The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-01 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

NEWINGTOW, At/GUST 279 NU

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Sta.—Perhaps at no antecedent period was hydrophobia 119 pre.
Talent aa at present. England, France, America, bare felt its
direful effects; yet, hitherto, has no efficacious remedy, other than
that of excision, been offered counteract it. Within the last dam
months, to my own knowledge, four families bars sustained :hermit
heart-rending separations through this frightful disorths. One pea
man has left a family of six children, and another of foot, to
mourn over the melancholy effects of hydrophobia. Yet. dresdfsl
as the disorder la, and ontressing ma its consequences are to those
families who have thus been depraved of all that was dear to them,
it wns not till vast numbers bad fallen victims to in effects Out
Magistrates thought proper to interfere ; and even now their mu.
date, by many, is completely disregarded. Dogs may yet be sus
in every street unmuzzled, and others muzzled in that sort of way
that renders then: oven more dangerous than they were before. to
France proper officers are appointed to shoot every dog that ms; be
seen in the streets. In America every dog is impounded, and sjEar
of five dollars is demanded for its ramie. By these rens the
streets are kept tolerably clear. Surely, what is practicable in ern
country may be done in another, particularly where it so ascntally
regards the interest of society.
As an apology for thus addressing you on the subject, I test
need not point out to you the melancholy picture of the dent:. bed
of one labouring under this dreadful malady, prematurely st..yczel
from his friends; who are weeping around him : I have met tiis s
specific, of its efficacy I will not pretend to judge: it is sail t:be
extracted from the Gazette de Sante, published at Paris: 1 have
copied it mete:dim et literatint, and now transmit it for furfixs
puLlici.y. in your widely-extended journal. It may? pettapa, lead
to inquires and discoveries into the nature of tins most ten&
disoede:.

" M. Marochetti, surgeon of the hospital at Moscow. hate ia
the Ukraine in 11113, was requested to give assistance to 6fteen pu.
' sons who had received the bite of a mad dog. A deputation of
Elders waited upon him, and entreated him to adminisi:r help te
the unfortunate persons, through a peasant, who, durirg metal
years, had acquired great reptiration fur curing hydrophetia. 31.
lilarochetti consented upon certain conditions. The emet:ry Dew,
then administered to fourteen of the persons conhited to him its
peculiar way s—the fifteenth, a young girl of about 13, was mod
in the ordinary manner, for the purpose of proving the Acre(
both modes of treatment. To each of the 14, he gine day
pound and a had of the detaches of the beds cf
•frts:
Asere; and he examined twice a day under the tongue the place
where, according to his statement, little swellings were brmed,
containing the virus of madness. These swellings rose on the Iliad
or ninth day, and were seen by M. lilarochetti. Very torn afar
they appeared they were touched with a red hot needle, after which
the patient gargled the part with a decoction of broom. The mak
of this treatment was, that the 14 patients were cured in vs reit.
whilst the young girl, treated differently, died on the seventh day t.
convulsions of madness. Three years after, M. 31arochetti pads
visit to the 14 persons, and they were all doing well. The OCT
physician being at Padoli, in 1813, had a new opportur.nr cf res.
firming this interesting discovery. The happy result of this Were
of treatment was the same with 26 persons, who had all been bit
by mad dogs."
This mode of treatment appears to be natural and simple. Tte
decoction might be made at the proper season of the year, ter
ready in all- families, but more particularly in the shops cd
try
dical e'en. But as the cauterising the swellings under the unim:e.
and letting out the virtu, appear. the principal cure, mere. voald
not any other decoction for washing the mouth answer the sant
purpose ? Perhaps some of your readers of the medical prefer:4
may think the subject of sufficient importance to merit their eztt•
sideration. 1 am, your most obedient Serrmt.
B. R. Goasaall•

CAUTION TO BATH E AS.—ln consequence of some reer-t
applications from the Directors of the New River Compsuf
to Gertan, the chief officer of Worship-street Police-Ore.
as to the public nuisance of bathing in that river, he di
patched Allfield and Hanley, who took into custody revtr•
teen young Wen ; and yesterday they were brought before
Mr, Bennett, and discharged, after receiving a ruitatle
admonition.
The journeymen fire-iron makers, file makers. WM'
cutters, and wood-screw makers, have givcn notices to
their respective employers in Staffordshire that they require
advanced wages.
Thursday night bat a fire was discovered in the CelliOM
House, Dublin, but was speutily put out by the police,
any damage being effected.
Ac ntsr.—Monday morning, about ten o'clock. 01,1
gentleman was running across Chcapsisia, and had marl/ gist to
.t9e
pavement, he was knocked down by one of the horses 0 a back-ell
chariot, and ha i his am) broken :shore the elbow.

BIRTHS.
On Monday noming, the 30th of August. at Ss-afar. Norfolk.
the I.atly of O. IV. Baker, Esq. Royal Artifice'', of a o.
June 29, at Government House, Montreal, (angel. the 104 0.
Lieut.-U.4 3l•Origor, 71tth Regiment of danghter.

MARRIED.
Tuesday. 24th ult. at Great Yarmouth, the Res. Jersthtz t rat
liatellett. M.A. d Combats', nets Lynn, to Elias Janette. Weg
daulliter of the ate Rev. Charles [Cohen [fade, ]I.A. Rater"
Deriver, in the coenty of Norfolk.
At Asfordby, leicesterehire. the Rev. henry Lccking.
Mary. yourgyet laughter of the late Rev. T. Lteauswn: Burn.'
Recwr of .tsfordhy.
Rec. 11;11-F !bleed., of Leeds. to Elizabeth, yturgest drxo'
of 'Frowns ililaude, Esq. of t harley Lodge. Soluol•t•
Rey. J. W. But on. of l'illbenpton, Devon, w Miss B.
son, daughter of the late Dlr. Thorias Kasen. of farrils
to ti't '.:1„ at Oorilhurst, in Kent. the Rey. Thonins W!'?'
ineunibe:A MiateTe of IV rovon and Balseor, to El.xa!,etn.
daughter of S. Newington, Esq. of liondlit.rst.
The 24th ult. at Stonehouse Chavel, Cart. If. f
Eliza., relict of James Charles Grant, lag. of 111.1

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August 18. at Castle 11 de, in the .tlst year of lir as...
.31rs. Ilydo, the lady of John Ilyde. Esq. 31.1'-
1410 y, at Wilford, near Nottingham, the Res.V
II!). 01. c t,f the Sorior Fellows of Clare-hid!. Cati.trid
August. 18, :t reneanton,CALbriue. you:.gest
late Ret. Wm. of 31oleswortii, et II untingdor
At IViticanton, flat Rev. Arundel liadtorl
IVednrsday, in the parish of zit. 3! sty.
a poor widow, in the 10. Id year otf
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ther his ed to Lc 10:1 years oil, and her grand.:
still gualer are of 184.

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