The sun., 1901-08-11
TO TEST A MAIDSTONE.
4 Chicago Hospital Surgeon VIII Give
II q Scientific Trial.
From ne Washington Ererino Star.


CHICAGO, Aug. S.-Tho virtues Of mad
stone are to be given a thorough test by
medical authorities OF this city Dr. r. NJ
Tafcl, house surgeon Of tho elizabeth Emer-
sency Hospital at Chicago Heights, has re-
-Sauter madst one which has been celebrated
for forty years "a a sure cure for hydrophoba
~ MofH s Ts Ss TA9 a msS nsn
Chicago Heights to have The, mysterious
Of the stone ns ogpcd wor,h 70 the
the merits Of the little black pebble are well
established The, .Sauter family hrs kept a
q the pPoptsn o. n Sne S Which bas
cured Of incipicnt OF threatened rabies since
1t has been In their possession.
S1%er a.. oDs fs 1s@d Yorav hssd OF the
from a French ply .ician. who brought II
from France and claimed 70 have. effected
wonderful cures res WIN IL dbloIs NE pad siSc In
smooth and black. II Is about an inch and
half long and an Inch wide. DR. Tqfel
and other prominent Physicians; Ms, e1pect that
nd Of tkc stone because. Of tho advertise
ment that It has received and believe that
they will be able to arrive at scieptias ex-
nesses follow It's application.
There are not more than three such stones
tcrdny. "we medical men admit that We
do not know why it adheres 10 the wounds
made hy mad aSss e. We 90 not trGS ADMIT nor
We know nothing about II for the reason
that We have P'ycr SEd an opportunity to
tive state Of mind and now for the first tmo
ihnre ls a chance to make scientific observa-
tions of the efficacy Of the maidstone, and I
for one propose to learn what | can and tell
the world what merit II possesses, There
/, no lack Of incHpcrt, non-prolessional tcs-
,ilnony NJ 20 It's great mcrits. Thousands
have come from every part OF the United
States TO try II, and In every Instance the
pntients have gone away cured | hope
10 bc able TO tesi IL IN severnl genuine cnses
OF rabies, and who knows but that the result
Of n now and certain cure for this most dread
full di ease,
Acc,rdlng T. apcic tr,dIh n which is
scoulc1 by scientific men, the genuine mad
stone /, found in tho. stomach Of Tie deer
and the French ply ictan who sold this stone
TO the Srucr family l. said to have given II
stones pdhcring TO wounds made by rabid
dog. In treating the bilcs the stone Is
placed IN warn watcr for fcw, minutes and
then applied 10 ;h" wound. u II fails 10
adhere. to dog, though giving every evidence
of sunernr from hydrophohiu, wa, free from
tho dI on O., or failed TO tran unit any Of the
number of the case, tho Snutcr stono failed
10 ndherc to tho wound and in none OF the.r
cases did SYMPTOM, Of the hydrophobil
cIi,t however u t1kcs hold ot the laccrntion
AZ once ard adhrrcs ssomctincs for hours
finally falling AWAY, a. II saturated with
poison. Tie stone l. thcn placed In hot
water. which hrlnzS TO its surface q grrenish-
white scum, which IL easily removed. Tho
pebble can then bc. reapplled TO the wound
II II cllngS some Of the virus Is supposed to
remain. and II II fails to stick tho poison Is all
gone,
Residents Of Cook county. near Chicago
Heights are unanimous In their faith In the
Sauter stonc. Dr. Tafel says he will give
worldwide prominence to the results Of bis
| scientific yestigations with II.