The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-13

4 .,e.,.,,s ia lAhlr, there Is none, perhaps, %
ho.,,Ie ia los manifestations ~ that called
\ ,,J,,-caJgmoHly known Ra lydT6phobra,-
iFbr hitter lofmt however, seems Ia loo ~
n ,one degree inappropriate, iaaainueh MS n
~ tread oI aater 10 lay no menns y universal
NJ accompaniment oftbe disease e..
Yountt IN lis treafiRp on THE Dog has
II fven lht pathology Of rHlhos IN II moro de-
II ,,.sl lornl ,hnn any other author aud ns the
lsease is one az which there Is more ar less
n laneer both TO our domestic unmnls nnh 20
n ls human Ence, it mRy serve good purpose
q preser' a brief synopsis Of his ohscrvn-
~ onS
Al ln answer To- The question, what 10 the
u cause ofrubis? Mr. Y. sAys--'II " The snliyn
uft fahid animal received into wound ar
In an ahradrd surface Ofthe MIXTURE of
III The virus iTu rhTuivs- I...t-I.II!e--
N III has nor been Analysed, aud it would be
difficult to annyZe H. IL can only bG prop
sr,led hy inoculntion-it must lac brought in
actual contact with the nervous fibre. lie II
of u,J,tti,s,, that II meyer arises spontaneously,
anEhS thinks II u quarantine ut eight months
n could be established nud every dog confined
separntrl, for thai l06gth oftiIuc, the disease
would be completely nnnih'lated. Aler ihe
poison oI'a rhid unimn hus heeu rommuri-
n Gated 10 another, IL lies dormant for while
N The longih oltimo varying with different
:M wliy mnnllests itself in from Three weeks
MI n1 seven months in the dog not less
NH ihin fsriccn days; aud generally from five
~ wstf weeksiin three months from the time
III ofhcng bitten tire dog would hc considered
VI air In innnit usually runs iis course IN
meuty-faur hours-'rnrrly exceeding seventy
NO hours; IN the horsoit runs three or four
days; in the sheep aud 0N ligc to seven days;
IN the hog four TO ak.
Ia. 81!
Their 10y the bite Of rabid animal or 10y inoc.
nlaon with tho virus, to almost all
kinds of a''t''al - and IN aE il Ayaa acrnnlpa
MED lay the satne or -ttiilnr charnrferislics.-
Tho strange aud uncomfortable disposition TO
bite is generally manifested. even Ia rabbits,
sheep, aud in The ioIInnn race. By-wny of
experiment. Two Physicians inoculnicd fowls
with tho fam taken from The mouth of u
nbId COW; mud after uboui ten weeks the birds
died with evident symptoms of rabies
MrANs % PREVENTION.
Eyci-0n of HE bitten orcXtosc,l part has
been frequently rosnrted TO, mud wiili-various
sIccessSthe operation is thought to dcniaud
great skill owing to the difficulty OF hking
ovfof the affected part without bringing the
virus in contact with the irt-ti-tE1t- ,issHE,-
Cauerzaiion turning the bitten part wlyli II
hot iron, has been prnclised with little Ad
vantage. The application Of caustlc--!tHdr
cdSiic--hds on tie whole proved best. lis
says Nlt louar, 'pcritcily manageable, md
being sharpencd Ia a point, may bG applied
with certainty tn every recess ar sulosity Of
the wound. II the whole of the wound lias
heen exposed To lis action, an iusoluhle COM
4 pound 0fHn{ntl fbro and the metallic salt is
n produced, ia which the virus is wrapped M,
aud from wlIlci, it cannot be separated. Ia
II short time the dead matter sloughs away,
and The * tlrnAyt al with il IlPaTpr-
omnlends applying the causlic u second time
but more slightly after the eschar has slough
e44H, IN order Ia destroy amy p01T ThHt runy
mol have heen1roperly ncIGd on hy tho tirst
operntuu
Mr. 1onalt States that he was several Zines
oltteH 10y rabld dogs; but that. by q timely mp
'Ssniloh OF The lunar cnustic. lac. escaped:
anu YET olieu,' says he, when have been
ia'isnGa, or lii'lc out Of temper, some of
'hP Old sores have itclcd md Introduced aud
oclhhlit become red aud swollen. lie was
once bitten IN very dangerous manner 10y -
rama cat lJhls animal is generally very les
IurtonS wfrrI tutorIHH uudGr rutItrs, trough
fortunately, II TX hut seldom that IL is thus
-Anenled- liiEin# -iiA-pArn < yam, -iIA-rngr
keows no bounds la the case alluded to-,
nc cat Ind been the playmate of tho cltsiren
OF The family, but Ind, all at once, become ST.
lent aud lll-lempered. II got into an upper
'''' N'l'It u WIS HllONtU 10 fetlnll, ana
mr. ounit was sent for. lie gives the fol-
lowing thrilling account of the scene which
orsued -
II wns nearly dork when | went | saw
the horr'hls glare of her eyes, butt could
not see so much Of her ns | wished. and |
said | would cali again IN The morning
found the patient on the following ri1y. prc.
clsely IA the same situation and the same nj
htude, cronched up in corner aud ready 10
1 pnr -,f,a - Z
case; and as wanted TO study the coun,,A
nnnre ofthis demon, for she looked like ono
was foolshly. ineXcusnbly. inprpdcm
weW on my hands aud knees, and hrough
my tanc on nearly level with hers, g. gazet
on THOSE guriug Dyes and that horrible coun
tenauce until seemed TO feel tho deathIy in
huencH OF . spell stnnling over. me. ] WA,
not afraid. but every mental and bodily pow
er seemed in manner suspended. MY coul
ienance, porhaps,Nlarme her, for she spruul
on mo, fastened herself on my face, md hi
through botltt..P lif,e, She lhpu darted dowr
STAIRS, and believe was never seen ugnn.-
Always have nitrate of silver IN my pocket
even now am never wiIhout It.. | WASHED
MYSELF and applied the cuustic with SON,
severity 10 the wound aud my medical ad
WISER and valued frieSSd furnished still NOR,
inter got honse. Ny object was ut
nlned, although at somewhat too much cost
lor heexpression octhnt hrute's countnnnnc,
WI never be forgotten
VI fouai very severely c8nsHrcs the prac
ace mdnlged in 10y many persons. Of allow
ing dogs to lick their hands md face. u,
pays 'he habit Is very dangerous one, nnc
~. the erse of iuty hnvtrtr Inst TIER til;
" suffering her dog to lick pimpIe on he