Daily Republican., 1879-10-20
CAN HYDROPHOBGA BECUaED ?
IL the Blte Of the Dog That breads
Water ana his Bite Alone Poison
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IL the BIte Of the bog That Dreadi
Water ana his Bite Alone Poison
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| Gottlieb Elsasser, who died at 1871
north 18th street, had q history. In
Prussia he took a degree of doctor O.
medicine, and coming to this country
made fortune and then lost it. lie
was native of Berlin, and many years
ago his father owned Spitz dog, priz
ed for his faitbfulness and his ability
as night watchman. Mr.. Elsasser's
uncle was the "scharfrichter," or head
man, of Berlin, and, as part of his
vocation, he was expected to fill the po
sition of pound master. During the
dog days his numerous aids, or "schar,
frichter- -knechters, roamed through
the city ard seized all the dogs that
seemed to be without home or master
Those that were not redeemed were kill.
ed.
From the nature Of his occupation
the Observation-Disclosures" became
intimately acquainted with the doings
and misdoipgs of all kinds of dogs, and
in Berlin he was looked upon as
authority in all matters concerning
them. The rest Of the story is given
as told by Gottlieb Elsasser himself some
time ago.
"My father finally became a store
keeper, and then he deemed it advisa.
ble to part with our Splitter, and ac-
cordingly presented him to friend
My uncle, hearing that the dog was
going among strangers, said to his new
master, Beware Of him: he belongs to
the "wasserscheu." He meant by
this that he belonged to that class of
dogs which fear the water.
'The harfrichter- -knechter divides
all dogs into two classes: those that
fear the water, including the Spitz,
poodle and many other varieties, and
those that like the water, including
the Newfoundland, setter, pointer,
bloodhound, and the various kinds of
hunting dogs. He holds that the bite
of every dog that fears the water is
poisonous at all times, and that the
members of the other class are entirely
harmless.
"Well, my fathers friend took our
Spitz dog away. The dog bit him, and
the man died. Didn't | tell you so?'
said my uncle, the 'scharfrichter.' The
bite of 'wasserscheu' is as deadly as
the sting of rattlesnake. fyou had
called me in time, though, would
have saved him.
"This was the remedy my uncle pro-
posed: Beneath the tongue of every
human being there are two large veins,
whose blackness renders them easily
distinguishable. When any one is
afflicted with bydroprobia, cut these
open with a small pair Of scissors or
any sharp instrument, and allow the
blood to trickle out. This rids the pa
tient of the virus. Then make tea
of lupulin, the seeds of the hop vine,
and give the patient a cupful. This
will at once put him to sleep without
having the injurious effect that would
follow the administration of opium. In
four or five hours the patient will awake.
Then give him another cupful Of the
tea, and continue this treatment until
he has slept for twenty-four hours.
He will then be entirely cured. The
Observation-Disclosures say that this
simple remedy never fails.
ain Silesia, in 1881, | was in the
army, employed to prevent people from
entering the districts ravaged by the
cholera. Four soldiers were bitten by
wolves; they also dread the water, and
therefore belong to the wasserscheu.
One of the men expired in terrible
agony. While the other three were
suffering terribly a scharfrichter-
knechter arrived, applied his remedy
and the lives of the men were saved.
"When a boy | threw a spi'z dog
into pond. 1t was only by q strategy
that could get him near the bank.
When he found himself in the water
he padded vigorously with his fore
feet, but he could not swim. The hind
part of his body sank. Try n New
foundland or bloodhound dog in the
same manner; he rests easily in the
water, and swims quietly and grace
fully. Every one should try his dogs
and ascertain if they belong to the
wasserscheu. If they dread the water
do not allow them to remain in the
house. The Spitz and its brethren are
as dangerous as the rattlesnake. 1t
does no good to kill him after he has
bitten you. Let him live, and see
whether it is necessary that he should
be what people call mad" in order to
cause hydrophobia. ."-'Philadelphia
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