Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-10
HYDROPHOBIA.

| SSA>A AAAOAO kISlIC1CGl.
larly, so far as the welfare of
our immedi: to neighborhood is
concerned, do we chronicle it's
multiplication in Our midst. A
couple ofissues since we noted
the fact that a little pet dog be-
longing to Mr.. B. r. White, Of
Bayou Sara, had been shot on
Faccouilt of the development of
the fatal malady. Before be-
|ing disposed of in this summary
manner however, the animal
had bitten acalf. On Sunday
morning last, it was discovered
that the calf had we'll defined
symptoms of hydrophobia, at
lacking everything that came
in it's way, among others anoth-
er calf, which it bit severely.
Both were shot. It is also
stated THAT the calf attacked
and threw down q little child of
Mr.. l. j. Paine, but fortu-
nately did not injure him. On
Friday I'd instant, a dog belong
ing to Mr.. Chas. w. Tempel, of
st. Francisville, exhibited syinp-
toms of the incipient stage of
disease and was promptly dis
patched, with timely prudence,
by thatgentleman. Some time
since we stated that a pup, the
property of Mr.. Il. Il. Lawson
of this village had been killed
on the same account. On Mon
day last, u cur which is said
to have commenced it's tramp
at Greenwood Plantation in
this parish, biting several dogs
on its way, reached Bayou
Sara where it bit a dog belong
ing to Mr.. John Tadlock of that
place. The latter dog was i'm
mediately killed. On the same
day Il hog belonging to Mr.. Il.
Leonard evidenced the most
rabid symptoms Of the malady,
attacking every person and an
NAL within it's reach. 1t was
shot by Mr.. Divide Leonard,
who was one scf the number at
tackled 10y 1T. We enumerate
these mHltipheu instances, in
order to CONVINCE our citizens,
that the disease is widespread
among them, and to impress
their minds with the necessity
Of taking effective and sum-
mary measures to GUARD them
selves against it. We have up
on two occasions recently, most
earnestly warned our people
against the danger lurking in
their midst. We now repeat it
in a special manner. Will they
wait until some valuable MEM
Der of society or some loved and
itlelized child is torn away from
attached friends or devoted pa
rents in the dread aGonies Of
this most terrible fatality! The
wound once inflicted there.i no
escape from heart-rending suf-
;ferings and horrid death. In
the name Of every impulse of
humanity we call upon our peo-
pie to heed this warning! In
the absence of any ordinance
by the Police Jury, let the peo-
ple of St. FrancisvilIe and the
Surrounding country, who own
dogs, keep them up, observing
carefully that they are well fed
and provided with water during
their confinement. Let the et-
ticient law passed by the city
council of Bay on Sara be rigid
ly enforced, "without fear or
favor or the hope of reward
If, after this suggestion has had
time to reach dog owners in the
country and in this village, the
innumerable "dogs ct all de-
grees" that now frequent our
streets are allowed to do so, we
advise that citizens who have
regard fer the safety of the gen
eral public, take the matter in
to their own hands and make a
clean sweep of the dangerous
and in most instances worth
less creatures. Let this be done
however, in an organized and
system tic manner, that the
onerous, if any there be, may be
suDpOrted by the best and most