BABIES, OE MADNESS. 933 



"DR. STOY'S CELEBRATED CURE FOR HYDROPHOBIA. The fol- 

 lowing remedy for hydrophobia, published in the Hagerstown 

 Torch Light, of 1830, by "Humanitas," we know to be genuine. 

 The gentleman who 'purchased it from the late Mr. Kreps, is still 

 living, and his son, for whom it was purchased, who had been bit- 

 ten by a rabid dog, and exhibited strong symptoms of hydropho- 

 bia, is also living, thirty-seven years having elapsed since the 

 event. We know, says the Torch Light, both gentlemen very 

 well, and the manner in which the recipe was made public. It 

 should, therefore, by all means be preserved by all those into whose 

 hands this paper may fall. 



" Recipe. Take of the red chick-weed (Jterba anageiis ruber) 

 that has beed dried, one handful, pour two quarts of good beer on 

 it, and boil it in a new earthen pot (the pot must be covered with 

 a close lid until half the liquor boils away,) it must be boiled over 

 a slow fire ; the vessel in which it is boiled must be kept very 

 clean, and used for no other purpose. When the herb is boiled 

 enough, it must be strained through a clean cloth and well 

 squeezed, so that the substance may be all taken out of it ; then 

 add to the decoction two drachms of the best threriaca venti. It 

 must be well dissolved and mixed with the decoction. Of the 

 above decoction, give to a man or beast in the morning, fasting, the 

 following proportions : A man of strong constitution must take a 

 pint of it, and that at one time if possible, if not at once, take it at 

 short intervals, but if taken at one draught, it is best. If there 

 should be any symptoms of madness, the medicine must be taken 

 two or three mornings in succession ; but if actual symptoms of 

 madness should exist, a larger portion of the herbs should be added 

 to the said quantity of beer. A woman should take less of the 

 medicine than a man, say about 3 or 3J gills ; for children the 

 medicine must be regulated according to their age and constitution. 

 It must be likewise observed that children can bear more of it than 

 grown persons in proportion. 



" The mother or person that nurses the child should take an 

 extra portion ; if the child would receive one or two spoonfuls of 

 the medicine, it would be sufficient. A horse should be given one 

 pint j a cow, 20 tablespoonfuls ; a heifer or dog, according to age, 

 size, and strength, the medicine to be taken warm and well- 

 shaken. It must be taken in the morning, and fast must not be 

 broken for 3 or 4 hours after taking it. No cold or fresh water 

 must be taken, otherwise serious consequences might arise. On 

 the day of taking the medicine, the person must abstain from 

 spoon victuals, particularly from milk or warm beer. A beast must 

 not be watered on that day ; and a person must for two weeks ab- 

 stain from the following eatables ; viz., meat and pork of all kinds, 

 cabbage, peas, beans, fish, or water fowls. If a person is bitten 

 through the skin, the wound must be scratched with a chip until it 

 bleeds, and washed with some of the decoction ; this may be done 

 for two or three days. If the wound requires dressing, make a 

 plaster of the threriaca venti (venice treacle) twice a day until the 



