The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-23
broad. with which Il might otherwise be haunt
ed for years to Gomez
THE POISON IN TIE sArtvA

| excited by any other cause than incubation ~
| the specific virus; in other words. whether IL
| has any other source than contaolon.
| Many persons belieye that the disease may.
| md docs oft"n. arise de moro. and causcs have
| been assigned which certainly ara not true
| causes, thus IL has been H,cribpd to cNtreme
beat of TIC weather. II is thought by many 10
| be especially likely to occur during the dog
| days and to be in itself u sort OF dog lunacy.
having the snne rrlationship to sirius that hu-
| mun insanity has TO the moOn-whi n. in on"
sense ~ probable enough. But abundant
statistical evidence has been collected in
nus and IN Other countries. tnat the
| ferently. The cautions. therefore, which are
annual Iy put forth in hot weather ~ TO muz-
ziing dogs aud 50 forth. whatever may he their
| value, would be- as uppOrtun" ut any other time.
me disorder has been attributed TO want Of
| wat IN hot weather. and sometimes to want Of
food. hut NM. Dupuytren. Bros hot. and MaJen
| die in France. caused both dogs and oats t. die
of hunger and thirst without pro lucing the
smallest approach To- state Of rabies. At the
| Veterinary School at Abort three dogs Were
subjected TO some very ruel but decisive ex-
! petiments. II WIS dur ng the heat Of summer.
ana they were all chained in the full bazo OF
the sun. To one sailed meat was given; to tho
food nor drink. They ali dicd. but none i,,'G OF
them became rabid. Nor does the suspicion
tha Ne disorder may have some connection
| to rest on any better foundation.
Some very Interesting points still remain to
| be considered as to the cOmmuni alton Of these
| Diseases from one person or animal 10 another.
MIR. fountt whose experience on this su'jcr
WIS very large. did not think that the saliva of
a rdbid animal could cOmmun cate the disorder
| through tho uni roken cut lc. He believed
NM therr mu1t ps some abrasion or breach OF
| communicated 10y the nero contact Of the saliva
| with tho mucous membranes. or It's harmless
nss OH W., s.unu SKIN ne nilef''i tills prsu'np
| times boon .o,nr'I win tp~ sriiva II the f,'mt
dog with p,rie impunity. He has recorded
som" singular Instances in which hydrop' pbia
| and rabies were caused 10y contact OF the NOR
| hid sNivawith the mucous mem hranes, A man
| knot that had been firmly drawn in a cord
| Ii-ht weeks aiterward he died nienlably hv
| drophobir 1t WIS then rerollerted that with
cord q mad do.; had been tied up woman
was at,nrk"d 10y rabid dog, and escaped with
| some rents IN her gown. In the act Ot
| m"nding II she thought -sly pressed down the
sam WIN hrr teeth Sh" also del. Horses
are said TO have died mad oiter eat NJ straw
assured that two DOGS. which had licked the
mouth o' another dog that was rahid. were at
tarked WIN rahl"s seven or eight days after
| pamphlet on llydiophObia, quotes an instance
/ from Or. Perceyal, in which a mad dog licked
| the lace oil sleeping man. near his mouth. and
! the man died of hydrcphobia. although the
strict II sehr failed TO dis over the small 1t
| s,ratch or abrasion on any part OF his skin.
! These IA Is. i authentic. settle the question: .
hh'--. inieed. inc lips 81 those VINO per shed
| human being afflicted with hydrophohin il On
pabls II inocuat.nS another human being with
| The snme di.cilse Mr. You..it saws II H. tnattho
| disease has undoubtedly been 50 produced If
this bee so. the fact should teach Us not 10 desert
or neglect these unhappy patients, still loss 10
murder them by smothering. or by bleeding
/ them to death. but to minister to their wants
! with certain PRECAUTIONS SO as not Ia suffer
| their saliva to come in contact with any sore or
! ahradrd surface. nor, if il can be avoided with
any mucous surface.
HOW rur DISEASE CAV mr. pprvrNrvn
~ - DE hN.tp'
Nhat can pc sad OF the treatment Of hydro
phonh or OF ranl.Sf There II no authentic
,,asn on record mat am aware Of in which a
hyaropho,nlr rrsonr has rrrovrrnl. As IT has
| IN SO y ls syn! Tm" physician that cures is
measures alter III" peculiar symptoms vi the
Nj So. however. witt respect to prevention .
that l. tle most Important object Of our pracfioe
T ,,, ..,,,,i -,
part IT, Oily mrans o. rrevent'"n in in Viii,
| mu Ia ronilirh'r can pc placed AMI even that
though ,roth.nf at an were done 10 the
wound. NJ doubt many persons undergo the
"" Jos sure oi this. II eN 'ision should for any
res n Toe imlY-sihle, the wound should b.
cnltrr1rd. o. the eni.ncy OF tho latter plan
! W. nave i.iS Ntirno.: Mr.. luuatt. who trusted
70 II. and who had himself bnrn h.iten seven
time. tel us thnt he hal ol rated w m Tho In.
mar cuu-rr-n 'r'- OF slv'r-on more than
80 }. re'u-. aI N'ttHn iv dogs uuqu stI,nuhly
r"i %. nni ilnl n lad ult .'-t % .rs,@ pu, r9an
Moreover, surgeon ~ 81. Georre's liosniili
t',u nm lnhl l,h uhss thA' numb"r hed under
ihtt'n bv dogs 'nll OF VIII h might not. however
INV r'..ll' ana II WIS nnt known That
KY ,l.I .l -'Nsir l"idl issue. IA ,is ON.
lh h.} lNi'n'nl, lnNrt when prlfI .Hhlr Boz tine
most Trustworthy aud cIie.he pro'ciur..
.,u,7'.t IT, ''iill nus Ms y l-Hly ent quick
stu'l, Nu .i the poison AMI ih' ussu - Of the
r',n n9.l ~ s"al'iis inrn M,,h q r.d.hgi iron.
7r.Srl 10y ,iu-nn- tlt interior OF tine wound,
BUT th' wound ne uf si'uas 2. aniin such
= pi"r Vat 4 'nn ht "N is.re,i. what i the best
IL. IN - l'r ~ - .lsl.nf ms 10 tAe advice OF
INV 'il inh-t l. A"rn"tAy;
' IL into f 90.