American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-06-06

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dog, Used IN he Ukraine
When Mr.. Marochetti, an operator in the Hos
pits at Moscow, was ia the Ukraine in 1915. in one
day fifteen persons applied to him for cute. having
been bitten by mad dog Whilst he was prepa
ring the remedies deputation Of several old men
made Its appearance, to request him to allow a
peasant 10 treat them, man who had for some
years past enjoyed great reputation for the pre-
yentioD of hydrnphobla, and Whose success Dr.
Nlarochett had already heard much.
He consented to their request under these condi.
tlons First, that he Mr. Marco hett) should be
present at every thing done by the peasant-second.
iy, in order that he might be fully convinced that
the dog was really mad, he, Mr. Marochei, should
select one OF the patients, who should only be trea-
ted according 10 the medical course usually held in
estimation. girl of six years old was chosen fol
this purpose.
The peasant gave to his fourteen patients a
strong Deceit Of the " Summit and {. RI
GenstI uteR Tioctorie,'' tabout pound and al
nan daily, and examined twice a day under the
tongues where, as he stated, small knots containing
The poison Of the madness must form themselves
AS soon as these small knots actually appeared.
which Mr.. Marochetti himself saw, they were
OPT ned, and cauterized with red hot neede after
which the patient garged with the decoc,ion Of the
"Genista. The result Of this treatment wa, that
all OF them lot whom only two. the last bitten did
not show these knos) were dismissed cured at the
end Of SIX weeks, during which time they drank
ans decoctlon. But the little girl, who had been
treated acco ding to the usual method. was seized
with hydrnphpblc accidents on the seventh day, and
was dead ~ eight hours after they first took place
1he persons discussed were seen three wears after
wards by Mr.. Marochetti, and they were all sound
and well
Five years after this circumstance, Gin 18l 81 Mr..
Marochetti had new opportunity in Podolia, Of
confirming this important discovery The treat
msn OF twenty six persons, who had been bitten nv
mad dog coutided to him; nine were men
eleven women, and six children He gave them A.
once decoclion of the "Gensta" and dilipent
examination of their tongues gave the following re-
suit Five men, all the women, and three children.
had the small knots already mentioned those most
bltten on the third day. others the fifth seventh.
and NINTH and one woman. who had been bitten but
very snperfcialy IN the leg, only on the twenty FIRST
day. The other seven aiso, who showed no small
knots, drank the Decoctum Genista." six weeks.
and all the patients recovered
In consequence of these observations Mr.. Ma.
rochei believes, that the hYdrophobc poison after
remaining short time IN the wound, Fixes itself for
certain time under he tongue, at the openings of
the ducts Of the !" subrnaxsry gland which are
at each side OF the tongue string, and there forms
those small knots in which may be felt with a probe 4
fuctuatlnR fluid, which is The hydrophobc poison.
The usual time oftheir appearance seems 10 be with
in the third and ninth day after the bite and if thew
arc not opened within the first twenty-four hours
after their formation, the poison is reabsorbed into
the body, and the patient is lost beyond power Of
cure.
For this reaasp, MIR. Marochetti recommends.