Year: 1876

There are many strange and unusual
things resorted to for the cure of that for


which all the well known remedies have


been administered. We have heard that
dog oil and dog meat have been used with


beneficial effect for lung diseases, and the


Reading Eagle, of a recent date, has dis


covered case in that city. With view
of ascertaining the effects of using that
remedy, our reporter, called on n lady in


the southern part of the city, Mrs.
Shupp, residing at the foot Of second
street, who has been treated, and is ut
present using the oil and meat. She said


that she had been given up by the doctors


who stated that one OF her lungs was EN-


tlrely gone. Several weeks ago she did


nothing but cough from morning till


night, and from night until morning.


She had several hcmorrhages, and she


was 50 weak she could hardly get out OF


bed. After the doctor had given her up


She had almost given up all hopes of ever


getting well, and she was thinking Of an


early death. Finally she WAS told by a


German doctor to use the oil rendered


from the fat OF dog, and also to eat the


meat. The lady said, You may think


how | felt when | was told to do that. 1t


was terrible. | knew that the dog was


no sanimal to eat, and had never been


intended for such purpose. But was
"A. nod 70 f,xr I ..
ana | made up my mind to anything if |
had faith init. So got Mr. William Hill
ton, a colored man, to get me clean lit |
tie animal and kill it. The hind quarters /
of the dog were brought to me, also sew
eral quarts of oil, but when it came to
eating the meat, the thought itself WAS
fearful. | first fried it and tried to force
it down that way, but | failed. was al
ways thinking of what | was about to eat,
and that rather than the taste of the meat
was what nearly turned my stomach F.
Then | tried to eat the meat cold, but
that would not work. Finally | stewcd
it with few vegetables, and made a soup
of 1t, and in that way forced it down.
found out that the oil was doing me much
good, and thought the meat would help
me more, so | determined to eatit Now
| can relish it stewed, fried or cold. A
dog is just as clean as hog any time,
and the meat has better taste. / have
eaten whole one and nearly finished the
second one. In the morning when | get
up the first thing do is to swallow half
cuptull of oil, and then | go down aud eut
some Of the flesh stewed, and know that
it is doing me good. My cough is re-
lieved, | can sleep at night, my appetite
is good, | am much better and stronger.
pity any body who has the consumption,
and il | could relieve anybody | would
be willing to walk twenty miles TO do So
1t is a terrible thing, assure ycu, and the /
present remedy um using seems terrible
to contemplate, but it is not any worse
than using cod-liver oil. All we have
got to do is to fight down the idea or the /
thought Of what it is, and the taking Of it /.
becomes easy afterwards. When the
very cold weather comes intend to take
considerable exercise in walking. Ii
go out now | might take cold. | am de-
termined to cure myself" The lady
laughed PLEASANTLY, and seemed happy
that she thought there was some hope OF
recovery. She looked as if She would
succeed in getting entirely well. After
promising to call again in months
time to see how she was getting along,
the reporter and his friend bade the lady