Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-14
NEUROLOGICAL VIRUS.


that tn" French >g., ant Asked " rn~tcur
Question of Highest Interest In "a
Pew h"ar- >oh"d, Tan ~" approached
with safety from '"mtnuipm.
\ French sayau' a.i,rI v Pa~trur
whether dn-~ il..I nil j',,,.i. lunrui,rrt iur
.Iiir~ wuull u"I h,.rh,r,"lfr,l aide To trans
init the disease. and therefore hardly less
dangerous than mad dogs lH-trur re
piled that the question WA OF the highest IN
tereSt and he would -IN~ his attention L. its
solution With the arrival Of the Newark
Youngsters. who are supposed tO have been
made hydrophubia proof by Pa%teur treat
ment. this question Of the French SHyaut
takes on local interest II dogs which he
has inOCUlated can impart rabies. 50 can
urchins whom he has inOCulated II to the
several deplUrahle varieties Of small boy
there has been added another and if this
other is a ranting reservoir Of hy,lTOphOhiC
virus, then there is reason to ask whether
PaSteur hasn't made it worse instead of
better for the human race.
With the usual opportunities for shin
ming up teleg aph pole or dudging into a
beer saloon. a mans chances Of going
through life without being bitten by a
mad dog are very good; but, if he must be
ware Of the small boy lest the boy prove to
be charged with virus, then eternal
vigilance is the lowest price Of immunity
from the horrors OF hydrOphObia. one Of
these Newark bows is a telegraph meSSen-
ger. The recipient Of a message borrows
the boys pencil To sign for the dispatch;
he vets the pencil point on his tongue,
and To- within the period of the develop
ment Of the rabies the man is in COnvul-
sions and beyond human aid The young
est of the Newark contingent is of the age
to swap guilds of chewing gum with the
children of his neighborhOOd and all will
be anxious to have dealings OF that sort
with him, because, forsoOth. he has been to
Paris. The biggest ship that sails from
Hoboken is too small to carry the urchins
that will have need Of Pasteur'S ministra-
tions if the danger suggested by the in
Quiring savant really exists
OTHER DANGERS QUITE AS TERRIBLE.
But these Newark children are not to re-
main the only disseminators OF hydropho
bia Several other patients are to return
soon, also charged with the highly Objec-
tionable venom. In a few Years. at this
rate, you will not know who can be ap
preached with safety and who is to be
Stunned as you would shun mad dog II a
spoon at the hotel table has not been thor.
Oughly cleaned with acid you may take
rabies from the man who used it last be.
fore you. II, in a moment of extreme
kindly feeling toward humanity. you pick
up and restore dudes cane you may get
rabies from the frosted silver head which
slipped from his mouth, and the act OF
courtesy may cost you your life.
In rural places, where it is customary fOi
all the wedding guests TO kiss the
bride, there is no telling how saturated
with hydrUphObic venom she may become
IN a brief space of time. The table fork OF
an envenomed guest at an eating house car
ries particle of saliva to the shred of mea;
he leaves on his plate. and on the following
day you are served with the germs of rabie:
in your plate Of hash, or later you get the
morsel in link of sausage-thuS realizing
the humOrists dream of getting the hydro
phObia from a bologna. Even a caSUa
thought OF the possible perils that may
arise in this way is sufficient to raise the
question whether it would not be best tc
head up those Newark children in cask.
and feed them through the bung-hole til
Pasteur decides that they may safely bt
turned lOose.-Clara Belle in Cincinnati
Enquirer.