Middletown transcript., 1869-05-01
Cures for Hyarophobia.

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The following article, from the French
newspaper, La Ferme, will be read with
interest. II suggests one of the most SIM
pie remedies for hydrophobia, being, at
zthe same time, preventive and curative.
The paper named says:
cdr. Buisson being called to assist a
subject of hydrophobia, who approached
the final crisis of the disease, bled her, and
wiped his hand on handkerchief wet with
the saliva of the dying woman. On the
first finger of the left hand he had small
confusion where the skin was broken. He
was Immediately cognizant of his thought
lessness, but, trusting to the process which
he had but recently discovered, he conten-
ted himself with washing himself with wa
ter. Believing" says DR. Buisson, "that
the disease did not make its appearance
until the fortieth day, and having many
patients to visit, put off taking my rem
edy from day to day, that is, the steam
baths. On the ninth day, as was in my
chamber, felt at once pain in my throat
and still greater one in my eyes. My
body felt SO light that thought that if
were to jump, would be able to throw
myself to prodigious height, or that by
holding on to window frame, could sus-
tain myself in the air. My hair was so
sensitive that it seemed to me that could
count every one of them without seeing
them; my mouth wateredl constantly f; the
impression caused by contact with the air
made me feel horribly, and l avoided all
b illiant bodies. had a..constant desire to
run and bite, not men, but animals, and
III al rA
me to drink, and | have noticed that the
sight of water tried me more that the pain
in my throat. believe that patient of
hpdrophobia can always drink by closing
the eyes. The fits came every five min
utea, and I felt then the pain start from
the first finger and run along the nerves
TO the shoulder. Thinking that my means
were only preventive and not a curative
one, took steam bath, not with the in
tcntion of healing myself, but to suffocate
myself. When the bath reached the heat
of AT deg. centigrade, all the symptoms
disappeard as if by magic. Afterward
never felt anything more. | have atten.
ted more than eighty persons bitten by
mad dogs. All have been saved by thii
method. When person has been bitter
by a mad dog he must be made to taxi
seven steam baths-one each day; Rus
sian, for instance, of 81 deg. to 63 deg
This is a preservative remedy. When tn
disease makes its appearance, only on
steam bath is necessary, raising the tenn
perature hastily to 81 deg. centigrade, an
afterwards slowly to 63 deg. The patien
should be well confined to his room unit
completely cured"
Certain Cure for tho Bite OF Mad Dog.
The Editors of the Kent News, pull
lished at Chestertown, Md. in giving pull
! Hcity TO the following article says:
at may be proper to state. for the il
formation of persons who are not acquail
ted with Mr.. Dyre, that he is highly r
spectacle and intelligent farmer, residir
near Galena, in this county.
Elecampane is plant well known
most persons, and is to be found in maj
of our gardens. Immediately after beiI
bitten, take one and half ounces of Il
root of the plant-the green root is pc
baps preferable, but the dried will answ
and may be found in our drug stores, al
was used by mer-sliee or bruise, put in
pint Of fresh milk. boil down to hi
pint, strain, and when cold drink, fasti
for, at least six hours afterwards. The ne
morning, fasting. repeat the dose, usi
two ounces of the root; on the third MOI
ing take another dose, prepared as the la
and this will be sufficient. 1t is reco
mended that after each dose nothing
eaten for at least six hours.
/ have son who was bitten by a n
dog eighteen years ago, and four otl
children in the neighborhood were a
bitten: they took the above dose, and
alive and well at this day. And I hi
known q number of others who were bit
that applied the same remedy.
Il Is supposed that the root contain
principle, which being taken up by
blood in its circulation, counteracts or n
Z zaxslizes the deadly effects Of the virus
hydrophobia.
feel SO much confidence in this sim
yemedy that am willing you should q
my name In connection with this stl
snellt. EnANxTTr DvRE