From the Indiana Whig.
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CURE FOR THE BITE OF A SNAKE.


As the public in the western. country are
much interested in knowing whatever may
be \ good remedy for the poison elected in
to the human hesh by the bite of snake,
think it my duty to state fact within my
own knowledge.


About the year 1915 or 1916. one of my chill
dren was bitten by copperhead, on the
inside Of both ankles, nearly at the same in
stant. l instantly produced pulverized
charcoal, and mixed 1t with as much hogs
Lard rs made it adhere. I then made plas-
ter o. it, and applied it to the wounds,
renewing the plaster every twenty or thirty
minutes. for ten or twelve hours, at the
same time giving the child fresh milk to
drink. This remedy had the desired effect
and very little pain was endured after the
application. Not more than FIVE minutes {.
lspssd from the time the child was bitten un.