The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-06
Communicated.
HUtI2'ODLObiU. dc.

In the Union OF the 23d Of May, is an article
which concludes with paragraph, "Lastly. the
disease is not, as is generally supposed, ipcurabe,
&c.u The publication of such statements will do
a great deal of good and probably save the lives
of many people, for though there is no doubt of
the existence of the disease and that Imagination
has nothing TO do with its proving fatal in the
case of dumb animals, yet they would often re-
cover if soothing, quoting treatment were adopt
ed and the poor creatures were let alone instead
of trying all manner of remedies. And there are
great many other ailments, diseases aud acct
dents which would not prove fatal besides hydro
phoba if a "let alone'' policy was adhered to SO
far as accords with common sense
Doubtless the state of the blood aid = alton
of the body and mind would tell wonderfully in
favor or unfavorably according to circumstances
in case OF the disease being communicated, and
also the same variation would make difference in
the liability to take the disease. When an ami
NAL becomes excited while suffering of course the
chances Of recovery ars lessened. But some are
Of an excitable temperament and without being
alarmed by other causes the attack of spasms
would drive the poor creature wild with fear.
Some time since gentlemans overseer had
raised six heller calves by hand. One morning
he found dead one lying on the top Of heap
OF rails with a good deal Of froth around the
mouth and every appearance of its having srag-
gled and died in fit. Hydrophobia was not sus-
pected to have been the cause. There had been
no warning of any kind excepting that she had
moved asif stiff in the limbs, which was supposed
to have resulted from slipping and perhaps falling
down. The following Sunday the younges. and
most lively Of the five left began to run violently
around one of the barns and made noise as if
pursued and much frightened. Itwoud fall and
jump up Immediately and rush madly on again,
and within half an hour it died in the strongest
commissions. The tumut breughtseveral people,
and the violence of the attack as well as the sud-
denness prevented anything being done besides
an attempt to bleed which could not be effected.
In few days after third heifer was taken with
a wandering mania, grinding of the teeth, froth
| at the mouth and blindness. She was shut up
| Immediately and watched. She walked aseqnd
| the box and would stand near the door or under
a window constantly working the jaws and froth-
| ing at the mouth. Nothing whatever was done
| till it was observed she was costive when salts
were given lb.) and very weak corn meal
| Cruel, about large gravy spoon full of meal in
two quarts of water, and after the salts had pass
| ed off, about quart of cruel, very thin, was
| given four times per day. The animal continu-
| ing to act in the same manner for days, she was
allowed to pass out at the door about four or five
| days after the attack and she walked on south
| ward running kind of jog trot and stumbling
|
and neither ate or drank or attempted to do either
| for more than a week and resisted all she could
| when the cruel was given-which was done from
common black bottle. Nearly or quite two
weeks elapsed before she made any attempt 10 ca,
or drink, and then it was only few blades oil
hay and single gulp in spasmodic way, the
grinding Of the teeth slowly abating, but tina,
and the frothing still continuing when she was
allowed to walk around a stack-yard which she
did necessarily till evening when she was shut in
the box and now she began to lie down and grad
ually, but very slowly, she recovered. Gloves
were worn by the attendants on account of the
froth and saliva, as it was thought to be a case
| hydrophobia, but never having heard Of case
of recovery from this malady the parties did moi
| like to express publicly the conviction. high
ly respectable veterinarian saw her several time;
and privately stated his opinion of its being
case of hydrophObia, but did not care TO brave
public opinion on sach a NATTER as then every
body believed there was no cure and recovery un
| der any circumstances.
| Now, since reading the article, the good judg
ment of the editors caused them to copy, ii seems
| that half the cases Of this alarming disease nigh
pass off after taking the course nature would
pursue if people would not be such busybody
quick-lik creatures always uneasy to be doing
something, and doubtless thousands of poo
wretchss have been cruelty murdered in tbei
beds by the generations who have passed. Bleed
bleed used TO be the first operation OF the docto
| Knowing the man or woman was 10 die, and ther
| q feather bed thrown over the unfortunate an(
laid on by all the near and dear relations ended
| the tragedy.
| However, the interference 10 the most ignoran
| manner possiele with hosts o minor diseases anC
even with imaginary sickness and the most triflins
scratches bruises leads to the total loss Of hun
dreds Of good cattle, horses, cows and swine too
Some men have an ilterminable hitching to b.
always doing something in the line Of physicing
blistering and quack-doctoring, and half thei
conversation is of the terrible state of such
horse and how by secret recipe and by SOM
| extraordinary operation the animal was set ~
on new legs and was stronger and better thar
ever, and who has not heard Of men who have
ps hsE hand dat aH Rs hE4a stoS S M
Pshaw bOsh if anything serious is the matter
send for an educated man who does not talk
| about his wonderful cures but who is knows
must have knowledge of all the ailments of cattle
because OF his daily practice, and if there is con
tinually little sickness among the COWS or Other
animals discharge the attendant, and let it bt
known that if cattle can't be kept without con
slant worrying about sores, tuners, lameness
&C., there will be more discharges and this will
cure all the grievance.
| A vertlnary surgeon is a most valuable neigh
Dor to farmer, and whoever has good stock
will do much better to contract with the doctor
| to attend to the health &C., of the whole by the
year, than to allow bis workmen or to indulge
himself in fooing over maladies which are al
much the offspring of mind diseased as "hollow
horn, D." ''tail eviP' and "sweeny"
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