Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-26
A Mouse cure.

Of all nervous diseases, tctanus Is one OF
The most determined and Objectionable, Ii
i usually induced by oYer-indulgence in
rusty nails or fish-hoOks and when it once
takes hold of patient it is nearly impossi
ble TO drive it away, One of It's permanent
symptoms is the closing of the jaws so
tightly that they cannot be pried open with
Z crowbar. When il is remembered that
women as well as men suffer from this dis
ease, its tremendously powerful nature be
comes evident. Hitherto there has been no
remedy which could be regarded as a spe
citic for tetanus. In the last century the
usual treatment was to knock out few of
The patient S teeth. so as TO pour little bran
Gy down his throat; and then to order his
pfin. With the progress of medical science,
various other remedies were suggested,
among which the subcutaneeus injection
OF curare, a particularly deadly South
American vegetable poison, gave, on the
whole, the best results, and, frequently, 50
far got the mastery over tetanus that it
killed the patient before the disease could
Kill him. At last, however, an ingenious
French physician has apparently hit upon
remedy before which tctanus yields as read
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ceps. and which will OF course, supersede
clrare and all other remedies. The French
doctor in question was called TO attend Il
lady suffering from tetanus. In his report
lie SAYS that she was a married woman OF
tbirty-one wears of age. and that previous
10 his visit her family physician had tried
every known remedy for tetanus, including
clrare, without producing any effect. The
patient was lying on her back, with her
laws tightly closed, and the muscles Of her
chest and throat were so rigid that she was
unable to utter a s0uGd The doctor at
once sent out and procured a ige mouse Of
the usual size and vOracIty, TO the tail OF
which he attached a strong horse hair.
Placing the mouse at the foot Of the bed,
he permitted IL TO walk the entire length OF
the patients body. No sooner did the pa
tignt notice the mouse then she Sprang up,
loudly calling to the attendants to take it
oil. and denOuncing the doctor rs a horrid,
heartless wretch, who ought 10 be ashamed
0f himself and guIllOuned on the spot.
There was no recurrence Of the symptoms
Of tetanus. In fact, the doctor adds that
the lady's jaws were 50 thoroughly and
permanently unlocked that the husband,
who is, Of course, ignorant Of law, has
threatened to begin a suit OI damages
against him. The success OF this expert
mcnt encouraged the doctor TO try the
mouse cure in other nervous diseases. He
reasoned that the administration Of mice
powerfully stimulates the nerves Of te-
male patient, and enables the nervous Sys-
TEN 10 throw Of any disease with which it
is afflicted Soon after the incident just
related he met with a violent case Of hys-
terra. The patient, a married lady Of
thirty-seycn years, was subject 10 hySteri-
cal attacks, but this particular one was
Of unprecedent violence. Among its prom
nent symptoms was an absence Of whis-
ker on one side Of the husbands face,
broken clock and an almost irresistible
tendency on the part Of the patient TO lie
on the floor and kick jhe paECi.ing Of a
rosewood bookcase. The doctor at once
perceived that mice in strong doses were
indicated. He therefore ordered that a
mouse should be administered every ten
minutes until the violence Of the attack
aha-e. The first mouse nan across the pa
tents body. but there was no perCeptible
change in her heels or voice. The second
mouse. however, cntangled ilscf in her
hair, and her recovery was almost instan-
tareous. She sat up and said that if the
doctor would only take that mouse away,
she would get right up and see about din
ner. No further treatment was necessary,
and the fact that the disease has not Tt
turned leads the doctor TO express a strong
conviction that the cure will prove a per
manent one. The mouse cure has also been
4 H,-ut
of paralysis of the left leg, which was in a
fair way to prevent the wife of a Partisan
banker from making call on certain OF
her husbands relatives, and in a case Of
nervous prostraiion which suddenly at
tackled lady when her husband had re-
fused to take her to the seaside. Both Of
these cases yielded promptly to the eXhibi-
ton Of mice, and there is no room for
doubt that the cure was due solely 70 The
remedy employed.