The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-09
HYDsOPnODlA.

We, with the AID oi professional friend,
wrote and published "A statement If some
important facts as to this horrible dis.
ease. And as this is peculiarly the
season Of mad dogs we have, aided 10y
another professional friend, taken pains
To- get further reliable information on the
subject 1T the mad dogs bite. IN order
that we might present h. our readers
what is known 10y medical men ~ 10 the
best means of preventing, in the humane
system. this disease. The records Of
surgery show nowhere a single anthem
ticatcd recovery from hydrophobia. II
IS oimog, tafal; and whatever a human
art may do to palliatc it, horrors, The
that can bc done with the hope Of help
l. III the way oi prevention.
The mos, Of the reliable information
that can bc had j. from the recorded OBJ
servaiions If pr Yonatt This gentle
man. who's, works on veterinary surgery
are 80 well known III this country, was
tor many years engaged IN L"udon IN
the treatment of the diseases IF domcs-
tie animals. those Of the horse and dog
practice II. was often called upon to
take ia charge and carry To- his ipiir'nary
rahid dogs II happened IN the course
Of his practice. winch was immense, that
he was bitten seven times 10y dogs known
to he rabid. He cauterizcd the wound
in each instance with lunar cau-tic. Be
sides. he cautorizcd with the sano agent
the wounds If four hundred other per-
sons who had also been bitten 10y dogs
undoniably rahid. lie himself and every
prc If the four hundred escaped the dis.
ease Such was his confidence IN 'hc
completeness of the efficacy If his treat
meui. that. in the latter part 81 hts prac-
tee hr did not hesitate to catch with hiS
naked hand rabid dogs and cats IN or or
der to pm, them into wire baskets aud
carry them to his lniirmary
ON tn, other hand II surgeon OF st
George'- hoapi,ablc told Dr. louat' that
the bitten pant had been cut out, at that
institution. IT more than four thousand
persons. not oHe Of wtm was afterwards
attacked 10y hydrophebn Il l. doubt
less true that many of these were not
bitten bv rahd dogs aud therefore We're
operated upon uscl,ssly. hut still il Is
M doubt equally true that IN the greater
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