, 1874-07-07

uYDROPHOBIA,
The Now York Neurological Society to
Consider tho Cure nnu Prevention Of
tho Drcnh Disensc-.Dr. I4ntnsioa,sisa \
Ehc"xy AMaursch by f4cnAing~Scle,l- Ill
tlEtss
Special Disraeh 10 Tbs Chicago Tribune.
NEW YoRK, July 5.-At mooting Of tho Now
York Neurological Society tomorrow, lgdropho-
bin, with special reforonce to rooent casen to tho
rloana Of prevention and cure, and to tho caro-
Of doga, will bo tho subject OF discussion. Drs.
William 4. Hammond, Frank Hamilton, Haddon,
Croae. aud others Of tho nosod medical mon OF
the city, will tako part in tho debate.
Dr.. Haddon, who Ind charge Of tho Mccormick
caao, will give history of tho oaso while
in his hands. DR.. Hamilton, who llas had expo
rlence. will talk Of tho attempts OF French md
English Hcontists to fathom tho disease. Dr..
Hammond will glva n dotaileh account OF bin
dlscoyerlos, in examining microscopicaly tho
nlodulln oDlongata taken from Mccormick, and
propose means for tho prevention aud trca.-
ucnt OF hylrophobia. Ho will also otto Import
ant canoa Of recent dato. Among than will bo
tlat Of Ada Claire, tho actress, @ho died In this
from tho bto of trick dog. It will be proved
!hat tho dog had rabios, and that when
II "as 10 severe pasoxvbtns II would obey Its
nasters voice md whip anddo ita trscliH, md
IL an extraordinary fcaturo Of the disease. DIR.
Hammond will also propose set OF resolutions
Recommending to tho city authorities, and in fact
to gil Common Councils. that, % prevention,
requiring that The cantnQ teeth (tho two long
;l'he moraiug after tho Tribune no. came @
gut with It's full exclusive account Of
losson IN hydrorhobla, tho Tines came out with
u nllnlber Of Iotsers. purrorsing to bo from
l1slysclane, dcnying tue possibility Of such
ttungs AZ Or. Hammond claIned to Anve found.
Times Of its rivals enterpriso. for to-day Dr..
1Inadon, ono Of those who was quoted, called
0n DR.. Hammond mud declared to him that ho
Ind nothor written to tho Times or sad any
thing to ts representatives. All eciontsts in
the city acknowledge tho accuracy aud groat
value Of Ur. ualnmond's theories and dig
coyarieB.
spseiat Dfsnateh to The Chicago Tribune.
new YoRx, July 0,-Many of tue n,oat dis.
at tho raoetrng Or tho New York Neurological
Sooiety in the College OF Physicians and Sur
geonB this afternoon to discuss tho questions
connoctod with hydrophoba. pr. William A.
The oanir prof. !. G. Dalton tue srsst ye pSysiol-
oslst. DEs Hadden, Hamilton, Uzoss, Leato,
Tetors, and n host Of other prominent plysi-
cians, wero present. DR.. Alexander Had
den wae, to hnvo begun tho work Of the
= 'oAt4'6 " AEAA4A6 GAPbh AScCI4Flifp OF
tho Mccormick case, the iotailh OF winch wero
sent you two woels ago. In bis absence. DR..
hammond. who, III consultation with Dra. Had-
don. Hamilton, .Cly,noT, and otlorH, bad soon
]le diod, told what he had observed. Ho spoke
Of the peculiar features Of tho case, which con-
Sncea them that Mccormick had true
hydrophobia. inability to swallow either fluids
or Solids was worry marked. When attempts
wero made tho substance, flow from bis mouth
with gront violence. The how Of saliva way very
marked md constant spasms Indicated deep
seated niscase OF tho nervo-cantros. Dr.. Him.
niond then took up big investigation Of tho
medusia oblnnSata Of Mccormick, winch
ast Wednesday, mud gayo all Its details.
Dr.. Hammond admitted that tho dlsease might
ha blood poison. aud tao clsnngea IN tho organs
of life might have been cauaed BY assimilation
Lat II was true mel yous diHoase,-llvo tetauus.
fie discoveries III this caHa did not provo tho
lesson to be \ constant one. but he pellcvcd
made from that nt least beginning had boon
Which other Investigators could proceed. He
'ad that willis no troatment had effected a euro
u q. ."ell-anthontloated case, yet the application
of tie galvanlo cutront had, IN tho only case in
which 1t had been tried, prolonged tho patiant'a
ifo seven days. This waa i stop in the right
direction, but prevention at tho proaont ntato Of
.oeaking Of the cautcrles md other mothodB OF
DESTROYING: the virus. advised by ali nlcans !
20 oxscction Of all tho part involved. Dr.. |
then read resolutions urging tho tax
ng OF dogs; and, believing that tmuzzling was in-
ol1ectiye, advocated Dourol's method Of bunting
ho teeth, filing or tue iucisor and can1no toeh |
10 make tho bite ns harmless MS thai other biYor-
,us animals Tho resolutions we're adoptod, /
sutl committee appointed to investigate fur
her uud report at future meeting.
DR.. Aaddon, who Lad arrived meantime, then |
cad his papsr.
Prof. j. G. Dalton thon spoke. Ho believed
lydgops.obia to be 4 blood disease, and thought |
{ would bo difficult to cut out tho parts before
ho vrus ind been tiitfuacd further into tho Bya-
EN-. Flo advocated nitrate OF silvor as q rom
,dy. Various cases we're cited aud uu1nelous
quoted.
prs. Cross and Leutc, and many other ply
.cianH, also spoke.