New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-26
PREVENTING HYDROPHOBlA.
DIR. HAMMOND on PAsrEUR's METHODS.
LIVELY DISCUSSION by PROMINENT DocToRs-rhL
DISEASE A RARE ONE.

DISEASE RARE ONE.
The Clinical Society OF the New orh rust
Graduate Medical School met last evening at NO zZo
80 Tuonti.ths TO discuss Hydrophobia and its pre-
vention." DIR. T. Is. st. John Roosa presided anu saI
tbatt wigs high time that medical profession shouu
tatc action upon the yexed question OF hydrophoD"
There arc almost as many opinions rs persons III to
gard TO this disease. He had large experience WIFI Jugs
and had seen them with symptoms when were pro-
nounced by the books bydrophoblc ana the uoSs h
recovered and people who were bitten by them So"eu
no signs OF hydrophoOIa There was too much boshih
medical literature about this subject and the medeal
profession should take stand upon the subject not Daseu
upou tho statements OF tie past but upon experiments
conducted upon true scientific principles Headyocated
the appointment Of cOmm sion TO lHNesus'Ie '"o QUIZ
feet and settle It's medical status . 49, . mn
Dr. William A. Hammond said that there was no
Doubt i,nt there being hydrophoJla. II had certain
Tom, tbt rouId not be con oundcd with anything
eso. IT. cannot TO cured All stories ABOUT Por ,ors
Lcii. bitten by mad dogs and having disease yedls
af.erSord are untrue. the medical profession cannot
cure bat can prevent. There are many opinions on s
methods OF prevention The p"tholoey OF tc 49,, me
not aud the profession Is not agreed upol T
caus' Some hold that 1t may pe cOnIhhic4iteu ny
other luds than the saliva STATISTICS showed VA.
OF J3i reported 3j3 showed symptoms oololo
three months. and only twenty aiitr SIX mouths
Is reported to nave appeared ail,t iV7 tt9 IVA 10
longer patient goes after being bitten INC ser ne
from having the disease After SIX mOh1hs Tue
mparttiNcly SAFE ana AFTER one Year lherr - Nv
ger Of the dl ease ever appearing ihcIe ~ ,J
cnso slfc or th.s time Dr. Hammond said thdt Ne hlu
seen several eases Of hyaroplu0a ir1n Lear, Oe 1
dsiuzushrd lawyer who WAS bitten twenty years aSo
autumn has decided hyGrophObio symptoms ,,.t..
As to the means OF prevention Or. Hammond su tIO
the snoud be kept until symptoms Oh fao''S 10
reared and Killed NJ once - Is usually dO"c' AUS
viii die ~ DAYS II il has tho disease Not more lnn
one-ihlrd OF the people bitten by raJl dog WIN nave
hyLropAoDla. some people are hydroiaoDL' PROOF.
Bites through clothing are harmless; IL IS A.~aga
dnubftlI a. to efficacy treatment He hal hhd h'e
eases oil under his charge In the last t"enD
i've ears aud twenty cases Of Reopls VINO 'n"ur M
fen Immediately AFTER being bitten tie patient shoild
.rr an" wound n pos.be or et to do 90
f. 10
can not be taken by absorption tHI"N~" "
mucous membranes in the Mouth 1his Is one ot inc
most important thugs ana should he kept mp IoI haf
hour .i-aturc should Ing applied pnsslbe Inc oN
,,ion sI1d oe trce. Professor II "ltt inc doctor e,
timed has ctnttrzrI 100 cas,s OF supposed hydroPAo
a 80 the record says Win nitrate Of silver ana no case
ended fatally. Hewitt Wa u'tteh ny " ~" uo,
and cautg. ilel tie wound. lie was ioGhd urJG
with bullet In ms brain ana IL - a"i i',o,
that In hi- ease hc causc al not WORK 4ni On I1c'N5
the approach U; the dIsra'" he shot himself. ..,,
d. Hammond lad conf fence ia PaStcur iucth",7'
Tho records show ma the disease c|hn9t guy W .;
micat4d by the saliva and does not follow lnocu!atlon
H., 1. ,', @ f. Igvc gccn tcccssini ami the facts
thi, Gus, ar. doubtful rne medical profession cah only
records Out OF the 100 ease, iuotu.ated by Paseur
only oas has had hy@r'rAob.a' nc rNP''I"
In the i5ur cases from newark which Pa,teur treated
there is no PROOF mat tHe G". wa. "t lI ,
t the, ar. a ire. from the symptoms 81 tie disease
tours methods before any confidence can We pIa'oi IH H.
H. nervous s,.r.uI nnl autors.cs il cases whyr-
tno disoa.r has existed without ANY DOUBT as IA
r Nir,,.u., ,a-r. which occurred IN is snow ufi
f,o me- 4. obIoueta ami the upper part OF III puaI
i ,. m =. iri state of inflammation and Mixed WITH
cAtrtsl-lrd blood lie did not believe That hyGi"Ih'''
ia~ II could not lie i.r,n from tlo diseased Dram Of
rabbits Joy p.,touTs methods. AMI mast come iion tue
IN tro discussion which followed Or lllfumour- al
di- Dr. Charles T.. Dana ii that uo Thought bat the
criticisms upon Pnstrus were srr-tc committee oi
produce hylr,phpoA m the lower animals by IA.
equation p virus P'W "a },liH J,E H., G ai,sr I. ,g
I.tt,u lr A rlhd dog without any treatment The
nature of the poison Is an INF rt,u virus u "a Carried
d. tlc blood 90 the ucrye-ceutr,s AMI causes ihlrtG IT.
Illumination. Ihe disease ha- been sven by tho mn Oh
"A goat L. tho nursing asa.
br. 4 IT, S1lti san ma, NJ IN. N,r t! .oo 80,
10 rc hyduphouis, bu' r tl not "rIele ''AI leS "c
genuine he claimed iait p'r-1Hs hifcu ID up-' '"'h
BRING on .isaA.- which wouli XII Simply 10y tAe t"'c.
ot lie iuIluation, ad td'ht any Nl,us pI.n- W. ',o
body There s no ground fur any f'ai from The di-rA'
arl nh scarc' that come mp periodically rom me sup
posed appearance Of EyGfoph"tia are without ANY
4 hydrorhohia caused by fear vas .what Or 7. T.
sattortlwAitr believed ont ~ The 1000 cases al
-i,kurs, At the Presbyterian Hospital there was
ouiy one ca4e Of hyirOpauha and iAe post morteh I'D
tit casr dI not show tie evidence ot the disease Tie
-pintI cord OF this pallet Is now Shown IN
1I1"G, 10 man died OF alcoholic ro.ouing.
b Is rare HyIrophobia Is yet to be made ~ from me
beginning. He hunted do"n ono case OF hydro
III g"r a., iaca ~ prrleuiiGs tho disease In
THIS manner or By using rope TO take out dog lour
frct long the city ordinance DIRECTS ..,..
In closing the discussion DR. Hammond said That Sine"
lie ana nor believe thrrH have boon any ciSe' ot thr
dsca,r OF late IA NeNTersy. In one case he was called
20 treat boy Who had bec o!tltn n'ta ~, - IN ,
bark. rcd hot iron appird 10 as spne TOOK al wv
hydropholia ont OF hin. lie saw poEeln'n
who G'nsht tsat BE- hT I, f1S largc o.S Of
brandy without trouble. Ii7 did not believe uHt
stomach. with milk or anything else lie wocld drink
hair "A pint of hydrophobc virus without rear