Hello John - From what I have been told, and read, back in the "old days", a madstone was a prized possession. My grandad said everyone in the area knew if someone who lived close-by had a madstone. A madstone was a growth of some kind found in the stomach of a deer, and some say could be found in the stomach of a cow. The madstone would be soaked in milk and applied to a snake bite or "mad dog" bite to draw out the poison. That's about it, John. Best wishes... Carl Williams [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 10:27 PM Subject: Re: [KYMORGAN] Re: Old Home remedies >In a message dated 1/4/00 10:58:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] >writes: > ><< I remember when I was real young my Grandad telling about > a madstone in his family. I didn't really understand what it was at the > time, just knew it as an interesting story. When I was in high school in Lee > County, TX in the 1950's, there was a story in the local paper about a man > who had a madstone that had been passed down in his family to him. Then I > realized what my Grandad was talking about. >> > >And a "madstone" is ... ? > >John > >