The New York herald., 1874-07-03

TO nave waited until the Thermometer ndlosted
latest researches to determine death was
one written BY "a. a Frsnch%a% man ..ssa and
sns Tscn author .Ras body naea%s
degree Of heat equal 10 90 degrees Fahrenheit
contra s1 we are TO draw the inference that If the
body has not assumed tnat degree OF coldness
death should be considered doubtful.
do not wish TO reflect upon the profession, yer
cannot reconcile stated facts with theories l,;,,,
NEW YORK. July 2. 1874.
A Scientific Policeman's Experiments.
A patrolman of the Sixth precinct who, with
the fear OF Bergh before his eyes, hopes the HERALD
will not publish his name, has been trying
curious experiment on dogs. He had read the
articles on hydrophobia, and was seized with an
ardent desire to do something for his country.
The doctors differed and gave their different views
Why might he not strike out something new? He
did An alleged mad dog having been called to his
attention, he rerained from tae usual remedy
sorted 10 by the average policeman, and. instead.
procured twenty grains Of prussic acid. which he
gave the deg much as q mother administers castor
Oil to an Infant He neld the dogs nose and
poured the stuff down. In the struggles Of the
rabid beast he got nip which, fortunatey did not
bring blood, there might be patrolman the
less in short time. Observing that prussc acid
rather seemed to agree with the dog, which was
comparatively relieved OF its symptoms and pres
emily vomited the remedy, he thought ne would
try little strychaine. Taxing the dog home he
roasted some meat very nicely, cut it up small
and decateiy inserted five grains OF strychnine-
Tue dog worried down the meat ana fastened
to the wheel OF wagon, while the oilcer watched
him. TO his surprise, the animal showed no DIS
position TO die. Time ior reporting drawing In
onveniently close and the officer, family man
not willing To run anv risk with mis- own children
or any one else finished the obstinate dog with one
shot from navy revolver. He regrets this AND
really thinks he was on the brink OF discovering
an antidote. lie Is gong to look out anxiously
fOrQ n nnth m
Tho Hydrophobie Scare In Newark.
There is no dog pound in Newark this season.
1t having been argued at the opening of the SUM
mer that the chief Of the pound was to inspire,
love OF thievery in the street ganat,as ofYerine
each prize Of fifty cents for every head of dog.
dom brought to the pound minus Q muzzle. The
only protection against the unnuzzled canines is.
q proclaim alton by the Mayor, authorizing all
citizens to shoot any unmuzzled dogs they may
find roaming the streets. Under these circum.-
stances there has lately been aroused by the.
a great deal or uneaslness, which ieehna
considerably increased yesterday when the
news was circulated tnat a number OF persons ha6.
forenoon son OF Mr.. wolI of Mulberry street, was.
bitten, the dog escaping from the policemen armed
Halsey and another belonging TO Mr. Frank Tuite.
the foreman were likewise bitten. The bites are
not now considered dangerous, Though there Is no
telling in such cases. vigorous demand is being
made Tor the speedy establishment OF dog pound.
Tonight the Council meets, when the matter will
be brOached PROBABLY.
A New Treatment for Hydrophobia by q
New York Physician-A Cure Effected
with Carbolic Acid.
The following OF q case Of bite py a mac.
dog Is given by DR.. Pauuel de Marmon. OF Kings
bridge, IN the Medical Record OF september Is
1S73:-
On the 2sth Of June, 1871, Ella -, OF New York,
was bitten by dog, which, according to all the
evidence, as hereafter described, was rabid.
saw the child one hour after the accident; piece
OF the right cheek, alb out the size OF silver dollar
coin, irregular in shape and depth, had been torn
dogs teeth upon the right arm and leg. | cauter-
ized the wound Immediately with saturated
stanty vita a weaker solution OF the same. !
ordered besides two drops OF liquor ammonia
JUNE 2s.-fne little girl slept we'll is in good
spirits, has good appetite and no pain. June 30
to 90 20 ws JI me dose
upon the edges with nitrate OF silver to correct
some irregularities in the cicatrix. The same
treatment was continued until August the 9th, and
was raligiously followed; the wound was not al
lowed, during the whole time, to be dry single
instant, thanks to the unremittlng attention OF
devoted mother On the 10th OF August the
wound entirely closed and the rcatrlx,
healty and regular, reduced to about one-tenth OF
its original size, and without single bride. 1t is
now two years since the accident happehed and
pearance. think am well authorized to suppose
the patient out OF danger.
THE DOGS HISTORY AND Posr-MoRTEM EXAMINATION.
The dog, which was totally unknown in the
neighborhood, was lying In the coachmaa's room,
ment the animal looked at him and walked out. 1t
tnen attempted to pass ny the pa TENTS sister,
little girl, seven years old, and did not appear &c
little child, PROBABLY on account OF lear. made 9.
motion with her hand, as II 10 drive away the ami
NAL. 1t was at that time that the dog sprung al
her and bit her. The dog was chased by tour men,
and finally caught and killed. During the chase
/ The dog was struck first On the back OF ITS neck
with the butt end OF whip; it dId not yell.
HIM he did not seem to get out OF the way
| when any OF the men were in front OF him in g
to the ground with hay fork without yelling OF
attempting TO defend himself, and was then clubbed
and his :, head d. broken: AUTOPSY was made fifteen
nounced no signs OF decomposition, no smell; al
the internal organs were healthy, the gan Dadde,
very full, the lungs slightly, congested, the blood
eXtravasated in the spanchnc cavity was dark
and liquid. The stomach rather small and
contained quantity OF hair, mud, two whole bum
BILE bees, one large butterfly, with wings almost
intact, one> small white mushroom some straw,
grass ana the piece of the chlld's cheek, nearly
was flied with bloody froth, and on the
tongue-that is to say, beiea tn and on the sides OF
lt--some small pustues, varying from the size OF o
mlllet seed TO that OF grain OF wheat irregular III
shape, and hlIed with light whitsh LIQUID, ooulc
them. These, in all prOba )iiity, what has
been described by some authors unoer the name
OF Lyss9, and supposed by them to contain the
/ rabid virus. The above data display undeniably
all the features OF hydrophObla III the dog de-
I scribed by authors and, in TACT, VINO ever hearC
OF dog In normal condition having such pOlyph
agOus propensities? On the contrary, when he IL
mad ''the stomach contains a strange mixture o
straw, hair. paper nay, horse dung and EARTH
(Clymers edition OF "Aitkens Practce.D '.The
DOG who is mad swallows, p6le-nl6te objects the
most foreign to alimentatlon.-(E -(E. LittrG ct Robir
in "Dlct. de Nysten." twelfth edition., 1t eats the
straw OF its bed horse dung, exc-ements, pieces
OF leather wood n in him there Is 10 feeling,
he may be beaten, struck, burned, without utter
ing q complaint" ('Nouveau Dict des SC. Med,
Gales ct Veterinares.D every frequently
see him eat his litter, pieces OF wood, earth, &c
The knowledge OF this fact has great impor tance
because, In making the autopsy OF the rabd
dog we find In ms stomach all the substances
which have not been subjected to dgestlonr
and that in this we have proof OF the
dlsease.u "a. 1rOuSseau. Clnnue med. dc