Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-22
From The London New Times.
HYDROPHORIA

Mansion House-The Lord Marnr stated ves,er.
DAY, that lie continued 10 receive OF
sons having been bitten by dogs and of great- mis-
chief occasioned by those animals being allowed IN
run AT large in the Metropolis He said, that a num-
Der oil benevolent persons had forwarded him spe-
c,"Gs Tor the cure OF the dreadful malady bur Sir
u. H. Hose had just sent him "a statement which he
had translated from The Berlin Guseits and wished
to be made public, that the mode Of cure recomme
ed M mig hi be tried The statement was made ny a
Mr. Nlarochette, an operator ia the HospaI M Mos.
| cow lie says, that in 1918 he was in the Ukraine
when hiieeo persons applied him for cure all hav-
ing heen bitten by a mad dog whilst he was prepar-
ing me remedies, depuaiion OF several old men
made It's appearance 10 request him 10 allow pea
SAINT TO treat them, man who had for some years
Pasl enjoyed great reputation for prevention Of
1yurophobia, and oil whose success DR.. Marochetie
had already heard much. He consented 10 their re-
quest under these conditions:
First, That he (Nlr. Marochet,e) should be nres-
EN- al every thng done by the peasant. Secondly,
DOG was mad, he (Nir Marochettc) would select one
OF the patients, who should be treated according 20
The Medical course usually held in estimation. A
gui, SIX years old was chosen for This put pose The
peasant gave to his fourteen patients strong decoc
ton oil the summit and H. GsDisiso lutte tincore a.
boui pound and half daily and examined twice a
day nnder their tongues, where as he stated ami
knois containing the poison Of the madness mus,
form themselves. As these small knots actu-
ay APPEARED, which MIR. Marocbeue himself saw
they we're opened and cauierized with red hot ne e.
ole, alter which the patient gargied with tho decoc-
ton oil the Genista. The result Of this treatment
was that all of them (of whom only two The las, bill
ten, did not shew these knos) dismissed cured
AT The end of six weeks, during which time they
drank this decoctiOn But the liule gnI who had
been trnated according tho usual methods was
seized with hydrophobic symptoms on the seventh
dsy and was dead 10 eight hours after they arst took
place The persons dismissed were seen Ihree wear,
afterwards by Mr.. Marocheue, and they wee ali
sound and we'll Five years after this circums,a,ce
90 1879 Mr. Marocheue had new opportunity in
Podalia OF confirming This important discovery The
treatment OF tweniy-sIx persons who had been btea
by mad dog, was confined TO him I; nine were men
eleven w%ome", and six children He gave Them at
once detection of the +" Genista and n d;l;,en
examination Of their tongues gave the lol!ow;n, a.
suit : five men, all the women, and three chiisreo
had the small knots already me noned those moe,
bitten on the third day, others on the 6i,b seven,h
and ninth, and one woman who had been bitten bui
very snperfcially in The leg on the twenty. frs, d,v
The other seven also, who showed no small kno,s
drank the decociIon 9 Genista" six weeks, and Mi
Inc patients recovered. In consequence of these nh
seryaops, MIR. Marocheae believes that the hydro
phob'c poison after remaining a shorf time in the
wonnd xes itself for time under The tongue al the
ogGn,ng o. ne ducts OF the slandui, submaxar
which are at each side OF The tongue string, and
mere forms those small knots in which NAV be feJ,
w'ih probe a iiuciuaing Aud which is The HYDRO
phobIc ilu,d. The usual limo of ,be;r ..nn.ar,nc.
seems 10 be within the third and mini, .,ay r., ~
bite snd they arc moi opsred within The Gre. onn
iy-four hours alter their formation the noison 10 70
absorbed mo Tue BODY, and the patient is lost be-
yond power OF cure. For this reason Mr. M,,o
cneue recommends that such patients should he nv
amined under the tongues Immediately, which should
be continued for six weeks, during which time ibev
should take daily pound and half OF tie decoc
ton Genista, or four times day the powder one
draobW, pro dose" &c the knots do got apsear in
this time no madness is 10 he apprehended but IA
soon as they appear they should be opened with n
lancet, and then cauterzcd aud the patient should
gargIe assIdH0usy with the above Dticned decoc-
ton. Sis G. II Rose stated, that he had commuui-
csted this plan 70 nua'ber OF eminent physicians
sud surgeons, who, aIlhorgb they could Of course
pronounce no positive opinion n maiter of which
iley had no other knowledge, had eoncurred in ex-
pressing their persuasion that this Ukraine
viii he found efiicacious but all events tho pc.
seat lameniaoie efficiency OF oar &c arrest
ing the frighiiul malady, made him EEL II 10 he an
urgent duty to call attention 10 this proposed treat
meDt, wtch I've did without hesaf,o az IL ,yaa sim
pie, and AZ any rate wholly ioaoxious.
H.GroPhcttt -Exnsct OF a letter from an Italian
gentleman ~ Venice 10 friend in Psfbsbre SO ICI
you were here you would he much pleased with
discovery made NJ Un1ine, the captal oC Fruili a
small province belonging n this republic A noo,
man lying under the iriginu toriures OF bvdrorbo.
bia, was cured by some draughis Of vinegar riyen
him by n,istake instead OF another notion nha
stefan Of Padua called Count Leonissa. cot mali.
gcnce Of this event NJ Undine, and tried The ssme
remedy upon patient that was brought IN the Pad;sn
hospital, administering to him pound Of yinegs, In
the morning, another at noon, and third At sunset
and ihe man was speedily and perfectly cured"
MANACLED PRESS.
Some Of the Paris journals wear curjons appesr-
ance, gnnlber of their columns being blank the
matter prepared for them having bern struck out bs
the censorst TO WHOM each numberIof every oewspa.
rer must be submitted Tor approval or expurgation
before II can DC issued. The present sfafe of IN.
case may be UNDERWOOD from the folotyno dismal ar
'icle Of the Constitutional:
" fAHIs, Aug. 2l.-'flere is very lille generosi,v