The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-07-31

grandchildren and great grandchildren
that he regarded it a crime too grca,
to be described or dcnominated that
human beings should be exposed to
the danger of hydrophobia when every
dog could be easily rendered perfectly
harmless in that regard. Having
worn, as did Prince Albert, through
his long tract Of years, "the white
flower of blamcless life," and being
known to possess rare powers Of oh
scrvation and recollection, he could
make no statement as to the facts
coming within his personal knowledge
that would not command the attcn-
tion aud court the faith Of any who
knew him. This testimony incorpora-
ted within itself that of his great
grandfather, his grandfather, HIS faith
er, and through the family traditions
even that of remoter ancestors, as we'll
as that Of every one Of his sons, sons
in-law, and many of his ncighhors, to
the effect that an operation upon a
dogs tongue, when properly perform.
ed, would protect the dog himself
against all other dogs, and I'll other
animals against him, in the ma tter of
hydrophobia.
TIE MODCS OPERANDI.
"1t has always been the custom of
our family and their connections"
said the venerable man with great
emphasis upon the note Of time, 'to
operate on every dog. we had, and when
young fellow got permission to mar
ry one of our young girls he was told
at the same time that he must learn
how not to have any mad dogs around
before the housekeeping started. And
when mad dog came along our way
we just set our dogs after him and
they didn't take long to make a good
safe dog out Of him.
but some of them must have got
bit"
"Didn amount to a row Of pins.
We just put tar and grease on the bit
spots when they came back home and
gave them an extra fine dinner that
day."
"But we're you not afraid of them
afterwards?"
"Why, no! for We knew that every
blessed, sweet-mouthed son of a bitch
had had the worm taken out from un-
der his tongue
Then he described the operation
with the greatest minuteness and it is
greatly to be regretted that his words
were not written down Immediately
after. A stake is made firm in tue
ground. The dog is grasped by the
back of the neck and by the hind legs,
and thrown on his side. His mouth
is then pressed open and kept open by
means Of the stake. The tongue is
lifted by the operator and Sat the
BOTTOM" near the root, and in the
centre he finds "a RIDGE which he
"slits" lengthwise with sharp knife.
This Sitting discloses what i, called
"the worm" which closely resembles
yellow hammers tongue. Under one
end of this he runs shoemaker awl,
seizes the loosened end and deftly
jerks out "the worm,' the head and
front of all the dogs possible offences
in the matter of hydrophobia. Unlike
the serpent's poison sack this "worm"
never returns.
Erwin Langston's testimony, tradi-
tional and experimental, covers at
least two hundred years. His sons,
Spencer, Ben and Joe, live at and
around the old homestead, and the
experience, which is by no means linn
tied and embraces an average Of forty
years, corroborates and confirms in
every particular the testimony of their
honored father. They are not much
accustomed to the use Of the pen, pre-.
ferring to "hitch up and pay a visit
rather than write letter, but they
would checrfully answer, for the sake
OF humanity, any questions in reason
that may be asked them. Their post
Office is Film, S. G.
HUGn f. OLIVER.
Florence, S. q.