, 1879-05-20
HYDROpHOBIA,


C!SrtFaHd L<Itsr,
Whether Influenced by tl.o warm weather or
not, wo do not pretend to eay, but tho fact Is
obvious that Within the past week theto has
been MI unusual outbreak Of ily.lrophobla Ia
various parts Of tho country, not less ttsn sir
ccascs, being reportcd ut different ponts sIneo
Monday. It Is not apphront TINT medical srI,
tha terrible n,ntady. though ono Ilcars less now
than formerly Of The theory 40 stnutly adYanc1l
by cGItaln docturs tint tllerp Is reallY TO such
Hpeciilc disease as hydropoba. Tho only
authentic record of successful treatment
u l'ydronhobla within OUT knowledge
year Or. slarasrhct,i, na eminent 1taliao SUI.
Geon attnctc.l to the hosiitut nj Moscow, was
travelling IN tho UkraIno uut wns called to At.
tend ttftcen persona who had been bitten BY
dor which had subsequently died tn commissions:
While prupas'!iE hts remedies, d dcputatlon ot
in;oll'gent people cano md asked .t!e Doctor to
allow pcasant TO apply To son,n OF tue patients
method which ho hnl used With great suctess.
The surgeon consented, md In bis prcseues 'hc
peasant gave tho patleuts large draughts ola
decoclion OF a certain kind Of broom which
grows I'll the stoppes near the Ural Mountain.
IwIeo a. aay 10 @ examined % tug !. t0eSus' 9a;tns
On their under surfaces llttlo knobs
or sacs, which he sail contained the poison
which llaa Cotlactgd, ho opened them With la1-
CCt nnd cantprizud tho wounds thus made Htth
II hot iToll. Tho fourteen patients thus treated
recovered, nlht Dr.. alarasehet.t saw :hcm t.o
years aftcrwarl. all IN Eerfcct health Ile a.
tcenth. who was treated BY Dr. Maraaehettl ID
The ordinary way, was taken with hydrophoob!s
sIusflls OH The seventh tiny and utcd. aRca
thu record which uedtca1 authorities give, Hox
mup. Of It IL literally truo W. llAve 10 sueapsos
knowing, but thu Clse Is now brought to mlna
by tho fact tint French veterinary surgeon
who served In thu Russian army during tae
Tufko-Russlan Wal, has recently returned 10
l'ar1s H.ltl announced an tntollible antldo!e !"
the virus Ut rablus.
ffu lIns been giving demonstrations pefote
Tho medical authorities there, nItl, accgtaas
to reports, las bcgu entirely successful. In oas
Ut his experiments ho inucu1atcd sixteen dosi
with thu virus Of hydrophobia. Eight Teis
llneed under his treatment ainl eight were lfls
to NRturc. Tho latter eight shortly vent as1 'a
uIsl tle.l. Thu first eight were alive IN! ss!I
at lass aecounts. Tlle veterinary, who uls'st W y
nta Tint Ills spoc.lc Is vegetable, anl thns y
brought # from lsuss!a, Rnli this l'as 1es!faa
Tic record left by 'Ds. htaraschrtsl, sm
led to tho opinion TINT tlIo remeH! y
In both cases ttlu same. We Elye oil tln,1
noparently anthcntic und certainly tnseses'1'E.
llc,Ss on snh1cct OF great public interest,". -
Is the theory Of medical scltaco that lot Gseu
primary disease Nature has provided spes.nstI past
It ean only bc discovered mn! properly appte. ~
No Intelligent ,,ers0u can fall 10 almlfs W.
splendid SUCCESS with which modem ph} s0!att. t
llaYu subIuctt and mustered discases Wtci ou;t
few years ugo tletiel auccc sstnl Treatment - -
has boon naturally expected that III duo tlns - -
nnt!dntu to thu poison Of hytltophohia "osu y
found ula tho yurll Will hopa that tlla tIebts ~.
veterinary from tic larsny Of tIin Gsai ,S.i
brought from tho steppes Of tic Usa! ~ '1''