The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-19
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Slrophobla.

SSdrophobla-
Scissthic writer has said that
Sje IL one peculiar feature in the
5h of time required after the bite
%oEshe dog before which the disease in
cubates, or the hydrophobic spore i'm
planted in embryo is awakened to mo-
ticeable YiVifcation about the cicatrix
of the wound, and becomes perfected,
nomadic bacteria" If we pause for
moment in our mad rush for gain and
in our great scufiie for position and
wealth 70 think seriously. we are forced
to admit this great truth No one
knows how soon the sporadic embyro
may cross his track as a full grown,
raging, nomadic bacteria. In the full
flush of joyous manhood, in the prime
of a glorious young life, with all its
golden possibilities, looking out across
the unrippled sea of time with bosom
heaying with hope down the long and
fragrant sweep of vista, out through
the ether blue. down to the golden
shores Of eternity, out across the limit
less expanse of the to be, soaring away
toward the golden pretty soon, we for
get that the hydrophobic spore Is lurk-
ing about the cicstrix. soon to pounce
upon us fuil-blown bacteria
And what can we do to prevent the
ever watchful hydrophobic spores at
tack? How may we guard against the
full-grown and hali-famisheG bacteria?
How shall we know the spore or the
hydrophobic bacteria when we see If,
and thus forewarned be forearmetp
First, we should provide ourselves
with microscopic magnifiers about
5000 diameters, whatever that may be,
and then we are prepared to examine
a dog of which we may have doubts,
and all dogs are included in this cate
cory. Armed with a microscope, the
savant next proceeds to examine ali
dogs which he may meet First let
him cut tho dog neatly in two length
wise, and with the aid of microscope
examine him. picking out any spores or
bacteria found and smashing them on
a board. Hydrophobic bacteria, 1t has
been claimed, may be killed by cauter-
izinn the wound as soon as made, but
l have found that a surer method has
been TO cauterize the dog. Dogs may
be cauterized in various ways, but no
better way has presented itself in my
practice than that of tying him TO a
cook-stove and throwing the two SIM
ultaneouslY into the moaning sea.
Strictly speaking this would not be
termed cauterzation, but l use the
word in It's broadcast sense. Another
method of cauterizing a dog is TO tie
the animal TO railroad track on a
busy day and let nature take her
course.
Never seek a quarrel with a hydro
phobic dog. Treat him well, but main
tain naughty reserve until you can
get over the garden wall
Should a dog who afterward turned
out to be hydrophobie eat away the
calf of your leg, settle up your bust
ness affairs, bite some one you wish to
have remember you after you are gone
and get yourself measured for funer-
al sermon. Death should never find us
entirely unprepared.
All classes of dogs are said to be
nearly equally injurious to the bitee
when hydrophobic. The cast-iron dog
alone can be regarded as absolutely
spore proof. Whether in the full flush
Of active doghood or slUmbering in the
common iron-gray SPITE sausage OF
commerce, the dog is a snare and ade-
fusion. When impregnated with rabid
bacteria, he becomes taciturn and snap
pish, entirely losing his genial DISPOSE
lion and becoming the prey to ennui
and hypochondria. Beware of the dog
that never laughs. Shun tho dog that
seems to harbor n corroding sorrow.
He is almost sure to die violent death.
with the seat of some good man s
pants in his mouth. Bill Nye, az tie
NeBD York MercUTu