New-York tribune., 1874-07-08
HYDROPHOBIA.
70 uvnpopuopTA TNCURABLE ?

Is HlDROIHOBlA lNCbhAbh-'
SOME INSTANCES OF SUCCESSFUL IRtAiNENi I!'IN
METHODS OF CURE THAT WOULD sEN" ~ pH
JUSTIFIED By THE RECoRD-A HANDY phNlOL
ASA SUBSTITUTE FOR SUCKING WOUND
70 m, Edftor Of The Trt6Hhe'
SIN Sl,ephcal utterances, er cGthedrd deliver
80 ,,onsh they be- are not be taken of course as
,he accepted beliefs of the medical profession NuN
opium cannabis resin and the kindred olkaloidS ana
cboroform and choral. too, have hitherto faied WIN
the rest but what thenl Are the resources Oh tno
nbvsic,on bound up in hafdozen articles oil 10
matera medca l trOw not. But on tue o'ilci ""
accord but fair measure of credence 10 the POSITIVE az
tesatons that come from cxpermenterS whose scru''
is as discerning and whose judgments are as ulsc.
mating and broad as anybody's ana we nusV i"
allow that this malady has been IN some i"S'a
subdued What has been may be again. clte mere ' ~
sicnAcant cases and their course, each represen',
of class and each denoable by an appropriate uo'
In The American Journal Of the McdicH SeSES1T' go
$50 There stands on the authority OF Dr kEGGI ~
roll County. Nd, record OF "Iicn h on Years old While
fondhng dOg belonging TO the @ ~ -, dreyv hood
meath i9e n aS S' chained up tbereupon, and in few
days an the diaCnostic signs OF RABIES Ne.V lu ny e
opSd Eighteen days the accident the glri Dsga
~ sufer the usual spasms The treatment pursueu ue
gan with venescctIOn from the arm 20 the extent o So
ounces with drachm OF caOmel py Ine luOun, nv a, @
same dose being repeated every three hours iS Io I
day Besides, enemata OF infusion OF c9Hee lnsIoe &
with brandy were repeatedly administered "T Vo ~,
kent at The spine. Speedy recovery ensued luis INA!
be denominaled the mercurll method; ,oee s,atos
q The RerUe de Thtrdpcuque. Parls' 1850 s'atv az
that NJ BuissOn. physician OF Lions cohttdSleu to
disorder through the medium of his pocket hanGktr
chief which had caught OF tne froth from the Jaws
of an infected dog. Though feeling no mcohNenS@u ~
as yet, Dr. Bu precautionary means, se' i
sef IN taking yapor-baths several day. Intermttng
them casually, after time he began 10 ne conscious
the peculiar spIsmOdic symptoms ana therefore NJ
fbe baths several day, and Throughout - week. hls
safety was assured. The temperal ule Oi Tue HHPo
bath was raised III course up 10 li6' Fdhrehhelt
ao was reached thrill Of comfort pervaded at once MS
entire body. This is the vapor bath remedy .., g. -
ease terminating successfully by Prof Ross OF Italy
The votaIc pile used consisted OF 50 pairs Of plates
In two OF these three instances certainly an existing
INSTRUMENTATION would seem to have been very
conclusiyely established caomel being the expulsive
agent in the one hot vapor the elmnatve force in the
other Pathology may peradyenture by ana by give us
push ahead but cannot afford TO tarry as yeV io
sowcOach Ike that; for must recolect that at 'S
stage in practice might fare with US as III the ho'aoe
scrub race between Achilles and the tortoise grim
death stalking ahead while pathology is slowly a"aks'
The practical treatment indicated seems 10 me 10 NC
rs follows Have the patient darkened room' the ey es
shaded An apparatus for vapor bath could ne reauy
extcmpOTzed canescat platform ana aDQNS it uii "a
aud beneath qucklmc In Jumps. pOdnd OF more Nun
boiling water O. pour on tor GeneIa,lng Sinistdrcd
an cufln3 consisting Of h1T lumber OF castor OH
,ir,1ad with "a wneglass Of oil of turpcntne and by
and inv lie syringe might be filed occasionally with
coffee mixed with brandy. Ihe NdpOr udlh souu l"s
a sf hour AT lie shortest, aud be repeated as indl-
'1 " C,,o,,oi in doses of a dram should now every
Jonrh hour be put down the throat orcbly need be
fhroucl, n tube; and 10 the requisite degree oi
conn, ,urc. cl0r, Orm (Jut by expert only might
ne administered -....,. ... -
Tuc yr0DhgdriS: Suppose bite, nero scratch MADE
whether ny dog cat. though under mOlnehtdiA pas
SION ouy treat wound immediately as though tie
1Tyest consequences might be IN store. suction Dy tue
lIdOus provided there Is any tsloh III tne
the lips, defect even in TOOTH ftdeI
sfifulr an eNhaustcr readily made ont Of glass
0uaituuttle that has mouth an inch brOdi, by hhus
tbe oc with water nearly at the hottest, then empty
ING II and Immediately applying 1t over the puuctuTc
Ths hllt comes from ratucsuake case on ~ simon
Island Lamar caUstc acts Superiority; buhlng lal
(hocr thau water by some 40 erees leaves uheXOreu
no acuua bee IL barrow aud tortuous gut beiort
m s the irou rod heated 10 white heat ana adfOitF
aptued. COuI Baron Larrey he summoned, As by SOME
Iriciau to tile bedside IN sucA an emergency, MS nst
utf,rutr would be as of old. Bring me the reatci
ir., ALONZO CALhINs, NJ. ID.
Ncic Y0rk, July 4, 1874.