The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-02-06
THE GREAT DISCOVERY.
An Explanation OF Pasteurs Plan
TO Check Hydrophobia.
The WAY In which the Virus IL Made and
Inoeuialcd - Success of the Treat
mcnt.-Ihc Dlnicuiiy Of Founding
iiydrophobic Hospitals.

All the world knows that four chill
drcn from Newark bitten by mad-dog,
December 2, 1888, were sent TO France
TO undergo NJ pastour's treatment
against rabies. Since then another
patient, named Kaufman, has arrived
from America, II will be useful
thing TO show in precise manner, ac-
cording to the Information gained In
the laboratory OF NJ. Paslour, the way
in which people who are bitten are
treated, The simplest method will be
TO follow what was done to the four lit
tie children.
These children arrived in Paris. Do
cember 81. That same evening they
were brought TO the laboratory In the
Rue d Ulm, and NJ Pasteur declared
himself ready to inoculato them imme-
diately Notwithstanding that the inocu-
lations are usually performed by DIR.
Graucher, Professor Of the Paris Medi-
cal Faculty, at about eleven o'clock the
morning OF each day. NJ. PasIeur, not
having taken his doctors degree In
medicine, can not, according 10 French
law. treat any human malady, can not
perform any medical operation on q
man. and can not even legally inoculatc
aperson.
The matter used for inoculatlon Is
composed Of veal broth, perfectly pure,
exempt from any microbe. and in which
has been dissolved little Of the marrow
OF u rabid rabbit. The broth and tho
marrow must be carefully prepared.
The broth Is made after wcll-known
methods with veal which has been boiled
In water. II Is then put In glass re.
ceivers OF spherical form, with long
nocks, which are Theoretically sealed
by melting the necks over lamp.
These receivers arc then submitted fol
half M hour under pressure at heat oi
ii6 degrees cenirigrade (23s degrees
FahrenheiD In digester somewhat sim
liar 10 that Of Papin digcster ant
those used by Investigators In physics.
This boiling Is intended to entirely de
stroy all germs the broth may contain.
To make matters more certain the retortl
are left IN stove heated TO 30 degrees
contrigrade 90 degrees FahrenhelD
The germs develop II they have no
: been destroyed, and the broth become
clouded. When II remains clear on
can dccant II, taking precautions TO
! excessive cleanliness, into other little re
,, torts. known as Pasteur retorts. or II
some similar receptacle.
To get the marrow one must trepal
two rabbits at least each day In tn
laboratory. TO do that the animal !
stretched on a dissccting board. q
which ID Is firmly attached by rs fou
legs. Then II Is chloroformed. On
can tell that il Is thoroughly asleep b
its regular respiration, and having los
4 its consciousness IL can not resist thi
regular breathing by any ierkin
4 movements. One slits the skin OF III
e upper part Of the Uranium longitud
= nhlly. One removes. with tho help .
A n surgical instrument known n th
j. trepan. a small round piece from III
skull. taking great care not 10 touc
e the membranes Of tho brain. A ma
must have acquired good deal Of ski
J, through practice 10 do this. That don't
= one inocula,es with the help Of littl
!, hypodermic syringe, under the fir'
: membrane. or dura mater. llttlo
|. the infected broth which one hf
: had kept for that purpose. One sttche
\ together the wound and leaves u
= rabbit 10 recover. On IL awakenin
IN the rabbit seems 10 be as little trouble
le ~ Il did before the operation too
d place.
!. After the incubation Of very vir'
= lent broth rabies declares Itself witho'
fail In the rabbit al the end Of slx day
Two or three days later the animal di'
!" Of complete exhaustion or paralysii
}. Then one takes the marrow, takir
u care 10 let no foreign germ get mix
n. with II. and hangs Il up in special flas
N perfectly sterilized. and conlalnir
ls caustic potash. to thoroughly dry u
Iv air inside Of them. The ha.ks q
h placed In a room carefully kept up NJ
At heat Of twenty degrees centigrade (sixf
N eight degrees fshrenheit.) This e
?, posure to a dry atmosphere and co
~ slant temperature i intended TO pr
~ duce a weakening Of the rabie vir
w. contained In the marrow. AccordiI
to the length Of time tha, the marie
"a. remains In the dry air p for instance,
!. one, two. up 10 ten or fifteen days-o
a' bss what NJ. Pasteur calls marrow
~ one. two. ten or fifteen days strength
70 and 20 on. becoming les and less vir
oe lent When one wants 10 use u he ct
&c Of a little round piece of about &C
~ timelre In length. which Is mixed vi
'hs the broth in quantity suitable
IA. treating four OF Ave persons.
en-. The first evening each Of the Sewa
lso children received hall prayas or hyI
red dermic syringe full Of broth with mi
row u ihlTtaon days strength.
adult receives each lime three-quart'
ofa syringe or a whole syringe fu
he The morning alter AZ elevcn o'clf
On each child received half . syringe
on The broth and marrow Of twelve da
,m. and after the second day they come ev'
-, morning toEhs laboratory 20 reeeive
IN Inocnlailon. Each dsy marrow :
ere used which was Que day younger. :
a.. therefore ons day stronger. 70
ls chlldfcn were inoculated Il The cad
eeb about ten or eleven days with mar
m. Of from one 10 two days strength. VII
'nsi l. certain 10 give rabbit rabies By
ssn pauning nt the end Of six days.
a.if iirss marrow Of ll.iffssn days vpn'd