Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-21
From HE Gambradge Chronicle.
llYDRDIlIDBtA.

Mr. Cdiidhan-- he diicasr of hydrophobin
bears so hdrons a character, that il - thu
moral duty us well as inclination of all, who
Rre possessed OF the ordinary sympnihies for
human suffering, to contribute TO It's prevention
AS Tar MS they are capable u relii from the
affection, after II has actually invaded the
animal econolny, being totally hopeless.
With this Wow, and these srnilntnfq, make
the commonwealth OF ftct, which should br
cut onI md posted in every mans pnflonr.
The fact hat | allude TO bns been recently
nscerlaincd b, Frencb chemist aud surgeon,
M. Cosifr, ADD published IN the Ameflc1n
Journal Of SCIENCE, conducted by Professor
Silmh1, work. which, for its multiplied IN
i"rests, u dependent of its fund of literary
entertainment, deserves to be read aud patron
lzpd by al who can command dDYnr for
this on, purpose, or mind for the other.
Ihis important fact, that caioriae has The
p9Wer 10 derompo5e and dedrOg The dendiy POI.
SON oi the saitoa Of the mad dog." has grown
out Of chemical philosophy aud chemical re-
search, aud is Of more value than vaccination
~ any other discovery which the a0uaIs of
medicine have recorded because II furnishes
man with certain prophyioeito against the
musl horrible disaster which is incident 10 his
existence.
of IT, NTH Of this discovery and the accu.
| Is prrdoaled there enn bc no doub--it IL afr-
med by The most highly valued mrdlcd auiho.
riiy aud NJ. Guy Lupac has since reported n
ease, OF the successful application OF The same
substance 10 poison by Prnssc scid, Que OF the
most aclive and vIrulrni known IN nature aud
| II will probably be extended To many others.
| 1t IS astonishing that This substance, called
! Chlorine under the new nomenclature, should
have rennned 81 long comparatively al rcst.
| II was discovered by Schle III l77l and vas
used meny years ~ England. and | believe
| France 10 purify The lniscted atmosphere OF
! their ships, JaIls and bosl,Itals under the name
of org murid'c gus. The rTlneipe, too. on
which il operated was then well UNDERSTOOD. aud
he theory now now differs, IN The present case
| chiefly l. terms.
| Hydrogen gas is known 10 constitute, in
combination w,ih sulphur. aud p0sphnrns, OF
ammnriia, the lntUefabie smells from purifying
subsHnces deprived Of hydrogen, this odVur
| disappears the analogy WIS extended 10 hui-
nal cflluyia: the conclusion Was drawn thai
the abstraction Of the hydrogen. by means ol
! rs affinity for the excess 81 oxygen ~ the oXy-
nurlalie gas, w0uG destroy the vnus by rs
decomposition the result has been sUtls factory.
| The ChorlJ,nns view his same osJ -Wuriatic
gas as an elementary substance, aOd call Il
chlorine, from its green color. This chlorine
then performs It's part of the oxygen Of he
FrencA theory. add. Combining win the by
drogrn of The efluyia, effects It's deeoni osit,on
nnd consequent DISTRACTION, ~ the same man
ner.
As many poisoos imosI probably all animal
/ posons) art known 10 contain hydroge0, II 10
matter Of aoionlshmcni that analngica iaduc
ton had not long ago, ADVANCED the learned
inqnnies 10 the present important discovery,
III m. mr. mi AL I'D II
pat Of hydrogen. Il, lar is experiment has
gone, me decomposed aud rendered innocent
by osy.lnuTlalic gas, or chiurine, as The res
pecnye theorists may plrase 20 vah them.
/ 1hls article (chonDe) Is chcHp and should,
/ in conjunction wIiif,he mode of using II, br ~
| The possession ot every family, benause delay
will render II aborlige. II Is prepared mud APP
piled M the following manner; Make strong
wash, by dissnIgiNg two 'abe spoonius Of the
| chiortr.: sf lime hall pint OF water, aud
instantly aud repeatedly bathe the part bitten.
The poison will ia this way be decomposrd. 1t
| has proved successful when applied within six
hour, after the animal has been bitten
| must beg leave 10 include in this cOmmu-
nlcalion a case of bydrophoba, winch may 90
10 remove the VAIN conceii OF some delndt d
persons, VINO suppose they are lntailDly nc
| auainied with It's symptoms
| !" Singular case Of Uydrophobia A case is
related Ia the Lancet, London Monthly Per-
odical, OF a man having died with all the hor-
rors nf hydrophohia, aud the dog that had BIT
ten him beraying no such symptoms. The
abatement is from an eminent surgeon, and IL
we'll atIcsted by several respectable Names
r Soon after the man was bitten, lie applied Il
! a medical gentleman, intimatIng. however, hi
firm conviction thai the dog was not mad. A.
> the dog was eyIdsnlIy sick. he surgeon tool