The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-02

through the brain and spinal cord OF the indi-
Nervous SYSTEM ne made certain observations
which nearly and very remarkably accord with
s on eGsns Condition Of
spheres OF the brain, OF the meduila o0l0ngaM ana
the upper spinal cord Tne na.Tc1nsson s po de
rangement OF the respiratory organs, ..ie
heart and gastric organs 70 the pneumogsns,,praGi
nerve, and the spasms OF the larycx 10 the spinai
cord.
THE GALvANIc TREATMENT
OF DR.. Schwartz was applied in one case IN ieepio
current for nineteen hours. The patent was muen
Improved, and entirely relieved Oh symptom', n ~,
treatment was no. continued as intended, and the
patient was unfortunately allowed TO DIE. ro a
IN another case with glr nne yeaIs cells ei was
passed from the soes OF the leet 10 the lorenea a
for fftyegh hours. The patient lived seven 1a aS
and seven hours an unneard OF incident IN all inc
annals OF hydrophobia. ..s,.
For the last two days there were no hydrophooic
symptoms whatever.
DR.. Hammond believes in the application Oh q
hydrophobia That, he says, is the best chance;
and. he believes, sure one. IL should De apvi,Ga
spinal cord, and the pneumogastrlc nerve, Anu
also to the muscles of the lace aud throat
CONFIRMATORY STATISTICS. . ,.
HydrOphobia always kills IN IRON three 70 luuI
DAYS In fifty cases recorded, as in tbs following,
the disease took two days IN tWo cases cases
days in twenty cases. four days IN tnirteen se'
ave DAYS in two cases. SIX days In three cases
seven days in one case. In Algeria the tneah , uu
ration OF the disease has oeen iouno W '' ''N1
Professor Boulaye states that out OF ninety cases
treated by him seven Jour died IN TOUR days, only
sixteen Surviving beyond that limit. Death nltl-
erto has been inevitable with hydrophobia. SSnl-
vardi,s case the second one was cure. Inc
pattent died OF exhaustion. She was attacked on
the 27th or April, 1868; the disease manifested
Itself on the 2sth sae came 70 r o May On the s
os fhe last two days all symptoms OF rabies dis
Qna Uaa "A
occasionally flushed, pulse weak and she expired
quietly without any derH az ,G or SEaSe1 PAIN
as to hydrophobia. 1t may, and pr baby was,
applied wrongly, TOO strong or too weak: There
OF strength, &c, are to be found by experience.
WHAT TO DO If BITTEN
"Cut it out" said the Doctor. Apply ether to
deaden the senslbiiity and remove PAIN, and an-
hesitatingly and at once cut away the part
Tetan the poiSon while Saving IT oVer
1t does not require mad dog to produce a
hydrophobic bite; Perfectly rational beasts have
killed people. Pilot Commissioner Blunt yester
day wrote to tell OF q case within his own knowl-
edge where a man died of hydrophobia and the
dog which bit him lived comfortably six years
THE ENTwIsTLE CASE.
DR.. Hammond thought this death was emphatic
ally not due to hydrophobla, but to innamma ton
OF the membrane OF the brain.
Interview With DIR. Clymer.
DR.. Meredith Clymer, President Of the Neuro-
logical Society, was visited yesterday on another
matter by HERALD representative, and driited
OF into some talk about the present absorbing in
quiry into the phases Of hydrophobia presented
fair 70 record his very informal uiterances,
but anything from his lips on such subjects must
necessarily be valuable. He entertained consd
cradle misgivings TO the results OF the present
exhaustive examination, which IS OF such In
tense public interest. He Is not prepared
any lesion has been actually discovered.
He thinks the abnormal appearance in the
cOngested organs may have been occastoned by
Incidental or accidental causes peculiar to hy-
drophobia, and believes the disease to be from
blood poison, like snake bite. There is no cure.
There may be an antidOte and the antdOte may
be discovered, but he has little faith In any such
discovery SDeedllV.