arabid dog, all except -one were ee eae rn ; 
= one only died of the disorder. 'This herb is not oe venor 
-being originally brought from Germany, and may be- 
ge a the Germans of Pennsylvania, and in several other part: 
nited States, where it has been transplanted. The legisla. 
ture of Pennsylvania gave Valentine Ketrine a large sum “money 
* for the secret of the use of this plant: toate 
~The blue scull cap is another well established specific antidote 
to the hydrophobia. It was long used with great success by. a poor 
_ man ofthe name of Lewis, a resident of West chines a nty 
It was known to his father many years ago, and nd kep wa 
the family till about twenty years since, when it wa: or 
_ divulged. Whenever man or beast had been -bitten. = a mae dog 
in the section of country in which the Lewis family resided, it had — 
long been the custom, previous to the secret being made public, to 
send for one of them, who would, by administering a a simple powder, 
destroy with certainty. the poison, and effectually cure the person — 
or animal who had been bitten. Instances have occurred of several — 
creatures being bitten by dogs considered to be mad, and the Lew. 
when applied to, have, in order to prove the value of the 
requested the owners to set one aside ; which being: 
cured all the rest, and the one so set aside . 
symptoms of hydeap drophobia. This circumstance Plages the 
of the remedy beyond a doubt. 
About two ounces of the dried herb scull-eap, when edu to 
der and divided into several portions, i is sufficient to « 
Seite if administered in time. The Lewises gave a dose every 
day, and on the intervening days, a portion of brimstone. a 
~ gourse was continued for two or three weeks. Patients have been 
cured with his remedy even after signs of madness st to APPERE: ae 
_ but then a Jarger dose is required. ; 
_ After symptoms of madness appear, the disorder: as well 
patient become m able, In this stagea bathof 
in addition to the other means recommended, is 
eligible resouree. The patient should be 
_other convenient vessel, and. 
whole body is immersed in it 
* : greenish color, when it st d 
is manner till the poison is entirely extracted. 
—Thave the authori ‘of Dr. Morrison, of Utica, for aden Tory 
Weed, or Canadian Burr, to the list of antidotes for hydrophobia, 
It should be given inssmall -doses, about as much as wil ie pos 
shilling piece, so as not to provoke — 3 
VENOMOUS SERPENTS. 
grease of vipers rubbed into a wound is said to cure 
[the viper-catchers generally do when bitten, tl 
it sufficient for the bite c = nre 
