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Cuthbert Enterprise and Appeal.
BT JAS. W. STANFORD.
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CUTHBERT, GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1888.
NO. 9
SPRING- 1888.
SPRING 1888.
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New Spring and Summer Goods arriving daily. French and American Satines, in solid and figured; Windsor Washing Suiting, something new, durable and pretty; 200 Pieces
Ginghams and Seersuckers, Plaids, Stripes and Solids ; French Batiste Clo.th, yard wide, in all latest shades ; Dress Goods in endless variety, the finest assortment ever brought
to Cuthbert, from the cheapest to the finest. Call and examine those handsome Robes just received, from $15.00 to §25.00 a Pattern. White Goods of every description. Swiss
and Nainsook Embroideries, Torchon and American Laces, all the latest novelties of the season. All shades in Albatross and Nuns \ oiling. Handsome assortment of Black
Dress Goods, entirely different from last season.
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Arrive
Stop* at Union Spring-
Cuthbert. Daw*on, between Montgoni-
•rv ami Smithvffle.
Fart Gaine* train niakf< close con
nection with the Montgomery A Man.n
Panssenger at Cuthbert.
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DR WESTMORELAND.
BEXTISI',
On and after Wednesday, Feb. 22. 1888.
passenger trains will run as follows'.
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.
FOR THE WESr, SOUTH A* SOUTH.
Waycrosu Cincin’ti
Mail. Kxprev*. Express,
i Brunswick lv :25 a in 1 : to p m 4 :43 p in
j Pyles’ M’sb * tl* :4‘.) a m +2:H3 p in 5 :15 p in
‘ .1 amairn 1 v 7 :2.*> a m 2:2S ;> in 5 :35 p in
Wnvncsville !v 8:00 a m3:’»5 p ni 0:35 p in
Hoboken lv S:'»7 a in 3:V.‘pm 8:15 pm
11:11 P. M. I ScMatt’ville lv D:I2 a m 4:11 p m 8:30 j> m
Kufaula, | Wayrros* art):12a in 5:05 p in 9:40 ptn
, Savannah ar 12:23 p in 7 '.58 p in 0 :K» a in
i <'barlcston * 4 :'J0 p m 12:25 a m 10:52 a in
Callahan aril .20am (j:. b p in H:45 am
| J ackMlle ar l^jfl m 7:45 p ni 7 2 > n m
UiomasN i!;c ar l :22 i
la
•lobilc
New Uric
nr 10:10 p m
. ar 2:15 a in
uih ar 7 :10 a in
j Jacksonville lv 7:3U a ni
. j Callahan lv8H»7am
Offers his service* to the puLlie in j charleston lv2 4»a m
,|| th« branch** of DwtUHtry.— Savannah lv7.-ng»m
Work warranted. Office over tin-j Wa.vm.M
Posloffice. Rooms formerly occu | Ala , mllll iv :< , 7 ,,
i.ied liy l)r. Worsham. mar31 cl j Ty ly I' I :S9 |« m
■ —- Sumner. lv 1 :7*4 p m
i Willingham Iv 2:21 pm
I Da via Iv 2:3<! p m
; Albany nr 3:f)0pm
:.w p m
j Wrl-ten for the Enterprise*t Appeal.
THREE CHATIER!* OR SNAKES.
j rattlesnake. This reptile is pecu
! liar lo the Western continent, and
j was figured on ont of our colonial
! flac*. frith the motto, “Don’t
! tread oil me;’’ and also was on a
' naval flng. It was figured on this
, ling in the attitude of striking.
There are two varieties of the
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
*
T HIS PowcIit nrvo
vcl of purity, stre
CHAPTER I.
Ever since llie happy days of
E Irn, there li*s been an irrrpres*
jible enmity between the serpent
j race and man; amce we are to
1 bruise their heaila and they are lt>
| bruise cur hcela. Now. no one
! holds closer to Uis heart than does
the writer, the glorious inner
! meaning of this portion nf the Ho
ly Word; or the glowing promise, j im . u „ jn cirtunifrrrni;e . Its most
that have their beginning here. I , lriking it y is the rattles.
, ,d after passing increasingly , ^ c(im|108C Uie ent | „f iU tail,
t .rough the prophetic scriptures, | Jhey consisl of osscous parlit .| c(1
connected together loosely, but
strongly. These are inclosed in a
is open it is erected by muscular
action. This is, I think, a vol
untr.ry act. aince they can open
their months without erecting
their fangs.
The fang resembles a cat’s claw
slightly straightened at its point,
anif is from half an inch to an
rattlesnake found in the Southern ( inch long when the snake is of full
Stales, viz: The large, and the
■.mail, or ground rattlesnake. The
larire variety is often- seen from
size; it has a cavity beginning at
it’s root and terminating in a
disk like depression near its
w. R. THORNTON,
dentist
CUTHBERT, GA.
O FFI
ov<
West Suit* I’ublic Hq-utri*.
K. Kev*# s»t«re. f«b17-ly
Montgomery ar 7 :25 a m 7 :15 p iu
<A»Junibui*. «r 2:.\> p in
Macon . ar C:43 p in 9:00 a m
Atlanta ar 1U:3.» p m I :05 p m
Marietta ar 12:05 a m 2:3t*p m
Chattanooga ar 4 :37 a m 7 :ii5 p m
Louiavillt* . arK:40piu 0:05 niu
Ciminmiti ar t> :42pm 0:40 am
FROM THE WEST
i :uu p in
7:40 p iu
0:30* in
1 :30 p m
10:10 p m | riNHlS fowdi-r never varies. A mar-
11:40pm j A_ vel of purity, strength and whole-
12:d0 a m i semencss. More economical than the
2 30 a m ordinary kind** ami t-amusi he sold iu
2:45 a in | competition with the multitude of low
I test, short weight, alum or phosphate
powders. Hold only in caiiv Royal Ua-
1:10a ni ■ {ting Powder Co., 10G Wall Street. New
York. mav22-ly
A WltisIZer That Brut ’Em All.
On a New Jersey railroad the
other day, the engineer started his
-vhistle as the train was approach
culminate in
my object in
conservative,
subject from
a Savior, lint as
willing iaeorpoiially
I shall treat this
a scimtilir. rather
thin a theological standpoint.—
That this enmity is not causeless,
is exemplified by the lad that the
serpent, or the arch enemy who
assumed his shape, caused all the
sins and sufferings to which we
are lo day, and ever have been,
subjected. Yes. be It Was that
ojiened not a fabulous, but ala. a | later
too real pandora’s box. from, which j w>y lh , le bllakca .
*praD" all tbr evil* of this life.
five to six feci in length, and niRe point It is easy to see that the
{Mjison can be readily conveyed
throng!) the tube like fang into
an}* wound made by it. The lit
tle sac just mentioned, see re ten
and contains the poieon, which
is of the color of milk, but thin
ner. A gentleman, by the name
of Lowery, who had lived among
the Indians from before the time
• *f lb# intrusion, told ray father
that before going into a game cf
ball they scratched themselves
over the legs and arms with a
rattlesnake’s fang, which proved
a prevention for the soreness in-
riallv but allow of most motion on ! cidcnt to that violent exercise.
lly, which is the j This singular use of the fang is
case shaped exactly like the ossc
ous chain within,but fitting loose
ly. a lid is composed of a materia)
res« mbling old time ftnin parch
meat, in color and thickness, but
of borif like hardness. Now the
rapid tiftctllaLion of the tail from
si.de to side produces the sound.
The rattles are flat anterioposte
Montgomery lv
Albany
Davis
Mail,
lv 7:55 a m
lv
m lv 5:05 p m
lv 9:00 p in
lv 10:00 p m
lv 1:25 a iu
lv
NORTH A SOUTH
iVay«ro<s Florida
Express. Exprc
... .— < j* f \ It is said that when attacked
, ...I . , i . convening ihis brautiful world of \
mg a depot, but when lie wanted to «* ihey make a desperate resistance,
positively refused to ; *>urs into a veiy charnel house for I J
_\> p
hul it off' it positively refused to : ours into a veiy
.ei up. In lacl, the whistle con- , its inhabitants.
P i linuol lu iucu-ase in v. lume nu.J | , b , ve ft . r , ome time purpol .„l
iutensitv. long alter the train had ‘ . . ; .
.lop,*,.', amt the entire t..*n wa.: sa > ln 8 •omething ab..ut im.ke..
alar me, l. Cn-w.I* ru.lieil L> the . having • apeiilic object in view,
depot to see » hat was the matter, j which will appear further on. This
gazed upon the iriepreasible l(r ,t rr D f natural history ista»nvcn-
• :u5 j« in
8 :u5 a m
12:53 p in
2:30 p ni
6:5u p it
12:15 p in
7:4U u in
lv 1:55 a in
. lv 5:1*.) a m
Willingham lv 5:34 a in
Sumner . lv «>;»»! a m
rv Tv lv 6:ll> a in
Ala pa ha Iv 7:4S a m
Pearsu . . lv 8:45 am
\V ay cross . m ar 1) :47 a m
11 :i0 p m
12:20 am
12a m
2:l2a m
3:14 a m
4 :2S a m
But this desperate battling they
sometimes display is to gain their
usual abode, and if their assail
ants attack them near it, or hap
pens to be between it and them.
and
locomotive with horror in their . , - , . •
:. ^ lenlly and practically divided in
laces and their hngei a in their ears. ■ * 1 J
The tngincer woiked at the old
the only At to which 1 have ever
heard of their being applied.
Some tribes formerly utilized the
(toison in the following way: They
tied the liver of an animal on a
poll, and after aggravating a
snake, they held it near, allowing
him to atnke it several times,
their effort* to do *<v, are fierce! After thus obtaining the poison
and desperate. I have never, un they stuck their arrow heads into
163 BROAD
apr-10-ly.
ST-
K.ivaimah ar 12:25 p m
Charleston .ar 4:2opm
Callahan .. ar 11:2U a in
Jacksonville ar 12:110 m
6:45 a m
7:25 a m
s. s. s.
Only $1.75. at J. W. SrANtoRo’s.
You CAW GF.T ThIIKE POUNDS
ok Goon Tobacco at J. W. Stan
ford’s lor one dollar. 4t
““FARMllELLSr
Verv cheap, at
SIMPSON’S.
’ New Orleans
; Mobile .
| Pensacola .
| Thomasville
lv
lv
lv
lv
8:lo p m
1:0» a m
5:15 a m
1:15 p m
Ja« k'Oiivillelv 7:3o a iu 1:55 p m
Callahan lv S:"7 a m 2:.33p m
Charleston lv 2:15 a m 6:-)Oa ni
Savannah lv 7 a in l :25 p in
thing until he fainted in the cab,
not kuowing any other good way
of shaking iniu»elf clear of ail re
spousihiiity. All kinds of wild
propositions were made for stop
ping the internal noise. One man
wauled loculi out the fire depart
tnent, another suggested that they
get out an injunction, while some
of the more desperate sai \ to
blow up the whittle with dynamite.
to two classes, viz: the poisonous
and the harmless. What I have!
to say. relates altogether to llie!
first class, but it is necessary, first f
to mention some of the |ieculiart-
lies incident l* both. In the first
place they are the only order of
animated nature, that possess uo
dcr other circumstances, seen
from them anything like an ng
gresaive movement. However, if'
after being struck or tantalized | quainled with the curious fact.
the liner. They used these arr-w
heads in tlm chase, as well as in
war. They were therefore, ac
anything is placed in their reach
they will strike it. It is slso
.aid that when crawling along the
sound of their rattles strike terror
in
that this poison in harmful
the biman stomach.
Can rattlesnakes charm? Thia
j is an open question.
A deal old tadv. in the suburbs, j age to move about, and some ol
t who hadu’t heard it thunder in : them with considerable speed; but
\Vav«To»lv lM a in ft :0o p in lU.DOttin
Sclilatt'v'c lvUO 25a in 5:2(i p ni 10:25 a in
Hoi,..ken Iv 10:40 a m 5:41 p in 10:40a m
Wavnesv'e Iv LI kill a ill 6:35 pm 11 :.iS*am
Jmiiairv lvl2:l» p in 7:l2p m 12:19pm li
P’s' Mall Iv+I2:4lip in t? :37 p m 12:46 pm , cl
Rninswiek ar 1:IS p in .<:»■ p in 1:IS p ni
Some natu-
. into every creature v.ithin hear- ra i;,i 8 sav an H some nav; this
visible organa of locomotion, but . , . • , „,.„i J J . .-
,. | . , mg, but this and many °l^ er . leaves us at liberty lu decide the
notwithstanding tins, they man . , . , J
statements made in relation to i question, either from our own ex.
this reptile are certainly wrong
difficult
Op Oil
rchasc
AUTISTIC STOKE FIXTURES. ,1
CnumPT. S»st«WMtfcA*fcforFM»plilct- 4 ‘
TKKKY •NOW CAS< CO*. Noohvf*-
febl0-l.V
SPORTSMEN
Gill Nets (ready ma>le) Net
St nun tings. Top and Bottom
Lines, Corks, and Sink
ers for same, nt
fiTMPBON’S.__
urehase tivkcl- at llie station,
save extra tare eolleetedupon tl.e train, j , ( wUo kncw something
The mail train NtopN at all H A. bta- i ,
t i on5 about hysterics iu locsiiiioUvns, to
Connections made at Way cross to and ; w it i c li this strange whistliog is
from all points on .savannah. Florida* j „ n q SL . sll , inaI ,I,. t i ue , and he went
Western Kail wav. , „ * , , - , , i
rulhiian Palace Sleeping and Mann into the cab with a monkey wreucu
Boudoir Cars. triiv . pa and a hammer, and jerked and
SiS*. Tt i ^(.eitV-MamiyeV. ‘ 'superintendent. ! thumped about until llie whistling
1>. OWEN'S. J. A. Mcl'l'FFIE. j ceased. I'cople in that town have
Traffic Manager. Len'l l’ass. Agent. I ^ u rtcar j n jj uotton ill llieir ears
F. W. AMilKK. Ass t Gen 1 l ass. Agt. | *■
twenty years, beartl the noise, and ko w this is done is not generally
attributed ,1 to ber grand-daugh-. k , wi| , , uuU .e curious . ,
ter, who waa up stalls making the than
beds, and she quoted the o d fact that they move about by the |
j couplet: j aid of their ril»s. (Strange that!
-A w histling gill and a crow ing hen ! tie who beguiled old father Ad-i
Arc >ure to co:uc to aouie bau cml. 0
nd | Fortunately, a railroad man am’s rib should, as • penalty, ev :
er after have lo get about by the j
! periencc if we have any, or from
lo : the evidence furnished hy persons
— Use Chick chick er-rr-kce to
make liens lay. For sale at ouly
50c lor Gib at
J \V.
STANFORD'S.
—Fresh Garden Seed, ail varie
ties at J- W. STANFORD'S.
ioi*
Fleadquartei
PIANOS AND ORGANS!
1 Can Sell You ail
ORGAN OS PIANO
lie a pen
THAN
ANY HOUSE WITHIN 500
Miles of this point.
lever siuce.— Texas Sittings.
^w-w
Dr. Garnett. Librarian of the
Lti itisli Museum.says that a news
paper runs through three stages:
It is important for the day; the
next day it is flung aside, and
finally tiie time comes when the
paper is wortii its weight in gold.
m • m
Miss Jennie Chamberlain, the
Ohio beauty, who created so much
j culhusiasiu in Flu rope. :s living at
a hotel in Cleveland. She seldom
goes out, receives few visitors and
leads an extremely quiet life.
—— •
Lord Tennyson is, according tom
recent letter, so very leeble tiiat be
baldly ever lakes a pen in his
Hand.' It is expected that his
resignation of the laurcatvship is
••illy a question of days.
WWW
When the man who wants the
earth doesn’t want it so suddenly
as he gels it sometimes when his
heels slip on a piece of ice.—Sum
en tile Journal.
construct a more perfect rattle jveracity who have. Au authori-
theirw, they are never j | have' nww at hand mays, that
j heard unless they fear an attack. | L |, e , ln , n g C behavior of small ani
or have been struck, or, are cn j , Da i, aB( l birds when a snake is
deavoring to catch their prey, j trying to catch them, is the result
While I was silting in a piazza u f f ear jj ul jf se , w |,y do they
... . „„ iii,i. I *everal y*ara ago in Cherokee.f n „ t leave tke vicinity of danger?
sgenev ol his own ) Iliesc little ... , _ . , /
6 - , ’ . . , , * Ga., one of the largest snakes of: r| lat t |,ey do not do so, argues
hoofs are quite loosely conceded J
. . * _ this kind lever saw crawled their inability;; for if fear of man
to the back bone, and a complex, iv.-ji-.-I . «
, . , i across the yard, hire ducks in or any other object, influence them
muscular arrangement connects . , , . . . - J ’ .
° . . Single hie marcheil at about five , i.i,i> T escape out of their reach at
them together, and to the spine.’ .... , ... - “
. I I L ,..n Iw. i fe *’ 1 fr; ' m ,l ’ lhey * ,lhln once. More than once have I
by which they can be rapiolt . . - , ..... ,
. - - | hftern feel of where I sat. no heard related by old hunters such
moved back aud lorlh, their low-; , , , , ....
’sound of the rattlea was heard, accounts as the following: A
! and it might have passed with j squirrel is heard chattering with
i out being observed, but for tbe : mo re than usual violence, so much
I ducks. But on being struck. it»( 8 o. that the hunter sought tbe
; fifty y
could have
irds with
When you want any Instrument, confer with me in
regard to price before buying, ami I will save you mon-
I also sell Piano and Organ
ey
Place a handful of pebbles or
’small rocks in the bottom of your
frail vases and they w:ll not be
easily upset.
mam -
By tbe addition of vegetable*,
soup is rendered more beailby and
! aiftrilious for hearty persons,
i
er ends being loose and rounded
of! by cartilage; snakes being en
lircly destitute of a sternum or
breast bone. Another peculiarity .
... .ii rattles
is, their jsws are not closely con
nected where they are joined to-i
oellier, but admit of considerable
separalion^tbe one from the olh
er; were it not for this arrange . , , . . _ . i - , ,. ,
, ,, . „ . ; \\ lien heard before the snake >*! t e r eeltins nearer, the rattling of
inent they could not swallow llieir ; , , *• *■ , , , ,
ii is very difficult to locate ! a snake was heard, and on close
prey who e, as it is we -nown ( ^ W p t ji c f llia) -the sound. »o one ] investigation, a large rattlesnake
they do, sue or instance, as ra j 4 j lo mo v t , for fear of get- j was found near by, intently watch
ting in reach of it, aad afraid t«> j mg the squirrel; to much so, in
.-land still, for fear he is already ■ deed, that it did not seem to uo-
•io. 1 have heard of more than lice the approach of the- intruder.
been heard ’ cause; coming in sight it was no
ease, not the ticed to bound upon tbe ground,
and tben back upon the tree, then
j e,l. There is this peculiarity U p lree f or a short distance,
! about the sound of the rattles: then back again, and so on. Af
bits, squirrels, birds, etc., the an
imals in many instances being as
large in circumference as the
snake it»rlf. Again, they are able
lo live several months without eat
ing; some stip|M>sc two feeds a
year is sufficient for them. 1 need
not mention several other well
known peculiarities.
Naturalists say “llieir normal
temperature ia several degiees be B
low that of other vertebrated ani
mals. and although they are pos
sessed of five senses, none of them
are in a high degre* of dev«lo|»-
ment."
Of the poisonous snakes, tbe
one most familiarly known is the
one person who has been in the
trying situation.
The peculiarities of the rattle
snake’s mouth, besides the relaxed
condition of its jaws, already men
tioned, are as follows: They have
two fangs, one on each side of the
upperiaw. The fang has no eon
neclion with the jaw bone, and it’s
root is embedded in a little sar
about the size of a pea. When
the mouth is shut the tang lays
backward in the groove between
neither did the squirrel escape up
the tree as is usual. Alter watch
ing the strange scene some time,
kc struck the snake and away
went the squirrel. Or thus: a rat
tlesoake was fouml in tbe act of
spreading mucous over a squirrel,
preparatory to swallowing it The
little animal lay as if dead, hul ob
tbe snake’s being struck, up. and
away, went the squirrel as in the
first instance. Now, these, and
similar narrations from person* ol
the lip and jaw. Wlicp it’s mouth voracity, make it difficult for me
to doubt, especially when backed
by tbe fact that they cannot over
take their prey by speed, since
their greatest sjieed is about like
that of a child’s walk ; and chance
would hardly throw iu their way
even the small amount necessary
for subsistence, since they are in
stinctively avoided hy almost all
animals. So, if I were asked in a
court of justice the question, “Can
snakes charm or fascinate their
prey?’’ I should answer, “To the
best of my knowledge and belief,
they can.” I further belirvp, that
this power is peculiar lo the rat
tlesnake, and can only be exercis
ed on its prey.
Ground rattlesnakes are plenti
ful in the southern part of this
Slate, and is similar lo the one
already described, so far as venom
and rattles arc concerned, and is
the moat spiteful snake common
lo this country. It will bile un
der any and all circumstances,
ami will strike even at a noise
made near it. They are found
from 12 to 20 iocbea in length,
and are so nearly tbe color of the
grouud, that It ia difficult to see;
hence its name.
The rattlesnake's pilot is a lar k e
and venomous reptile, but not so
large as the rattlesnake, which it
very much resembles in color, but
is devoid of the rattles. It is said
that these two kinds of snakes in
habit the same abode, and that
the rattlesnakes are piloted by the
pilot whea they are blind, which
they are said lo be. in the
iallcr part of summer. The only
evidence I have of ray own know!
edge of this strange piloting is
the following: One of these snakes
was killed while attempting to
cress a gentleman's yard in Co
lumhia county. Ga. The gentle
man told the luiys who killed it
to be on tbe lookout, for a rattle
snake would loliew it within
twenty four hours, and so true
was the prediction, that a rattle
snake waa killed so nearly in the
wake nf the pilot, as to convince
all that it was following the pilot.
CHATTER IL
Since I wish to distinguish the
next snske to be described, from
those already mentioned anil to
adduce positive evidence of its
belonging to the poisonous class,
I shall begin Chapter 11 with a
description of it. Thia snaKe is
common lo all parts of Georgia,
and perhaps, all the Southern
Stales, and ia generally known
among the country |>eople aa the
"garter snake.” Nothing is said
of thia reptile in any of the natu
ral histories 1 have consulted.
The only mention of it I have ever
seen in print ia found in a work
on surgery by Prof. S. D. Gross.
This distinguished author pro
aouncea it poisonous. It is in
that work called the potato snake.
This is a small snake. The larg
est one I ever saw did not exceed
two feet in length. It is marked
with alternate black and red rings
around its liody, froia head to
tail. It seldom, periidjis, never
bites, nnless trodden on or other
wise hurt, and in consequence of
iu indisposition to bite, ia due
the common opinion that it is
harmless; but wbat I know about
this snake corroborates the state
ment of Prof Gross.
While the 5th G«, Regiment
wis encamped at Pensacola dur
ing the.war. private Green, of the
Cuthbert Rifles, found near the
camp, one of these snakes, and
under the impressiun that it was
harmless, caught it and put it in
the breast pocket of his shirt, snd
after amusing himself, getting
msny of his own company to put
llieir hands in the pocket to feel
wliat a curious thing he bad found
in the woods, he carried it to the
Captain of the Clinch Rifles, who
was making a collection of snakes
He placed it on the ground near
the Captain’s tent, where shod
quite a number of both companies
gathered around. One of the
Clinch Kiflles, while handling the
snake hurt it, and it bit him on
the hand. “Look Captain, said
he, the little fellow is trying to
hite.” And placing his hand near
it again it bit him a second time.
The bites proved fatal, and but
few of those two companies that
remain have even ycl forgotten the
melancholy fate of poor Whiling,
lor whom everything was done
that could be done, but all iu
vain.
A cat whicb was in the habit of
catching snakes, pounced on a
garter snake, anil although she
killed it, she was bitten during
the struggle, and died in less than
eight hours. Several remedies
were used, but without benefit. 1
was informed by a comrade of Mr.
Whiting that the parts bitten
swelled but little. The same ab
sence of swelling was observed in
the case of the cat also. I infer
from these cases that the poison
of this snake differs from that of
llie rattlesnake, because from the
bite of the latter the parts always
swell greatly and rapidly.
I wish to slate before conclud
ing this part of my subject, that
the description of the rattlesnake’s
mouth given above is the result
of actual dissection, and so far as
it goes, is perfectly correct.
CHAPTER III.
In telling what I have about the
garter snake, is the principal mo
tire that prompted the writing of
these Chapters, for I fell it a duty
to warn ail, but particularly those
who hare hitherto considered this
snake harmless, that it is far oth
erwise. More than this, the rem
edies which hare proved nf value
in the bile of the rattlesnake and
others alluded to, arc of littlf or
no value in this.
Mr. Whiling was treated with
every appliance at hand. The cat
also had the advantage of several
of the best domestic remedies us
ually applied, but as has been
seen, they proved useless, so if
there is a snake for whose bite no
antidote is as yet known, it is the
garter, or potato snake.
Iu treating these accidents,
promptness ia the application of
remedies it of the first importance.
Tbe first thing to be done is to tie
a bandage so tightly.above the
wound as to completely ent off tbe
circulation. The second is, wash
tbe wounded part well with water,
then with some form of alcoholic-
liquor, then apply tincture of io
dine well to t*e parts where the
fangs entered and (or two inches
around it. While this is being
done, two large tablcspoonsful
of some form of alcoholic liquor
should be administered in a little
water. This is for an adult. For
children, dimiuish the dose ac
cording to age. This quantity
should be given every twenty min
ules until a slight feeling of in
loxicalioD is induced. After that
'just enough should be given from
lime to time as will sustain that
effi-ct, for it should be remember
ed that snake bitten persons have
been killed by the loo free admin-'
istration of liquor. As soon as
the effects of the liquor is induced
the bandage may be removed.
Re apply the tincture of iodine
every 3 hours until three appli
cations have been made.
The liquor may be dispensed
with in twenty four hours, or as
soon as it can be safely done.
In case any )>erson is bitten *
medical man should be in atten
dance as soon as possible, and to
him should be left the use of ar
senic, per manganale of polassa,
the hypodermic syringe, ammobia,
and the use of cups.
The Washington Star says that
au ol<l woodman of Australia, who
used lo catch snakes for pastime
claims that a raw onion bruised
aud applied as soon ns possible to
the bitten part is a certain cure
for the bile of all venomous rep
tiles in that country except the
death adder, for which he admits
there is no remedy.
An Oregon physician gives tbe
following: “Stir in the yolk of an
egg as much salt as will spread a
plaster and apply it Lo the wound.
Do this when bitten and I will in
sure yeur life for a six pence.’’
Dr. Whitman, in a communica
tion from which this is condensed,
says he has used tincture of io
dine with complete success. He
applies it lo the part as far as the
swelling exteads. Three applica
tions suffice. -.
Dr. Hyder made inquiry through
the medical journals for the best
treatment for these injuries, and
received the following reply: “We
use the carbonate of ammonia,
split the skin where the fangs en
tered, insert the ammonia. Also
give from fifteen to twenty grainn
every hear dissolved in water,
and you will have ho further trou
ble.” From another source be ie-
ceivcd the following: “Tbe doc
tor will find the seed of the bless-
: ed thistle a prompt and unerring
antidote in neutralizing the effect#
of the poison of all reptiles. Give
three seed bruised every ten mic-
utes in sweet milk until relief is
obtained. In most cases nine seed
will relieve all apprehension.”
There is a plant belonging to-
the thistle family common to the
wiregrass section, which has the
reputation of curing snake bites,
and known by llie name of snake's
teeth. I think this and lbeblc-»-
ed thistle the same plant. *
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Atlanta Constitution for its un
manly and savage assault* upon
our President, wbo lias had tho
honesty anti courage to stand up
amid the selfish, corrupt, and
powerful monopolists of the coun
try. an<l deinsnd justice and equal
rights for the common people.