The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-12-03
HYDROPHOBIA IN NEWTON.

On Friday of last week DR.. Luhma
was called to see person in Newton VIII
lives short distance south of Mann
Landing who was suffering with q throa
difficulty. The man explained that b
was unable to swallow without tro lole
The doctor procured glass of water bu
| its appearance threw the man into spas,ns
subsequently he ate some bread ant
butter. The doctor inferred the mai
was suffering from hyrophobia and in
quiry elected the following facts:
Three months ago the man proceeded
to correct child of his who was guilty O
some disobedience. The boys mother
interfered and the dog sprang upon hel
biting her through the clothing. HI
then snapped at the boy biting him also
The man, Hills by name, seized the dos
by the throat when then the animal bill
him in the hand. Soon after the dog
showed signs of hydrophobia and Hills
shot him but only succeeded in wounding
him. TIE dog escaped and bit quite q
number of animals.
Three months after the occurrence
above narrated, Hills was affected as in
Dictated. There is no doubt of its being
a case of hydrophobia. Neither the
woman or the boy yet show any symp-
toms. Quite number of dogs which
were bit in the neighborhood have been
affected with rabies and have been at
large. One dog broke loose aud entering
q pig pen bit number of the hogs.
Quite number of COWS were also bitten.
There are at least four dogs in the neigh
borhood afflicted with rabies and are at
large. Naturally this creates some con-
sternation and no one knows the extent
to which the terrible disease has spread.
What is singular is that in the case of
Hills and the dogs first bit, it took the
disease three months to manifest itself.
1t is not feared that Hills wife and boy
will be attacked by the disease as their
clothing took the virus from the dog
teeth. Still the terrible affection may
visit them.
Some alarm is expressed lest the flesh
of some of the animals may be sold as it
is highly probable large number of
animals in that section have had the dis
ease communicated to them.
The fact that very intelligent little
girl II years of having lived in this
country most of her life needs an inter
prefer when she appears in court, should
convince parents that they cannot do too
much to make certain that their children
will learn the language of the land. The
effort made in this county to introduce a
course of study has reference largely to a
mastery of the language. The term
''course of study" is only convenient
expression for system of teaching which
requires that a child shall understand
everything he does in school, and for
this reason language has become prom
inent feature in the school course. The
child is not to call words merely, he is
to give the substance of what he reads
and as soon as possible write it out. The
child in the primer is taught to frame
sentences which are the expression of
thoughts in his own mind and for the
purpose primarily of being able to get a
full thought and then to give it proper
expression. The little child who ap-
peared on the witness stand last Friday
aud had to give her testimony through
an interpreter is all eloquent argument
III favor of this system of education.
And still parents have been found who
raise objections to their children writing
out the substance of reading lessons and
framing sentences descriptive of objects.
And school boards are not uncommon who
"wish they would not be bothered with
tie insistance of the superintendent that
they stipulate with the teacher that he
give instruction according to this new
method. " The rising generation need
knowledge Of the English language and
need also that they be Taught in such a
manner that their school training be of
some benefit for them.