The New York herald., 1874-07-17
TREATMENT OF HYDROPHOBIA
The Rem emodies-ElectrieityR Recently Em-
plOyed ln Now York.


ployesl ln Now York.
II would be q great error to conclude that all
cases OF clear and unquesti0ned hydrOphobia pro-
duced by the bite OF mad dog prove fatal. 1t Is
true that certain cure that will be eicaciOus on
every occasion has yet been discovered, but never
| theiess there are numerous Instances where pa
tients have been restored TO health after manifest
ing ali the worst symptoms OF the dreadful malady
The latest statistical returns chow that the deaths
IN Great Britain from the disease were at the rate
or stxty-One In a million deaths from al! other
causes: This proportion Is certainly light When It
is reC0iiected that many hundreds ere bitten or
follow
A great variety OF remedies baye been used for
the Prevention ana cure OF hydrophobia. some
have advised the rubbing Of pickle OF salt and
aegsG on fhs Wound % and he Of has
icut. Others have applied irritating poultices SO
as TO cause discharge OF the poisonous saliva.
Bleeding till tie person s faint has been practieed
with good results. So generally had almost every
nation adopted the notion that the immersion Q;
plungins the person bitten into the sea was an in
iaible cure, that up TO The year l720 whoever con.
tracted 1t received no attention.. An ancient
writer says that it is tho only remedy and advises
and Il he cannot SWIM, to be Kept under water,
! Will or not; by these means he thirst and the
dread OF water win be removec at the same tinlc."
! But in many instances where this immersion sys-
! tenn was tried the unfortunate patients obtained
no relief nor were the fatal effects OF the bite hin.
lowed Hecbore, oil OF roses, Oil Of walnuts and
decoction OF toasted oat bread IN spring water
Ing great reliance has been placed on the use of
mercury Dr. Douglas, surgeon OF great ability.
published in 1873 hs recommendation OF the follow
ing friction Tor the disease :-One pouad Of pure
quicksilver and the same quantity or
HUMAN FAT
and OF h0gslard, and two ounces o! clarified ur.
pentlne Mixed TO be rubbed Into the wounds and
parts adjacent. rne unction was TO be repeated
every evening. during three weeks, leaving 1t or
! two or three days whcn salvation commenced NJ
Du Cnose apothecary to the Jesuit missionaries
In India, applied an ointment composed OF crude
e,cury, eXtngoished In turpentine and mutton
suet. The wound was to be kept open as much as
together with laxative draughts. NJ, Du IV ChoiseI
rorbds hts patients the use OF things tart or acid
Q! al! crude meas and such as are hard to digest
IN Asia, where the heat OF the climate produces
profuse rerspiratlon, the Chinese make use OF too
following meo icine which from It's great success
hopes that might prove as efrectual in Europe
in the East Indies iOr the cure OF the ds.emper
tion Is as lolows-Take OF native and fictitious
cinnabar OF each twenty-lour grains OF musk six.
toSether. AZ soon as possible, alter the person
Is bitten this powder Is to be taken. II no symn
tom appears this dose T. thonsnt o. to secure the
be upon him. tnen the dose Is 70 be repeated three
hours a!terward.
CURE Infected.
The case is related OF youn! lady about twenty
years OF age who was bitten by iayori,e dog
Alarmed at this terrible accident (the dog died
two days after tue Occurrence), she consulted Dr.
Hee, physician at Salisbury. She was Imme-
diately tlea and pulyerlzed nchen and sea bathing
months and about the expiration OF that
time the young lady was seized suddenly with q
that she fell from the Chair senseess TO the noor
On recovering she desired to obtain drink OF
ness put the moment II touched her lips she
pushed ~ from her and fell into commissions. A
bo Of cnnapaT @ Gron ana nj HMd vas admins
her mouth even by force, without causing return
OF the couyasive dts Bsters were now placed
all around her neck and tie powders continued.
Next day she could take down sInal! quantity Of
warmed liquid at time, though It put her into
soon LETT her. she slept sound ana sat up several
hours at time every DAY, After the expiration
IN less tnan an bouY seemed quite maniac.
large blister was applied to the back OF her head,
she was neld by force and attempted to
BITE EVERY ONE WHO CAME NEAR URR,
In tins rayins condition she continued thirty
hours when she !ell asleep aoon 60. into prof,lse
sac Continued periodically to suffer in thus inal-
ner ior Ave months but every mouth the ravlng
an nour. During the Whole time the large blister
was kept open, tue clnnaear given twice a day and
gentle purgatNes administered as occasion re-
Guired the young lady recovered, ma arried q year
alter and bad several children.
CASE OF ELIZABErH BRYANT.
The case OF Elizabeth Bryant twenty:wo years
OF age, reported py DR.. Nugent, Is remarkable
one; She was bitten on her right nand. whica
died next day Upon her being restless and fret
ful she was ordered TO the sea where sIe was
return she was bled and powdered lcnen admin
istered. She was placed III The cold bath iour
nu1bness and pain IN the arm ana shoulder OF the
hand that was bitten Sir George cobb's medicine
of-cnnabar and musk was gwen. soon after she
SGarting up her s, arm and shoulder, across
chOked, and used 10 lay hold OF her throat to pre-
vent its being closed up; could not bear the sight
Ofwater, nor to near even the noise ofaling water
brought on the pain to an intoerable degree. The
case was clear one OF hydrophoDia Bleeding
used There were frequent occurrences OF the
par0xysips, but the treatment succeeded In re.
cred. The cases OF Francis Ray and Lewis Alsop,
both bitten by mad dogs and who exhibited all the
symptoms o. rn nydrophobiaa occurred about the
and sea water, ana after a few weeks were cured.
MATRIsYLvA AND PINPEESEi.
In the Ann0I register for 1865 1t il stated that
matrlsylya, well known to All apothccaries, is IA
easy remedy for hyarophobia. Ten persons were
perfectly cured by i. besides lco head OF cattle. it
succeeded with swine and even with dogs them
selves. 1t may be. given 10 any person, either
Commended in the Berne transla'ions IS the herb |
anagallis or pmpernel, gathered IN July, suffered |
quantity Of dracim after which the ps..ent ~ Is Is
to fast ior two hours one uose, 1t is said, Is gen
A NEW YORK PATIENT CURED.
Dr. Lansing, OF New York, treated several cases !
OF hydropnoba successfully by the use OF electric
means to fall and the patient making attempts to
bite all around. he was secured and bound to q |
mattress; copper wire was fastened around both |
leet. The o0nducta OF the negative pole was at.
tached 10 TINS wire and the conducta OF tho post
tive pole, through sponge saturated with vinegar
and salt. was applied to the patients throat and
over the spine and body generally, with ull power !
OF battery. instantaneous cessation OF the spa ans
was produced and while under tic influence oi
electricity the patient willingly drank fluids with
out out any horror ot them but lthey were near him
and the electric current interrupted, all tine pre.
vl0us symptoms REQUIRED. The current was an.
plied hall an hour at u time, with intervals OF An
hour; and twelve hours alter the frst application
hls appearance changed to that OF person sea. /
slcK anu ABOUT TO yomit. Persp,ratlon and sleep .
OF headache and great weakness. week aitef
slight spasms returned. Electricity, which ne
dreaded as much as water, was again applied:
sleep followed and perfect recovery.