Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-04
Can Hydrophobia be Cured,
IS THE BITE OF THE DOG THAT breads WATER
AND HIS BITE ALONE PoIsONoUs2

AND HIS BITE ALONE POISONOUS?
Gottlieb Elsasser, who died at 1871 north 18th
street, had a history. In Prussia he took de-
gree Of doctor Of medicine, and, coming 20 this
country, made fortune and then lost 1t. He
was a native OF Berlin, and many years ago
his father owned Spitz dog, priced for his
faithfulness and his ability as night watch
man.
or headsman, OF Berlin, and, as part OF his
vocation, he was expected to I'LL the position of
pound-master. During the dog days his nu-
merous aids, or "scharfrichter-kn echters, -
roamed through the city and seized all the
dogs that seemed to be without home or mas.
ter. Those that were not redeemed were
killed.
richter. knechter" became Intimately acquatnt
ed with the doings and misdoings OF ali kinds
of dogs, and in Berlin he was looked upon as
authority In all matters concerning them The
Elsasser himself some time ago.
My father finally became storekeeper, and
then be deemed 1t advisable to part with our
Splitter, and accordingly he presented him to a
friend. My uncle, hearing that the dog was
going among strangers, said to his new mast e.,
Beware Of him; he belongs to the wass r.
scheu."' He meant by this that he belonged to
that class OF dogs which fear the water
'Tbe scharfrichter- knechter divides all dogs
INTO two classes: those that fear the water, In
GLIDING the Spit, poodle and many other va
Tlette5 and those that like the water, including
the Newfoundland, setter, pointer, bloodhound,
AID tie various XII DIS OF hunting do IS. He
holds that the bite OF every dog that 1ears the
water is polF Onous at all times, and that the
members OF the other Glass are entirely harm
less.
owen, 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 SONAR
fr'cHter.' "The bite of a .wassersheu' is as
&c .dIy as the sting OF a rattlesnake. II YOU
had called Ice In time, though, could have
"This was the remedy my uncle proposed
Beneath the tongue OF every human being there
are two large veins, whose blackness renders
them easily dlstinguishable When any one is
afflicted with hydrophobla, cut these open with
a pair of small scissors or any sharp 1nStrll-
ment. and allow the blood to trclle ont. This
rids the patient of the virus. Then make tea
OF lupulin, the seeds Of the hop vine, and give
the patient cupful. This will at once put him
tosleep without having the Injurious effect that
would follow the administration of opium. In
four or five hours the patient will wake. Then
give him another cupful of the tea, and con-
Iinue 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.
lin Stlesia, in 1881, l was in the army, en-
ployed to prevent people from entering the
districts ravaged by the cholera. Four sold
iers were bitten by wolves; they also dread the
water, and therefore belong to the waSSer-
schen. one of the men expired in terrible
agony. While the other three were suffering
terribly Observation-Disclosures arrived, ap-
piled his remedy and the lives of the men were
saved.
- w uell d 10Y i liTtW d SpllL uOS lGIO pOnQ.
1t was only by strategy that I 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 Newfoundland or blood.
hound dog In the same manner; he rests easily
in the water, and swims quietly and gracefully.
Every one should try his dogs, and ascertain il
they belong to the wasserschen. If they dread
the water do not allow them 10 remain in the
house. The Spitz and his brethren are as dan
gerous 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
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