New-York tribune., 1886-06-11
MAD DOGS LOOSE AMONG DOCTORS
DIR. sPlIZKA ABLE TO PRODUCE HYDRoPHoBlA AT
wuL-nIs VIEW OF PAsTEUR's THEORIES.

np sp,IZKA ABLE TO PRODUCE HYDRoPHOBiA AT
wIIL-Hs VIEW OF PAsTEURs THEoRIEs.
Physicians, lawyers and dogs made up the
audience tnat Dr. Edward c. spiizka ieciureu oeiore
last night In the OF the Medical Jurisprudence
Society The doctors and lawyers looked on ann ihe
Aogs hoyled in dreary unison as II they appreciated
the fate which was overtake one of thelr number
before the night The presence OF four
o. FIVE more less rabid dogs. even though securely
peuned up in boxes produced strong symptoms otxnerv
ousnes. In legal wing Of the assenbdge anu even
the medical gentlemen observed I" edge away from
the boxes After the transaction or the usual routine
business and the election of DR. NJ. Landcsberg to MEM
bership. Dr. Spizka proceeded TO discuss Pasteurs s
th.ores 70 nls own and the compsnys sasfacton The
doctor read his address from vouminous roll and at
various points his address, with saws trephnes
forceps and other deadly instruments which lay on the
table before him.
D-spi,zss prepaced the account OF his experiments
a., IN. inocuiation OF rabae and other poisonous and
non-noisonous substances by citing many supposed
cases OF rabies in human beings and dogs whlch IL
reality nothing more nor less thah hySt-ra oi
various OF meningitis or other brain trouoe ana
advanced following propos lions: There IL III shs
city Al present epidemic OF hydrophooia; oumoer
~ have occurred here from spurious hydrOphOba
the scare attendant upon publication OF Pasteur 5
theories Responsible for these deaths animals sus
p.ctrd OF rabies should not be killed but should be de-
ermined until of the disease should be OBJ
he kept secret method of Demonstrating rabies by
incubation OF brain Is alacious aud the pest
cure for rabies muzze the dogs and the press al the
same tine.
The doctor then told how he shad produced
rabies with yellow soap. matter from the sphai coru
q, healthy calf putrid liquid. etc. and how ne had
failed 70 produce rabies with rabac virus Aiter CIV
the reeut OF MS experiments which D.gah on way 20
upon number OF unsuspecting victims ne sunH"ne,. G =.
lire. assistants and trottei out his mad dogs. Inc
mongre bull pup yelled and growled and got into nsn
f.lC
10 the nshr. just as d. spitzSs said ne ne
would. He examined by number "1 experts "uno
the lawyers chairs, and returned 10 MS uoA.
while "A brown sptz with paralyzed legs ana lrothlnk
mouth and a denOraZed ack tnd-tau tAat insisted III
going roaud In a ring, anu another Nttle collie that
wanted 70 lie and cry pulled into The middle
OF TIE room. ~ =, 90, -, /, a
rher the Du dog seized by DR. y f. Bill who had
removed ni. coat With the assistance OF TWO others
held III large tray while napkin saturated win ether
wa- wrapped around his head The animal cens-i his
strnsxrs Ia couple OF minutes snd scape ended its
misery Whie Sptzka continued 70 oppose fasteur
tAe ories tue opened the sku ana examined he
brain which found ~ have oil tne marked cha' sc
terisri,s described Pastcur as hydrophooia Dr.
dulles. OF Pniadephia. ana otner ans inaorsea
DR. epitzka's Deductions. and Dr Dule. salu that
there such thing as hydrophooia Dr eptZEa NAG
undoubtedly produced IT with simple nOculations Win
matter not POISONOUS