Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-10-18
CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA
SOUTHERN OREGON MAN USES
DRY, CLEAN SAND.

DRY. CLEAN SAND.
One TeaspoonfuI Taken at Night Has Relieved
Him of All Gastronnmical Troubles - Has
Tried the "Cure" the Past 20 Years and
Seems to Thrive on the Diet: but Does II
Cure?-Prospect Of Sand Bars Having Com
mercial Value.
Oregoniau, Oct 5th.
William Bybee, pioneer of Jack
sonville, has eaten sand for his health
the past 20 years, and seems to thrive
on it. He thinks sand is the only
medicine in the world for stomach
troubles, and is not at all backward
about recommending it to his friends
who are suffering from dyspepsia, or
any other affection OF the digestive Or
gans. al was nearly dead from dys.
pepsia 20 years ago, and had lost all
faith in medicine" said Mr.. Bybee, at
the Esmond yesterday, "when Mrs.
Wilmer, the wife of a miner on the
Applegate river, in southern Oregon,
recommended sand. My body was
paralyzed below the breast, and | was
willing to take chances on anything.
l began by swallowing teaspoonful
OF dry sand on going to bed at night,
and | soon noticed that | slept better
than for years. though my appetite did
not increase for few weeks. kept
on swallowing the sand regularly un-
til | was we'll. have used it off and
on, however, ever since, and | carry
vial of dry sand about with me as
tonic. When happen to overeat or
feel the need of a cathartic, | put
spoonful OF sand on my tongue and as
sist it down my throat with a swallow
OF water. Sand is the only medicine |
have taken since 1881, though previ-
ously my pockets were always full OF
powders and liquids and my doctor
and drug bills were large"
How the sand cure originated, Mr..
Bybee does not know, but he thinks it
evolved from the practice Of some peo-
pie in the Southern States, who swal.
lowed small bits of gravel as a remedy
for chills and fever. "The particles
of sand act mechanically on the lining
OF the stomach and intestines," he
said, "and they carry off the surplus
mucus from the digestive organs. If
small pebbles are swallowed they will
remain in the stomach for some little
time, until they become coated with
mucus, which they carry off. AS the
PARTICLES OF sand are almost as fine as
flour, there is no danger of clogging
the bowels, as there might be should
the larger pebbles be used.
Il use common river bottom sand.
and gather few quarts of it at
time. When get it home | wash it
in several waters, in order to remove
all dirt and vegetable matter, and then
| dry it in an oven. l have recon-
mended the remedy to hundreds OF
persons who could find no relief from
stomach troubles, and where the pre-
scription was faithfully followed a
cure always resulted. have in my
possession now letter from wealthy
man in Quebec, who says he owes his
life to my remedy. and he wants me to
go back there ard live with him the
remainder OF my days. do not care
to take up with his proposition, how
ever, rs | tried change of climate for
my health about % years ago and l
came near freezing to death back
East. l am II years of age now, and
l enjoy life in Southern Oregon, being
in perfect health, and so l shall re-
main there the balance of my life.
You can tell people that there is no
risk whatever in taking sand, as it
cannot possibly hurt them. even if it
does no good. Sand is about as cheap
medicine as can be taken, as all it
costs is the trouble of gathering and
cleaning"
Mr.. Bybee has been engaged in
mining and farming in Jackson
county for many years, and is the
owner of the Bybee Springs, which
have become quite summer resort.
He is possessed of several placer min.
ing properties and about 5000 acres
of land in Rogue River Valley, and
with the fullest faith in his sand cure,
he realizes that he is very fortunate
man