiratorf
immediately got loose, but all in vain.
They tlogged me for time that seemed
an age, and only let me off when was
too exhausted to stand alone. Then !
was again euveloped in skins and
blankets. when, strange as it may seem,
/ almost Immediately fell into deer
sluuber, from which did not awake
until evening. When did awake II
was with a general sense of soreness
al over the outer man, but where was
thc ague? Gone. Completely cured, as
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