The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26
BITTEN BY A DOG.
Another Victim OF Hydrophobia In TIE
Town of Lake.

Town of Lake.
TChlcapo Trbune.l
Another victim to the bite OF mad dog
has been added to tie already long list Of
cases which have lately occurred in this
city and its suburbs. The same dog which
fatally bit little Elmer Lyons the eleventh
of January in the town Of Lake, also bit
Eva Mcmahon, the four-year-old daughter
of M. l.. Mcmahon, living on Forty-sixth
street, near Wallace, and II repor are to
be relied upon at least half a dozen other
persons were also bitten by the same dog,
although the names aud residences cannot
be learned.
Eva Mcmahon was playing, or rather
toddling along the sidewalk not fifty feet
away from her home, when she was at
tackled by dog, which bit her on the right
cheek just below the eye. She was imme-
diately taken by her mother and aunt to
drug store, where the wound was cauter-
lied, after which 1t healed up and gave her
no particular trouble until last Sunday
evening, when she became restless and fe-
verish. DR.. Riley was called in and in
| formed of the circumstances. He gave 1t as
his opinion that the sufferer would die, but
consulted with DIR. Caldwell in regard to
the case, and they agreed that all that
could be done would be to relieve her suf-
fering as much as possible.
She helingered along, the spasms becoming
more frequent and severe until yesterday
morning at 1885, when death ended her mis-
cry.
A Tribune reporter visited the house yes
terday and saw an aunt of the little girl, and
learned from her that the usual symptoms
of barking were not developed in tins case.
She said that Eva would drop Off into 4
drowsy sleep, from which she would
awake with start and shiver, and then
she would go into convulsions, which be-
came more frequent and terrible toward
the end. The little sufferer lay in the arms
of her mother, or one Of her aun's, most OF
the time. The sight or sound Of the pour.
ing of water would startle her and throw
her into commissions, which soon wore her
out.
When the reporter was there yesterday
the neighbors were dropping in TO see the
remains OF the little girl, and to offer their
coincidence TO the stricken family. The
funeral will take place to day.
The frequent occurrence Of this dreadful
malady raises the question whether the
city and town authorities are not crimi-
nally careless in allowing dogs to run al
large without being muzzled. 1t used tC
be supposed that dogs were only danger
Gus or liable TO have hydrophobia during
the dog.days Of summer, but this theory
has | cen exploded, and hydrophobia has
become almost an everyday occurrence
Would il not be hetter to kill all the dogs
than TO endanger human life in this way
Many dogs are only a nuisance and ex
pense to their keepers, and their owners
hardly know why they keep them, excep
that they dislike to kill them or turn then
adrift, but II they were once of theil
hands they would be glad Of it.
Another suggestion: Do doctors know
anything about hydrophobia, or will they
ever learn or devise remedy for this fear
full diseasei Some doctors and some peo
pie have no faith in the maidstone, bu
there are some who, while they don't pre-
tend to account for its workings, are will
ing and anxious to try anything tina
has ever effected or is thought TO have of
fected cure. IL the maidstone has any
virtue it is because it draws the poisoI
from the wound. II q man will apply
his mouth to the wound at the first anC
suck out the virus, IL will no doubt beat al
the mad.stones ever discovered.