madstone
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Abraham Lincoln with all his lofty mind, acquiesced in the vulgar belief when he took his son Robert to have the benefit of a "madstone," at a distance from where the boy was dog-bitten.
From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Williams, Henry Llewellyn
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.
From Confessions of a Neurasthenic by Marrs, William Taylor
The madstone is popularly supposed to be an accretion found somewhere in the system of a white stag.
From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas
He claimed that the only thing that saved him was the use of a madstone.
From The Great Cattle Trail by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
