Year: 1875

From the Lancaster Pa) Examiner.


There are many strange and unusual
things resorted 10 for the cure ofthat which
all the well-known and common remedies
have been administered. We have heard
that dog oil and dog meat have been used
with beneficial effect for lung disease, and
the Reading Eagley has discov-
cred case in that city. With a view Of
asCertaining the effects of using that RENE
dy, our reporter called on lady in the
southern section of the city, Mrs. Shupp,
residing at the foot of Second street, who
has been treated, and is at 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 entirely gone
Several weeks ago she did nothing but
cough from morning until night, and from
night until morning. She had several
hemorrhages, and she was so weak that she
could hardly get out of bed After the
doctors gave her up she had almost given
| up all hope of getting well, and she was
thinking of an early death. Finally she was
told by German doctor to use oil render
cd from the fat of dog and also to eat the
meat. The lady said, You may think
how felt when l was told to do that. II
was terrible. L knew that the dog was no
animal to eat, and had never been intended
for such purpose But l was determined
\ to try it. Life to me is sweet, and L made
up my mind 10 anything If / had faith in
1t. So l got Mr.. William Hilton, a colored
| man, to get me a clean little animal and
kill it. The hind quarters of the dog were
brought to me, also several quarts of oil. l
found no difficulty in taking the 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 l
failed l was always thinking ofwhat | was
about to eat, and that rather than the taste
of the meat was what nearly turned my
stomach. Then / tried to eat the meat
cold, but that would not work. Finally, i
stewed it with few vegetables and made a
soup out of it, and in that way l forced IL
| down. l found out that the oil was doing
me much good, and l thought the meat
would help me- more so / determined to
eat it. Now, l 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 have nearly
finished the second one. In the morning
when l get up the first thing / do is to
swallow a half cup full of oil. and then go
down stairs and eat some of the flesh stew
cd, and l know that it is doing me good.
My cough is relieved, can sleep at night,
my appetite is good, l feel better and am
stronger. Indeed, pity anybody who has
the consumption, and if | could relieve
anybody, would be willing TO walktwen-
~ miles to do so. 1t is a terrible thing,


assure you, and the present remedy am


using seems terrible to contemplate, but it
is not any worse than using cod-liver oil.


All we have got to do is to tight down the
idea or the though of what it is, and the
takinHof it becomes easy afterwards. When
J very cold weather comes, / intend TO take
considerable exercise in walking. If &c
out now l might take cold. am deter
mined TO cure myself" The lady laughed
pleasantly, and seemed happy that she
thought there was hope for 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
gave the lady good afternoon.