Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-12-25
Cure for HydrOphObia.

That dreadful malady hydrophobia, has
heretofore been regarded 10y the medical
profession as incurable. Although fire.
quent emprricle attempts have been made
to neuraliZe or coun eract the dead vi
rus Of rabies, when communica ed to the
human sysem, and much thought aud sci
entific experiment have been devoted to
the important subjec' 10y the medical pro-
! ftssion, all efforts in that direction have
up to the present year proved unavailing.
| 1t is now announced, however, that NJ.
Pasteur, an eminent French scientist Ind
physician, has discovered cure for the
fearful disorder. This eminent SdUdRt has
devoted years of study and experiment to
an Investigation of the nature of his OBJ
scure malady and the discovery of an an
! idiot. to he terrible poison. and as u re-
suit of his patient thought and investiga-
| ion he announces to she medical pro.es-
sion that he has found the long sought
cure.
The announcement, for flied as 1t seems
to be with strong proof of its scientific
CORRECTIVE 5, has created qui an excite
ment in medic Il Giro, and is claiming a
large share of attention throughout the
world NJ. Pasteu- has already conducted
a number of experiments upon persons
who had been bitten 10y rabbi dogs, and
with uniformly favorable results. AS an
evidence of the confidence his theory has
already in SO short time oh AIMED, it may
be mentioned that four children, recently
bitten by rabid dog in New jersey, have
been, by the advice Of American phgsi-
clans, sent IL Paris to he subjected to NJ.
Pas eur's treatment, where they have Just
arrived; and Notwithstanding the time
which has elapsed sirce they were bttr
the eminent Frenchman expresses conf
dence in his ability to prevent the dsvel-
opmen of the disease.
NJ. Pasteur's system of reatment is a
method of incubation of 4 modified virus
In the same line as vaccination, the meth
Cd of preventing small pox first discovered
by DR.. Jenner, of England, he eflicscy Of
which is row genera ~ acknowledged
throughout the world. NJ. Pasteurs dis
covery, il it proEe finally II be equally Ell
hcacieus, must DO ackno Sledgei IL he
only further development Of the idea
fist conceived by Jenuer; this will not,
however, detract materia ly from the grea
work he has accomplished in lie interest
of science and humanity.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Medical Times, thus describes the nature
Of NJ. Pasteur's experiments and discovery
N .P=s;eur has communicated to the Acaf-in,
OF Medicine and the Academy of Scenes N.
results OF his latest experiments upon the pro
phylaxis and cure of rabies tosethsr with The
account OF case observed IN The hUmAn sab.
jet. NJ. PAsieur now al PTS the folioSia.
method. A rabbit is inocu aied With a tray
nsnt OF the spinal cord OF mad dog The
animal is affected with hydruphobit in The
space OF sbou, one fortnight 4 portion o. il.
spinal cord IS empoyvd 10 inocupie SECOND
rahhit, which also contracts th- dIse.Sr bat
more rapidly the spinal cord Of this second
rabbit serves TO inocui.lc Il Ih.rI an4 - GA
Ii IS observed that Al sch step ~ this process
The Intensity OF ihe disease becomes sr-.ter.
and tie period Of incubation .h0r rr Wh.n
! ne spinz! cord OF these Anln Al. Hhirk have
died OF by ssopbsbia, is suspea,!r; 10 n~fi~st-
~ dry iun-, is riraleac- dtuinishcs b, / yr-r.
and Al l4.i di..p es.Ls. q.
powerlesS, Others, more Irrss aud active. c.srrs
sg.In quite fresh and ex'reu,r,s active, ssr 81. .
Ways Kept 10 readiness. To reader H.. n
SUBSCRIPTIONS Q; Fables he il hrst laoca a'-,! ~5sh
ihs stale aud po"erirss speCInrns. the. r1b
frssher ard more active ones, ard j.>lts with
The most powerful OF all, sh-n he u-cUai q ii;e
proof gaust the incubation Of rshi-s Lately,
a young ocr, aiae years OF age JI-rph A-.grs .
Was brought ny his friends 10 y PAsjsgrs
laho' aIGry. He had been nIo>, ssvsrel, l,ss-
rated by sm4d dog. having fourteen titss ia .
6iferent parts Of ms hodr NJ Pasleur, in
preseace OF the almost sbsolgte certsiuiy %
death, Iuocul.tsd The child accordin: to bis
sysism The arst incubation wss w.de ~iih
sp'nsi cord Is days old os the 6 Of July, q .
hours after the child had besa htlten Similar
inocuiatious with virus Of constantly iacrsasta.
were made uP 10 the l6,h Of JaIr, .
when ihe.spin. cord employed VS. quite fr-sa-
The child, having up ~ toe present tsl-, four
mon his sit.r the accident exhibited no srmp-
ieDs OF avdFophobis, Is considered ~ raaIealy I
cured By Pasieuf, ami he has already recon
mended the same method OF treatment upon
youn. shepherd, who 10 defending other boys
was cruelty bitten by mad dog, which b.
killed upon The spot. Tn results Of this ssw
expeFi'nentwi!i De communicated by VI. Paslenr
in due time 10 the Academy. With respect Is
the hrst patient, il must be remembered II }
That sky per cent. OF the people bitten BY
mad dogs do not contract hydropls5ia. t2l
That the Incubation OF The disease IS sOastim-s
extremely long eases have bees kaown 10 oc.
cur two years after the bilel. The experiment
is not therefore ABSOLUTELY conclusive, aiinoagh
it marks great progress in tue history of the
disease and jusuhes in some MEASURE the 'u-
ihusiastic applause with which tie communities
ton vas received -