Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-08-27
From the London Morning PosL.pfJuly Is.
MydrOphOhia.

To THE EDIToR-Sr: For the following
official document, published by command of
The Austrian War Department., am indeb,
ed Ia The kindness Of my supcriors at his
ln'Pcrinl Majesly's Embassy in London.
think that, nj II season when that dreadful
mud hitherto rremedablc mallday, hydropho-
bia, is most prevalent, il is duty to make
public the following remedy, such being. be-.
sides, The pbllanthruphic objec, or lis official
Promulgators, who have written the original
account wnh a view 10 bcg'nsrally intcligl-
bic. On Pcruslng the document the remedy
would iol aPpeopd p'Io,i 10 medical eye a
powerful an,ldote; but opinions are nothing
III presence OF facts. and those facts, am in.
formed. are briefly the follow ing:--
A schoolmas,er, named Lalic, residing on
iha, boundary of Hungary, towards Turkey
where the military colonies are located
having the established reputation Of posses.
sing cure for hydrophoba, the Minister of
War. 10 whose department the government
OF this Territory belongs, instituted an IN
quiry Two hydroplmbia patients, were
placed under the care OF 'he military med cal
Officers. until they despaired Of them. They
were then entrusted 10 the care of the
schoomastcr, and were cured. "A liberal
graiihcsiion beng given to this pcrsoA he is
".
years exercise OF his remedy, under medical
surveillance, his discovery is proved To be of
sterling value. The root of which ~ Laic
has recognised the efficacy is the gen,iana
crucinta. II y an abundant natural product.
Ir"im'm IN The earliest stages Of The disease ::
"When The first symptoms arise the mouth
must be examined, aud beneath the tongue
the rtne rnminR, or sublLe ual veins, will be
md In. TIM IL n
fret confined TO the ncghborhood of the
tr9nnnI, aud il appears under the form OF
black spots, resembling the heads Of flies,
but later the disease having developed itself.
the swelling effects the whole Of lhc veins
At this period NE following is the treatment
10 be adopted Tho tongue is To be grasprd
with wooden fork and inverted, and the
sublingunl VEINS io be opened with a lancet.
The tongue being ,heu liberated, the bleod-
ing must be allowed to continue until II
ceases Of itself. Then is to he given the
first dose of the remedy. Three quarters OF
an ounce (one and half lolh) ofthc gcnlluna
crucinla are to be given as n,axlmum dose
the root being first pounded aud then mace
rated IN water, so az 10 form a thin PASTE
This must be repeated every morning for
niue days.. AT the same time the wound Is
10 be treated ~ The following way :--Nbcn
fresh il il 10 he washed with the spirit oi
Rosemary aud tho, , ,nul,;cc !. ,o be npnlicdy
composed OF two portions at rye Hour snd
one Of juniper berries, mixed with the strong
est spirits uf wiGc, To form into paste. ~
Tho wo,ud Is closed i, nns, h., opcned and
.cor;6,d
TreoIw,ui IN oarcu,sa sioo,, or He disease.
When the disease has already reached its
most violent paroxysms, the patient being
nrone,lv sccu,ed. 1 ounce of the roo, is r.
bo sd,,,,;s,c,cd and IN do Tins. s,roich,
;,clo, heinz n,t on ibc pp,ient. Two strono
,,.n mus, ho cnnloved IN ovnrcome his re.
.;s,.nce IIis mouth must he opepcd with
loo wooJen wodocs. Tho nns,l mir psssa re
Ls;,a horo,o,;c,lIy cI,scd mill be b,s swsl.
lived If oClcr . bonrs tho pa,ien,,s parox.
ysos con,inu, I, rocur. mn entire roof mus,
Inc introduced into the month. and there So
cu,cd uu,l bi,,ep awov and dlssolycJ. The
subllupuai veins are to DC opened at the frs,