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!% hereinafter directed. No symptom of hydrophobia appeared, and the lad, 
now a hale, hearty farmer in Montgomery county, lives to show the scar of 
the wound in the face. 
“The physician above referred to related to me a number of instances in 
^ which the remedy had been used, and always with success. He in fact 
™ remarked, ‘I never knew it to fail when properly administered .’ I will give 
ut two cases. . 
A STRIKING PROOF. 
“First: Two men living near this city were bitten in the hand by the samo 
dog, and within fifteen minutes of each other. The dog, a stranger to them, 
was secured and imprisoned to await an owner. The next day he showed 
unmistakable signs of madness, and finally died with hydrophobia. Alarmed 
for their safety, both men came to the city and waited on the physician quoted 
above. He prescribed Elecampane Root. One of the men remarked, ‘ that 
is an old woman’s remedy,’ and refused to take it. This man, returning to 
his home, placed himself under the care of his own doctor, who cauterized the 
wound, and administered medicine to salivate him. On the ninth day he was 
seized with spasms and died in agony. The other and more fortunate man took 
the Elecampane as prescribed, and neves' suffered in the least degree from the 
dreaded disease. 
“Second: A number of cows feeding in a pasture were all bitten by a mad 
dog. The circumstances coming to the knowledge of those who had heard of 
this Elecampane remedy, thought it a good opportunity to give it a trial. 
The cows were accordingly separated — to one-half the number, the root was 
administered (in form of decoction), and not one of the cows suffered from 
* hydrophobia ; whilst all of those not so treated took the malady and died from 
its effects or were shot. In quite a number of cases coming under my own 
observation of persons bitten by dogs supposed to be mad, I have recom-> 
mended the use of the Elecampane, and have yet to learn of the first case of 
‘hydrophobia resulting from such bite where the root was used. I think, there- 
fore, I have good reason to have confidence in the remedy as a preventive. 
- “Whether, after a manifestation of the disease, it would have a good effect 
or any effect at all, I am unable to say. I doubt whether it would. But tho 
antidote is so simple, and so readily obtained, that it would be almost criminal 
not to employ it. Having said this much, allow me to give the 
MODE OF USING THE REMEDY. 
“To one and a half ounces of good, sound Elecampane Root, bruised in a 
mortar, add one pint of new milk, boil to half pint, strain off, and when cold, take 
at a dose in the morning, fasting. No food should be taken for from three to 
five hours afterwards. Repeat the dose on the third morning, allowing one 
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