The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-08

A Mysterious Remedy GrudsipsIy Dispensed
by an Old Indian lhi.f.

ny an old indian Chief.
Nasi riches probably await, the man who can
discover or inven, something which shall really
cure a cold In the aesd, Several railroad men
in this city. Including The ~rr-siden, Of one Of the
he roads. lelis,e that they rave the cure. hut
~ha, The cure is they do no, know Two things
they are ready TO swear TO, FIRST, ,hs, the remedy
Is riIectual, h-,aus. hey have uied 1t and know.
and seo"nd, that il isn't a IateEt medicine because
ther" isn't one Of them who has pull" enough
W purchase any Of 1t from the original source.
Among The railroad men The reputation oftke
remedy ss spread 80 raiidly that IN. supply.
which, practically by favor, docsn', begin 10 keep
up with It,
The railroad prssi len, WAS the frs, 10 e1psr-
enc- III" good effects. Early his Winter he had
a Desperately bad cold in the head. nothing iha,
he could call the grip, which would have b-~n
sufficient excuse for his throwing up his work
Temporarily and going South. but inst an evil.
stuhv cold In the head with the storm centre
In the nose ,An! that cold made him 50 thoroughly
wr'iched Ina, h. was wiiiae 10 ,rv Amos, any.
lLihg which might Ii" suggested ~ long a. 1t
ui4ni CONF from = ocior Lis own physician
bad 70 CumlI, 'nly failed 10 afford lin relief, a.
We medical '~'HierLiiy usually docs when
brought IL agdIr.~l "a" rral, genuine article 81
N& a. a~of-!''S, G.d We !ust ready TO turn 20
h'isuan Seize. - s. i'ituai,m or bluo glass
Nltn ," MT 10 Nomau Mo touE Iity on him and
said hat What he u-Aded as the laciea treat
meni Vow, iuI~ railroad ~ siden; had been
brought W in a." county n-a' n nib" Of Indians
ana hr vaguely ST r mrmb"rec that among the grand
mothers o! his lo\LuUd avs carihln abe girEl
rrCl,iucS vtr" hid H. liyh rtlu'a Mur-olrr,
h had get 10 that J.inl Nh,re be would have
been rilng 10 undtrgo ,he Indian II, atreut
even though IL iUNCl ed The r. muval Of lis scalp
provided utlN TN ~ v A. a chance Df its other
Wis Celng him som good. He said as much
10 lis friend, and ~ Me course a q few days she
sni 10 him a sms! l~ecAagr fun ota fine luvdcr
Lo'r that came with 4, X ulsi.ed thal the pDwcer
CAM from "a Se..Ca lntlaa chief, Id tornplantcr,
a grandson q ,he 'am,4S Conn ,an,er who did
~ much to nfing about l.sca brtNesn the early
NaS =" BE- 'a.-n a.. snul
MS '"m,"hai Tf!!,'ed the mind 4 the 70.
n'l"ntas hr t~lar tu have lie doubts as to sW6i-
Living nunt'sCn, In ian drug. So, 'hal ii-It
NA'n h. was ta.y 70. bed hr iacAIrd tAr pow d :
ana otter a ~-N'!e Struggle succeeded III snuii!Ug
~ a cuhslItrd'i" qULnl'v Of II just what hap
l~ned imm'cldriH eiirr Isl I now very clear in
Ia mind, but he remembers sNeral million Ia
sane iinwhs-i, C~G,urlng before his eyes. and
when j" can 10 The iGTily were iouu.llE on
III or and denhnCIEr 10 Enow whittier H. had
lae nightmare OF was closing 10 &, alk After
aumldIgg III m IA f.. luIu dnyih.r AT Of sne-.lus
which he calculates lasted about f0ry Eve
minutes II The conclusion u MS srasm lar
had ilma 10 get IN q few Nell-ch0Spn words as 70
- - 49, -" - ''' 49,. 49,
hr .-l into bed q 4 slept The sle~" q the ~
CAeGinr weary When he asohei in the morning
The cold thai had made lie a burden 10 hlr
for n,arly three weeks had vanished completely
ana A. he went 10 lis Ctlcr he ,1ha.ed T~raises
10 the mn = the Ser"CaS.
Se,e.tl days later one II the heads II depart
meat Il 81. raj t'ai cane ~ to SEE MN snd Alked
IN dun, cA"Acl tones ami toe president c'ndu!ed
with hin on M hid CID hul Offered hin sUue Il
TIE snull, 4 lArauIerIng it, efficacy, but not re
vclll1E is lnne4I4lc elects Then he sat N
his Ollie chat AMI ThurlA1 with ElsA villa Lis
Nll''r had cprVulN ms IL the conner. The un-
~flrluuate nan peal home in a CAu irving y et-
plain. bet"er1 ag1nizng sneezas thai he pro
p"'ei T. resign on We morrow; but when the
mon. e.. = he awe GuNu''ll q Al tnaukfL ness
and ready to spread abroad the fame Of the snUI,
watch he dlt AZ d many sufferers csnr ater II
AMI the visible supply was soon Used up. n
Wiling 10 he without 1t the railr' al pre- iieNt
I.rkc! up the ghlr' and Nrp'e ~ lin ir more,
Offering = god prce but no answer came So
he appealei q the friend who had Obtained the
. TIE same line rlins him such facts as she
knes about tie releIy
In IN, nrs' place ,ornplanter sells 1, and a, a
C"ud p'iCe. but only % ih..e u tie tube OF 20
rer~urs whom he knows vel Tie woman IL
ler,eli An honorary rswber 81 TIE iflbe and d
cLle', and lAa' Is L.r he was able 70 get /,
f. rrIyi,n c~'irFilr firmly B. he ieuets II The
ancient lrnqlai, bciei and Il ing " ,o then,
too lie believes TIA, al remedy. VIII h he call,
Uy an Indian pa. ? rrani.- tGrefhe-'ra. ~ he.
has mystic prrner les and hat II II we've given
to an unworthy person. instead Of dang tnat
Verson any good II would have TIE opposite effect
and E!tt; gI'- : isnD HIN. moreover. Tat III
fortune would -eSI|' 30 himself Hence his un.
willingness 10 Sel.tt0 any me except those whom
.. knows - Who are '. lcheG ~ ~ persons In
WHOM Ue has con den E
What TIE remedy J. he has never revealed,
saving t.At IL VA, handed down - him b, his
p Alail'.ers aS q ''raI g. ret Which ray very
vel De- lrlr o.. eNerv Tribe has secrets = t|is sYrt
vllrH ~-c re.l-l HGS.v Nrs rr'eI ana lan0e : down
q q. 'aiIeF So ~ Nrry ui'e1 without evc' passing
u.' = the direct family Aue II j. snogD. how.
ever. '.a' 'oruVlaatefs :r,c.y i some hind
e rrnt that grow tie western part q m 'Iate,
Nrre he i've. i- DO, .gC, IN out %! II II mid
vi ter ard Wa GuADit N ge' any more anil Tie
~rN. ha' &c ~ - IL NOV lie that the powder
l. a cnmniuA'i n 81 Nd',.us roots.
A. any Ille the DID cnlef Iuas Ais c%o,leci!l TX very
secretly and usually al night and afterward
powders up hi, roots IN the Trvacv Of his own
leUer a''c. diving them thoroughly hefore an
uren tire. Then - wraps them up In birch rs a
And let, the stand for some tive after whict
t.cy Sre rCt'v - "~r one CURIOUS matter t.
IT," ,.i"' vii rrt'' let a Christian Indian
- his care 'helesIic'e fur fr holds TIE
,hH-'ls"l1ci t!4 'ol, ~ a reLeEade if.n 10
taith q ~. ancestors ard deSYise> him accordingly
I he rai'r.aI u~-c.licnr has laid In e new stick
81 the remedy and is now glee!Ilv waiting for a
cold 30 develop Ia the head II himself " Of any u
lis friends