The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31

early IN April ope Of shs ssy victims ~ss bitten 10
Arn' ana ore 20 va, dhs ssp.snesr case res , .nss
the attack sspsfrenea 70 consegssnce % pet
spun having tses rsrmisea 70 hsk ~ masters face
toms OF hstropt Cha. ths snsnlaI kNiet
kcso~ 90 rns se4ss nssira
cnrren, eases. Tie Hoard asslsh pssssa SPECIAL
resolution ealing ths sstenson ~ ths police authori
arrias moss arlnsert samns1r.slon 81 shs sfsssie
The preamble sna resoiscn Of NE Board ~ere AZ fol-
lows
wher.s. q h,as.sh.ss. en-, ssa s,elnay
names. u lss.s sac summarized sses5~hsrs asss--
Rs.si,-d matt Bad y rs- s,s-s,y ,.s.s.,sa
ihs ksspisg # asra. FirvFss,is orsed
The sections q ne sanitary ceas specified IN the
resolution read ~ foi0~s;-
s. n, s' -. =: e .. -. :: ssy ys Az
p.rs. ~ ks ely ~ As~ lea. tss~ssa ths ish DAY q
pIspsy .ass.lsa sss sssass III. .ss Isps.
% sspsr.sa. sny s',ssns sesass'ons " 70 saA d"ss ncs
.s. ! .s 1919 :. "a (: 3: s ,.s.
ssnns The same - s,ag NE ss..en 70 ssans shsres
= . At ss. n's k saa ss' s sss.a ' s s
place sssh lsnih ef'as sh. isa, ssss
al aasr.s g u. sss sss sss -. ss.a Bod, 81 .a
ssas sa sf ss 4 ss CO.. s:i. .. . .s
place not within i.oo net u sny rsssssnss
HxfLopsD raNoklSx
A glance at these provisions shovs that thsy
based upon theory OF hydfophoba thai reccni facts
have altogether espieasd wa That aoss are more
nkeiy 20 become rabid asrias shs summer nontss
ana that The disease Only be- concentrated b.
rabd dog Both Of these positions have ocen nssatsed
by the observations OF medical men during the iast
seven years. II 10 eoncedsd also. that the spi-
zocc FORM Of the asessssa instance Of which occurs
Ia the detailed by Mr. isomisasy occur In this
country readily the wlids Of Germany, where
Is has been periodically rrsssisnt Tor ages there's
evidence thai the useful breeds OF dogs are
subject the epsoose form OF Me disorder although
It'd spontaneous development ~ few cases probable
from the iao's gathered sy medical assoc siions
In hat
been sashed with tho passage OF the preceding reso-
lat,on, tor since 1872 no special statistics have been
probably larger number actual, occurred scattered
through the records OF 1878 illusions "a sight
sciennc a. we'll a. IN ropulas interest The records
for ls74 and 1875 have not been collsied IN such
Ransackiug the records vi the toronefs otice Tor
these years appears that IN about hall the cases IN
which inqusions we're held the species Of the dos u
not IN evidence. Three cases were found IA which
the Spx specified the cuprt In the RECORDS of
1874 and 1875 During tho three prsces ns yesrs 10
certainly responsible tor the fatality four eases,
and probably IN many more. IL should be remem-
tered also that, by connvance OF rhyscians inquest
Is often avoided that properly
the Jurisdiction OF the Coroner, aud that the attain
able statistics therefore BY no means fair'y represent
tho facts.
Tho origin and progress Of hydrophoDla In Abe
United states and ITS historical distribution ~ Europe
curiously confirm the induction from the preceding
Stances tho little rcd-eyed wolf Of Pofnerania "
spOnsble of the fatality that has recently seemed 10
attend any abrasion Of The skin by the teeth OF dog
whether rabd or sane. Although Homer, NFgll
Pliny, Ovid aud othcr ancient writers are absndans
illusions to hydrophoba, tha earliest European re-
port OF real interest describes AN outbreak the
wolves Of Franconia, German provinces. which &C.
Cured in 1911. Since then u has been frequently re-
ported prevalent in epixootic form the wooded
districts Of Germany, France and Switzerland, who're
principally limited TO dogs, wolves and foxes 4.
States in 1885, Tho Of It's spontaneous develop
ment has never been explained. IL has, &C
Aph IA FAo n xh A
may be designated respectively AZ the stage OF nor
vous depression, the stage Of fury, and the haa
frothy spume commences To drip from the lips as the
second stage supervcnes ana delirious fcrocty
places the silent brooding In which the rabies has ~
inception tingng sensation OF tho cicatrix of tho
wound, which usually heals kindly, rs one OF the hrs
symptoms in cases where the rabies Is propagaicd by
incubation. Ague and muscular trem0r, with spas
modc structure OF the throat and frething AZ tho
mouth, Immediately follow. In some cases delirium
mercifuly supervencs In others the patient 10
strangely loquacious In others he mancsts start
ling aud abnormal brilIiancy OF the intellect punctu-
atcd by intervals OF despondoncy. Autopsies have
added very little TO the stock Of information current
among medical men, That OF DIR. hammond, In 1873,
and the recent one instituted In the case OF Andrew
Hermann describe the general result OF ali such nqui.
RES Two very important autopsics were pub
ished the Edinburgh Medical aud Surgical H..
were very exhaustive, bnt neither successful In
tracing the origin and development OF the disorder
Tho conclusion that such evidence Of no value IN
determining these questions The Two constant facts
presented on pos;.mortem examinations have been
congestion Of the lungs nervous ceutres and mucous
membranes, and dark und grumous appearance of
the blood both arternl and venaous. The nervous
disturbance appears TO commence Ia local irritation at
the ccatrix partly, and TO be partly consequent upon
the poisoned conuition OF the blood. Halcr asserts
that he has found microscopic germs IN the blood OF
hydrophobc patients, but the assertion has never been
verified, although, when the development oil the dis
order is finally traced out very probable that the
germ theory will find Of it's most convincing Illus
tratons IN this hitherto obscure subject
The romantic "tollwurm" madness worm) theory
of hydrophobia, which has been handed down Tor
ages German myth, and was revived as scien-
tilc view in Russia not many years since, has been
demolished by the discovery That this worm OF mad.
ness or malignant pustule consists merely OF group
OF enlarged foIliclns.
The only point Of practical interest In the literature
OF hydrophobia appears therefore, TO consist IN the
fact that IL have radiated over modern Eu-
rope IRON the wooded districts of Germany, where Il
has existed Tor centuries in It's epizootc form Pro-
vious to 1856. before importation oil the Spz dog ms
pet according to report prcfaced by the American
Medical Association, 102 cases OF rabies bad been re-
ported aud described by practising physicians In tho
United States 1885, OF which 81 occurred during
the spring months Il during the summer, ~ IN au-
tumn and % in winter
A TYPICAL CASE.
In the summer of 1873 tho writer Of this article
summerng country village IN Connecticut, where
OF rabies had occurred Tor many years In
July family owning pet Spite, very pretty little
animal took board the hotel for couple OF month";
During July and August OF that summer The mad
dog was the standing sensation of the village, and in
all IL dogs showing symptoms OF the disorder were
shot. The Spiz in question was quarrelsome little
vagabond, liable to snap at dog or man with or with.
out provocation, and was, no doubt responsible Tor
every instance of rabies Gamma that occurred ~ the
village and vicinity that summer
LATEST INSTANCE
German family, near Kingsland, N. j., had Spite
dog which has bitten the wife and three childrou On
Saturday last son, about twelve years old died. and
fears entertained that the other three persons
Will suffer the same tate.