The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-06

80 iioO"o ~ thN - w.
v~ettion In Rochester,
One Of Bryan's executive commltteemeF
! In the Democratic national headauarteri
at the Hoffman House said yesterday;
"F0r every twelve Democratic votes IL
Vermont there appears to have been cas-,
one Independence League vote. II the
same ratio was maintained here In No
vemher tho Hearst ticket would poll about
10000 votes In New York state. $4,000 In
Indiana and 5000 In New Jersey.
SNAKE BITE CURE DOWN SOUTH,
II 10 No Joke to BE Bitten. bat II Has lts
Incidental Advantages.
That's a good snake story" said q
man after reading THE Suns account
Of rushing an antidote for snake bite
from New York to Warrington to save
O mans life. 1T reminds me OF some
thing remotely similar that I ran across
in Florida a few years 6
1T was at a landing on the st. Johns
River. Along toward noon on q hot day
In August a two wheel cart drawn by a
gray mule emerged from the pine wood
md came down along the wagon track
through the wire grass. The road was
the uptown eeotion Of the principal street
Sunset avenue they called it, I think
Sitting en- ne bottom be ards Of thec cart
with his legs hanging out astern was q
red bearded man Of celm appearance.
dressed in the usual cracker, fashion.
the gray mule turned q corner and
halted in front Of a general store in the
heart of the town. The man reached
for a gallon jug that had been rolling
around in the box Of the cart. leisurely
appeared in the store.
in a few minutes he can1e out. seated
himself on the floor boards Of his cart
swung the jug onto the elbow OF his right
arm while holding it's handle with the
hand Of the same arm and took a long
pull at it's contents. Then he held the
jug out toward me and said:
-Jine me-, stranger"
Il tipped up the jug with the same
elbow movement that he had used. and
that seemed to establish me in his favor.
I made believe take a long drink. What |
got on as much OF my tongue as was
necessary to close the neck of the jug
was n taste OF whiskey that would take
grease spots out Of clothing, remove
old warmth from furniture and exter-
inmate sc6rpions.
THE man took another pull at the jug,
wiped his lips On the brim Of his WOOL hat
and said: r''s @
That's the stuff for snake bite
- q 4 askrd.-..@~~-~S
YES said the man. with the peculiar
Cracker drawl and accent that l never
had n success in trying TO initiate.
Got bit by a RATHER this mornin' and
started right dow for town. Had to
take 1t easy, for there's nothin' worse
for snake bite than gettin' the blood
het up
-'Um,' said I, one Of those diamond
back rattlers, six feet long, sixteen rattles
and a button, boiling I'VE with venom?'
Diamond back nothin',' he replied.
One OF those tarnal little ground r~attlers
that don't rattle
"a ratt!eless %rattler.' I suggested.
That's it. stranger, he said; no rattles
and no buttons, buttonholes or hooks and
eyes. Little brown fellers as big around
as yocr finger and less'n a foot long,
plumb full Of condensed and compressed
pizen. can't rattle for you to get of the
track, don't have to coil to strike, and you
don't know they're around till they've got
you
lizard customers to fall in with I
ventured.
THAT'S what they be- said the man.
1t was this way with me. Yonder mule
and ! was ploughin' in a garden patch this
mornin', and while turnin' over a tuft
of wire grass l saw a ground rattler
~monkeyin' round between my progans
and reachin' for my ankles. / set nv
heel down on his head and went on with
my ploughin': But on the next round his
mate got me-
mo joke!' I exclaimed with genuine
concern.
said, but / needed the reneiy anyhow.
You see, back on the creek We keep gettin'
fuller m fuller bf fever n ager. and 20 on
neglectin' ourselves until We get a snake
bite. and then we has to do somethin'.'
The man got out OF the cart, tied I'D
the rope reins on the harness saddle and
said .Glang' To the mule. That intelligent
creature struck his usual le~isurely
woods.
mot going home YOURSELF I inquired.
"'Ye@; but it'll take me some time to git
.thar-about three days. reckon. You see
there he took another pun at the 1ug), this
stuff has been adulteratei all the way
from Louisville to Jacksonville and then
readulteratei up here until it's the most
adulterious mixture you a get for any
price. II L git well into the pine woods
Tonight that's as far as I'm gofn'. l shall
lay down with my back to a pine log, 90
that the bobcats won't get near me with.
out smellin' my breath. My breath will
be a better protection than q camp fire.
and I don't have to stay up to tend il,
Jine me again, %pardner?'
Thanks said. tipping up the Jug
with the cork in it and managing aftsr
the operation to hand him the Jug with
ono hand and tho cork with the other,
you must eycuse me II I don't drink
heartily. l haven't had my snake bite
vet
certainly. quito certainly he re.
sPonded. '
al questioned him further regarding his
homeward itinerary.
"'Well.' he replied. L shall wake up to-
morrow morning newt to the bark OF the
pine log dryer n ell. A few pulls at the
Jug will start me on. Imay take a round.
about way home sometimes l do.
reckon that abou three nights out will
bring me home. Then after two or three
days under the caves Of haystaok / shall
be q new man. line mey'
Upon my asking again to be excused
he saiG'
Vol, here's how, no hard ~feelin's,
pardner Jf II wa'p't far theea ooca.inn.I