Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-21
HYDIOfHOBIA.
MANY PERSONS DYING YROM THE BITES
OF DOGS.

As not few cases OF real or alleged
hydrophobiA have been noted recently,
aud as in the winter season quite ns
much as during the time OF extreme
heat, this terrible disease is to be
dreaded it may not be without interest
for our readers, says the New York
| World, to present brief review OF the
cases in question and Of the recent
researches OF Pasteur, Gautier and
other experts. Among the fatal cases
reported recently were the following :
Frederick Kroger, New York, aged
eleven, died June from bite received
April 2. James Kavanagh, New York,
aged twelve, died August 8 from bite
received April Is. Henry b. Comely,
Philadelphia, died December 90 from
bite received in 1878 Frederick Mil.
Ter, Philadelphia, January Z, 1SS2,-in
this case, and possibly in the preceding
one, death was the result OF fear more
than OF anything else. John Baker,
New York, January TO- from bite re.
ceived in October. At Buffalo, on the
2lst Of February last. Welcome Arnold
died from q bite received in 1873 from
man believed TO be suffering from ny.
drophobis, his death coming four
years after tho first seizure, from which
he had apparently recovered. In August
last Mr.. Z. G. GARRISON, a well-known
English queens counsel, died Of bite
received in May. and on the oath OF
September girl of fonr died in Derby
shire Of bite received July "a, the
symptoms in each case being unmis-
taxable.
The usual number OF specifics have
been paraded before the public during
the last eighteen months or two years.
In the early winter OF 1879 so DIR. John
w. Green, OF New York city, described
his experience with curare and his
hopes Of attaining successful relult
Herewith. That agent was employed
in young Kavanagh's case az the New
York hospital, but without any effect
save as GIL ordinary sedatiye. As was
recited in the World OF December 2,
1879, the result obtained had varied,
one case being cured at Dusseldorf,
while in Russia ell four OF the patients
died, though without the usual PEE
liminary tortues. The elecampane cure
still has it's advocates, stewed in milk
or in an app9tizing compound with
dragons blood, rock alum and lime
made from burned oyster shells, the
whole dissolved in wine or beer. About
The best that can be said for the last
compound, which is much in vogue with
The ignorant, is that it could not DO
much harm and might exercise good
effect by quoting the Imagination. A
cake oil two tablespoonfuls OF burned
oyster shells, mixed with egg ard fried
in olive oil or butter, is also recon-
mended, to be eaton IN the morning,
no other food or drink being taken for
six hours aflergard. Beavy doses OF
chloral have been recommended. In the
old world garlic eaten in large quanti-
ties is claimed to have 81 excellent
effect. Father Lesserteur reports from
Tonquin that the natives there cure
hydiorhobia with Ito hcang nan, 4
plant the effect Of which resembles
poisoning by strychnine, the remedy
being we'll rieh as bad az the disease.
Another practitioner offers TO cure
bydrophobia By doses OF brccm-seed
tea and the cauterization OF the alleged
poison sacs On tie surface OF the tongue.
4 German !op1g,er recipe II TO battle
the wound with warm vinegar AID
water. and pour upon it q few drops OF
mu,iatic acid. Another mode oil treat
men. suggested hy a New York doctor
is TO apply mixture OF equal quantities
OF chluro.orm and concentrated ammo
MA with sponge Tor from six TO ten
minutes, and, IL there is any soreness
felt for . day or two, rub with equal
portio.s OF amm0ri IA aud spirits Of tug
pentine. Turkish baths were once
Wanted as a certain cure, bnt now they
do not even attract as much attention as
the perennial mad stone, or the ex-
plcdod preventive practice OF "wcrm.
ing" dogs The Fronch physicians
generally resort TO clu.erization with
the ed-hot iron or with butter Of anti.
u:ony, AID in cases duly operated on
report . mortality 81! per cent. as
against 81 per cent. IN the cases OF
people left to themselves. Officially
announced, the PaiiSisn treatment is to
press the wounded parts SO as make
them bleed freely; then TO wash them
with water or any other liquid, In, II
possible, q forcible steam, until the
cIaterization has ben performed
Don't wait for Doctor sgys the
French governments circular, "for the
efiicacy OF cauterization depends on the
promp.ress with which il is resorted to.
Ammonia and alcohol gro useless
agents. Employ caastic, butter OF anti
mony, or-better still-red.rot iron. A
rail, key ANYTHING will dc but. heat
il red and cauts rize every portion OF tbs
wound" The French circular, however.
oIlits oIe important notitication-to
preserve the animal alive If it has not
given unques!ior symptoms VI
rabies. Such measGre will occupy
Only few DAYS and NAY save much
wolry and danger to the person bitten.
Imagination couDs for great deal in
this natter, and it is n 1t every one who
has the power OF Crosse, who cured
himself Of what was declared an attack
OF hydrophbia By mere mental effort.
La January last, boy died in Par
isinn hospital OF hydrophobia, and Pas
teur proceeded ID experiment with his
saliva, taken four hours after death.
Two rabbits inoculated with 1t, diluted,
died in lhnty-six hours, and death en-
sued even more rapidly in the case OF
rabbits insulated with their blood or
saliva. The animals lost appetite in
FIVE or six hours, became weak and par
aly zed and finally died OF asphy1ia, tho
windpipe being congested and showing
hemorrhage, with swelling of the gan
glions on either side, and Of the groin
aud axillm. Al. Pasteur observed in
their blood small organism or microbe
which he regarded as the agent Of the