The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-07


rows and Indian trumpery of every description.
DIFFERENCES AMONG THE DOCTORS.
The Neurological Society on the Dog
Distemper-Can Rabies Be Prevented
or Cured !-An Interesting Discussion.
large meeting OF physicians and others as
sembled in the rooms of the Neurological Society
last evening 10 listen to the discussion announced
to take place on the subject Of HydrOphoba ana
kindred diseases. Intellectual faces abounded and
among them those of the wicked ours who DIT
"Ada Clare" and william McCormick and another
beast with teeth fled on theory.
DR.. Hammond late Surgeon General. OF the
United States Army, presided Some routine BUSH
ness was gone through with, including the pro-
mitigation OF the orders sanctonIng the election Of
some new members and a few remarks on cholera
and kindred pleasing subjects, but at last the tug
OF war began With lengthy paper from che wortay
President whose theories az to the nerve origin o.
the dread disease, hydrophObia, have been so thor
0ughy ventilated in the past few days. The OBJ
Jective case, OF course, was that OF Mr.. William
Mccormick, whose mutlated body was the object
(lor the sake OF science) OF the earnest attention
OF such a number OF learned surgeons and ply
sicians. Nothing particularly new was said about
HIM. The particulars of the proceedings at the
afterwards have been pretty fully given to the
public already, commented on, disagreed with,
supported and otherwise disposed Of
W. NOTHING VERY CONCLUSIVE
in this matter OF any other was reached last night
Doctor Hadden the Mccormick family physician
detailed the symptoms OF the case at length. He
confuted the popular idea that there had been any
particular and abnormal pain attending the last
moments Of the deceased, He said the spasmodic
action or "actatiOnn OF the limbs was no more
than might occur in a severe colo with a child,
and that the popular remedies, which he tried, OF
hypodermc applications of morphia and atropia or
beiladonna. so warmly encouraged by the medca.
press OF the entire civilized world, had no more
effect than 80 much warm water The efforts
there was strong spasmodic action, and
Ice was violently elected when offered. He had
from cases occurring two years ago come to be-
leve IN the granular degeneration with the fatty
and oily symptoms noticed by Dr.. hammond.
Dr.. Hammond again insisted on what lie calls his
PATHOLOGICAL TRIPOD.
!. The damage TO the cOrtical substance of the
BRAIN with corresponding Authorizations.
2. The trouble with the medulla ObOngata and
consequent trouble in swallowing.
The mischief with the spinal accessory ana hyper
have been already fully set forth in the HERALD
DR.. Hammond was by no means so certain last
night as he had been tnat hydrophobia was not q
condition of the sufferers as well as the possible
arrangement of the nerve centres 40 tnttto. He
instanced cases Of epilepsy and periphera excite.
ment especially OF one young lady in state OF
horriic AURA which. seemed to support
bites might be inflicted by dogs not
| IN rabid condition. and was supported by the
Sphobia may even arse neousy Fright viii
! cause 1t. Lyssophobia. or the dread OF hydropho-
bia is as fatal as hydrophooia itself. The whistle
| OF a locomotive had been known to Kill q dog,
! and other unexpected pleasures OF a like nature
| have been known to Kill men and women, especial
pure or impure imagination. The doctor instanced
! the trite case OF the Russian Consul, who was
Czarina and, under the impression that it had
been occupied by victim OF the cholera, incon-
tnently gave up the ghost. Hydrophob.a, alter
The number Of mad dogs was not great. In
Paris, out Of 100000 CANNES only forty-eght
were rabid. The fatality 0! hydrophobia was only
2,@ per cent per annum Of cases bitten.
In New York and Brooklyn had been only three
| genuine cases in a year. including those of Butler
ana Mccormick. Entwiste was hydropnoblc
| fraud. lie died OF fright, pure and simple.
| MIR. JENNINGS, THE DOG DEALER,
produced evidence to show that ada Clare" died
OF fright. Iue '.dorg that bit her bit him and he
COMMUNICATION to the eiiect that lie knew q man
who died of supposed hydrophobla in the Dublin
Hospital while the offending dog lived comfortably
and died respected IN years afterward.
Prevention by excislon was urged by several
OF the disease, with ligatures &c, to isolate the
wound. Schwartz, the Italian, was quoted in his
gavanic treatment, as already luly detailed in
THE DOG THAT BIT MCCORMICK,
o happy looking BEAST fIlsklng his Subby tail
was introduced to the audience as the offending
man slaughterer. He has had his teeth filed.
Resolutions TO file the teeth of dogs and giving
reasons therefore were introduced ana adopted
mem con- Bergh Will be accordingly requested tc
devote himself TO dog dentistry with laughing gas
Dr. Dalton made some remarks about the lnOcu
lation OF the virus Of hydrOphoba, and was lis
tened TO with great attention.
SO was another gentleman, who cOntended tina
bite from any dog or cat, raDid or not, was ex
tremely dangerous, and adduced incidents Il
prove his views.
DIR. LENT'S VIEWS.
DR.. Lent confined hts brief remarks to two prac
tical points-measures for prevention and treat
ment after being bitten. He thought hydrOphobi,
largely consisted in state OF malnutrition Of the
nervous system and believed firmly IN
BEEF TEA AND BRANDY.
Chloroform, hypodermic injections, &C., he con
sldered simply 'bosn." Quiet and galvanism HI
thought excellent, but not essential.
Another gentleman dscoursed on the saliva o
the rabd dog, and Dr. Beard went in for a heao
cannOnade on
THE GALvANIC QUESTION.
He would gavaniZe the pit OF the stomach with
positive pole aud the spinal cord with the centra
galvanism, 50 useful in hystera, as we'll as tn
anterior sternum muscles and the pneumOgastrl
nerves. He would also use lcebags, &C, as III sun
stroke.
He believed in the knife, not so much in niJrat
of silver, but In anything which would seize til
trouble at once and protect the surroundin
tissues against the virus Several other gentle
men spoke 1t was q very. late session.
NATIONAL PYROTECHNICS.
The Last OF the Fourth of July POwde
Burned Last Night.