Randolph County AlArchives News.....Poke Salad Preventive for Hog Cholera  August 3, 1864
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The Weekly Advertiser August 3, 1864
A gentleman informs us of a preventive for hog cholera, which he says has been 
sufficiently tried and proved to be efficacious. It is simply feeding poke root 
and poke salad to them once or twice a week. It is to be boiled and as a little 
"pusley" (or is it puslain?) may be thrown in. The hogs will eat it readily. A 
planter, having m large number of hogs in Randolph County, tried it, and all his 
swine escaped, while his neighbors lost large numbers of theirs. We have long 
since heard that poke root boiled was an excellent alterative for him.

Additional Comments:
Note: This first was run in the Columbus [GA] Enquire. It is unknown if the 
person was in Randolph County Alabama or Georgia. 

Note: Old people used to say: "If you eat a mess of Poke Salad in the 
Springtime, it will keep you healthy during the coming year". 


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