madstone

He claimed that the only thing that saved him was the use of a madstone.

As a matter of fact, the madstone is simply a porous rock which may adhere to a warm, moist surface and exert an absorbent action.

When it does so, the bitten man at once starts off to Texas, where at certain places one can hire the use of a madstone.

The madstone is popularly supposed to be an accretion found somewhere in the system of a white stag.

The madstone is claimed to be a certain96 remedy for the bite of rabid dogs, snake bites and the like.