The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-04-02
atsrfnl aud Curious.
HYDRoPHoRlA.
From Turf. Field and Farm.l

From Turf, Field ana rarih-I
The death last week by hydrephobia, or what
was SO called, of lady whose professional name
was Ada Glare, has been the means OF causing
good many people to shudder at the very sight
Of dog. The lady in question was nursing a
pet dug, which had been sick and therefore was
irritable, when the animal snapped at her nose
aud Iacerated il with bus teeth. The wound was
dressed. but in the course of month the injured
woman, having ATTEMPTED work on the stage
when her physical condition was weak, was at
tackled with commissions which put an end 10
her life. The symptoms OF her maiady were
those Of hydrophobia But IL Is an open qnes,
ton whether or not the bite of the dog would
have proved fatal had the nervous system ct the
lady not been depressed and had her mind not
been harassed by her peculiar duties as not
over successful member of the dramatic probes
sion. 1t is 4 well known fact that Imagination
is often the chief seat of disease, especially of
the kind known as rabies. Nervous persons
when bitten by perfectly healthy dogs dwell
npon the matter much as To fancy they imi-
tate almost every symptom of bydrophobia We
do not say that Ada Glare fell to raving simply
because she had tortured her mind with the ap-
prehension that she had contracted hydrophobia,
because we have rot sufficient knowledge OF the
ease to warrant positive assertion TO this effect
But we would caution the public against work
ing itself into fever over the report that her
malady was hydrOphobia in reality, aud not
heightened in the least by morbid imagination.
Because pet dog inflicted the bite which pre-
snmably caused her death, it is not necessary to
wage an indiscrimate war against the canine
pets of the hnnseiiOld The chances of person
being bitten by dog are not very numerous, and
Of those who are bitten, it is estimated that
rot Que in twenty-five contract diease. Ii
is well enough, however, to reflect the matter,
and tn adopt policy which will keep pets
from madness As usual thing, the larger the
dog the less likely IL is To become rabid, mainly
for the reason that dogs of great substance and
strength are not fed on sweetmeats and kept in
the heated atmosphere of our sleeping ard sit
ting rooms They live out of doors, have plenty
of exercise and fresh air, and are fed on whole
some food. Those of you who love your pets and
Who value yoar owl safety, should not cram
them with pastry and sweetmeats, and jealousy
guard them from every wind which signs OF whis-
Ties around your homes. Send your dogs ont of
the parlor every day and let them have good
run in the open air. and feed them with plain
food at regular hours. One of the prime causes
of hydrophOLia in This country, and especially
in the city, is the non qualification Of sexual de-
sire. Deny the dogs natural privilege, and it
Is not strange that they should behave in
natural way. In Egypt where the sun is hot
enough to make the shade grateful at all times,
the dogs live in the open air, males and females
herd in such numbers as to fairly block the way,
and the rabies is an unknown malady. The
cause is apparent to the most careless observer
Sexual desire is gratified, the air and sunshine
are enjoyed, while food is neither rich nor album
dant.