Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-12-24

the false tongue Of foal.
The use of such nosl bh does no ii.
rect harm. but confidence in It does fatal
mischief, because i, precIudss The use Of
rational preventives. There Is no neigh
borhood IN which there i. no, some old
woman oho declsres. and perhspn, hon
es'ly believes, that che can prevent or
cure hydrophosi,, snd, perhsps, ny the
use OF her remedies the precious oppor-
iunl,y TO ayert so terrible disease i. lost.
az have myself Witnessed.
have been hundred times csllsd Up.
on By persons bitten BY dogs known not
to be rabld, bui yet these persons were
tortured by the apprehension that should
The dog that inflicted Tie bite ever 60
mad, they would themselves be sl1erted
with hydrophobis. THE would be sin.
ply ridiculous were II not ti,s, go many
believe II. A person nigh, "a well fear
having small pox who had fl i'e years ago.
shsken hands with man hat now has II
Ii lie the practical part OF hi. eommu.
nica'Ion which Is impousni. We cannot
cure Ihls terrible disease when once de.
veloped. Il is true that there often occur
in the public rrin-. AMI sometimes in
medical journals, notices Of cases cured
By certain powerful remedies. such as
chloroform, stropia, woorsrs. the Gamma
bic, &c. But when these remedies have
been Tied IN other cases they have utterly
IA lied.
Remedies acquire a false reputation for
the cure OF hydrophoba by being EN-.
ployed IN spurious cases Of that disease.
Nervous persons, who have been bitten
by healthy snins's. fancy tina, they have
The disease. e.snd they imIrste almost every
sym'om Of hydrophobis. They recover.
whs,ever means may be employed. |
knew person 10 Vermont TO be sfrcted
by This false torn oI hydfophobla. lis
son had recently died Of tie disease. re-
sulung from the bite OF rsbld cat. Ills
father. IN aiding 10 nurse him, received q
speck OF the boys saliva upon his lip.
From that moment he became tortured
with the apprehension lha, he had con.
ifsc,ed the disease, though assured that
II could not be thus communicated. Afler
short time the symptoms which he had
Witnessed in the boy began 10 display
themselves. HI rsved in lhe most furious
manner, refused water. and iroIhed at the
mouth, When any one Of the physicians
present remarked. by way OF encourage.
meni, that certain sy mpioDs which mark.
et The former case were sbsent.ihe pstien,
would Immediately initiate those synp-
IONS. The msu, however, from extreme
exhaustion, fell into profound .lumber
and walked well.
Now III regard TO preventive uestuent
which is so efficient, and therefore OF vast
importance, let II be remembered that q
mere scratch on the hand or face 10 the
most dsn2eTous-s bite through clothing
moi without danger. As the poison sd-
heres to the part for some line sfler The
bIie before 1t produces the effect. lie, the
wound be Instantly washed. sgain and
again. wilh ,oap Snd water. liza phy,i-
clan were to vsccInste child in the sru.
and sn hour after should wash The par,
vi h soap and water, no effect would re-
suit.
The following case Is 10 point, A wo.
man, the mother OF The b"v mentioned
above, was washing clothes in her back
yard, when rabId cat lrspi over the
!ence and attacked the boy. cIInging to
hlm and woundIng his hand, and tsce.
The mother ran 10 the rescue. seized the
cat. tore II away from The lad. and threw
II over the fence. She ;Len returoed to-
her work. aud her hands and arms were
Immersed IA soap and water for two
hours. NoIltIng sss done for the boy. il
not Ge'ng known thst The cal wac rsbIJ.
The mother escaped The disease. cut The
by persisted nI.ersbly.
While The washing 4, beirg done. send
instantly TO the nearest druggist for q
pierre ol csusut pnis,h. TINS comes 10
sinai! cylindrical pieces. II The tooth OF
The dog has penetrated, cut The csustic in
The shape OF pencil or dogs tooth. IN.
sert II IN the wound and hOld II there finn
ly inr quarter Of 8 minute without re.
gard 10 Tie pain, which will be severe.
Causic potash can he made exempcfe
by pouring boiling wafer on wood sshss.
sHalnlng out the lye. and boiling IL down
TO The conssleuee Of mola.ses. II may be
applied with smooth stuck.
When ,he wound Is scratch. and
therefore the more dangerous. wipe IL
over hrI,kly with the same material. II
The caustIc potash csnno be proeured.u'e
nitric scid tsqusfur,i.j or sulphuric ,cid.
(0Il OF 'iriol MIlIer csusuc', ahich DO
not destroy the surface OF lhe woond in
uhIrh The poison IS lodged. are not
worthy ol confidence. although Mr.. You.
all rc'nnends he nitrate OF silver. (lu.
mar csu-hc The part may bs poutced
with bread and milk for two days, and
then dressed With simple sslve.
II is TOO common practice 10 kil in.
s'sniy savage dog Who has bitten per
son. This IS exceedingly wrong, s' The
person lives for years with the tonuring
apprehension that he has been bitten BY 5
rapid cog The snimsl should be shut
up and regularly fed. lf rapid. lie will
certainly die. but Il he lives week aud
takes food there Is no danger
Its centrally believed tI.teanine mad
ness occurs slmos, exelu.i ely 10 summer
and especially during what are termed TIE