New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
CHECKING TEE HYDE0PaoBI4 SCARE.

A PUBLIC SERVICE RENDERED BY wArERToWN
EDITOR AND HIS DOCTOR.
frroy An oc- AsIoSAr CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE.
WATERFOWL, June 1O.-Dr. James d. Spen-
Ger was asked Il he had the interview with Dr.
sptzka published In The TRIBUNE. He said he had
and he conceded with him. DE- Spencer Is the physician
who Is treating Jere Coughin. The Faertown Tto'sss
editor who was bitten by a rabil cog tue evening Of
May 10. Although young he Is noted 10 one OF
the successful physicians in the northern
part OF the state He has sent DIR. Cougin into the
country away from people talk, md yet that
he can reach him In hours ride He said he oehe'ed
his patient would prove many of the assertions the en-
inent physician made But while am not a believer
In The now fashionable disease OF hydrophobia he sd
think I fully appreciate the dangers OF dog bite
a dog bite sick dog bite cut from a dissecths
knife absorption OF poisonous matter into CUT
scratch abraded surface, or wound received "he
making q post II ortem examination. While knowing all
these things If DO not believe 10 hydropho1a,
should consider myself guilty OF gross and criminal nee
geuee did tail give my patient the best possible treat
ment preventative against blood poisoning oy tue
OF any poisonous mater, whether from the
teeth OF mad, trothng -mouthed dog, or disseciing
wound or an old fish knife. putrld sheep pet SO
long a. we have q good rational treatment for hydro
phobia 1t would wrong not to he on the safe side
That the socaed hydrophobia Is the effect OF the mind
on ths body is honest conviction and while nave
my best IN quist to COL troll MI Coughilhs
thoughts aud Imagination By keeping him away from
takers and mOnomaniacs the subject and by divert
ng his mind In another direction, advising him To take
the negative o, the question and argue from that
sde I did LOT neglect constitutional treatment.
thoroughly cauterized the wound, began doctorng the
mind and then gave setatys in combination with
those which would best counteract destroy OF
neuraiLo any absorbed poison"
Dill understand you 70 say you did net beAeVo III
hydrOphOOla ~
do NOT except as effect NJ the mind the body.
Ana fur her, l. person ia to any bad results
from dog bite, they should show themselves llnneIl-
ately as after u dlsssctng wound the bite OF MAD
dog. believe IN prompt and thorough treatment even
ing tue patient free from all exctemsnt and hysterical
emotions Prompt. positive, thorough anu euiclehI
and attention gives the patient cOhG'hcc ann
lie proper attention Is peilg pali 10 Ms
disease Neglect careessness wOud give rise 10 ss
pcous and the patient wOld think that the doctor
did not appreciate how badly of he vas.
" How is your patient getting along =
Here Is a letter from MIN, which came IN TINS morn
ng lie says considers himself all rSht, excel the
wound on his leg and he believes that Is healing. shall
see him tuls afternoon He has successfully Iassed
through part and no had any fears al tho
start believe they nave entirely passed away ,..
What do think OF tie proposed Pasteur Institute
New York CT g.
as said before fully agree with Dr. spitzka. IL
might do gOOt IN tae way OF quletluS AySetlcIA
persons That Is all good can see In IL. TnE TKIB-
USE has published which Pasteur claims ne
been publicly recorded well as those Whth nave Deen
noted only by Pasteur himself Ana then let IL nd cut
aud publish whether not the cured ones lad irll
belief in a cure. while the victims who died believed
that they were 1t Is well To place these iaets
beole the people, that this hydrophooa scare may DO