Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-13
BILL NYE.
Stricken With the Fear OF Hydro
phobia.


phobia.
/ take occasion at this time to ask the
American people as one man, what are we
TO do TO prevent the spread of the most IN
sidious and disagreeable disease known as
hydrophobiaP When G fellow-being has to
be smothered, as was the case the other day
right here in our fair land, land where ~
rant foot hath never trod nor bigot forged a
chain. we look anxiously into each others
faces and inquire, what shall we do?
Shall we 90 to France at great expense
and fill our systems full of dog virus and
then return to our glorious land where we
may fork over that virus to posterity and
thus mix up French hydrophobia with the
pavy-blue blood of freedom American citi-
zens?
Iwot not.
III knew that would be my last wOt |
would not change it. That is just wOt It
would be.
But again.
What shall we do to avoid getting impreg-
mated with the American dog and then satu'
rating our systems with the alien dog of
Paris?
| II is serious matter, and if wedO not want
10 play the "Desdemona" act we must take
some timely precautions. What must those
precautions be?
Did it ever occur to the average-thinking
mind that we might squeeze along for weeks
without dog? Whole families have exist
ed for years after being deprivedOf dogs.
Look at the wealthy of our land. They go on
comfortably through life and die at last with
the unanimous consent of their heirs dog
less.
Then why can not the poor gradually tap
er off on dogs? They ought not to stop all
of a sudden, but they could leave off dog
at time until at last they overcame the per-
nicious habit.
IsAw MAN In ST. PAUL.
Last week who was once poor and so owned
seven variegated dogs. He was confirmed
in that habit. But he summoned all his will
power at last and said he would shake off
these dogs aud become a man. He did so,
and to-day he owns city lot in st. Paul, and
seems to be the picture Of health.
The trouble about maintaining dog is that
he may go on for years in quiet, gentle.
manly way, winning the regard of all who
know him, and then all of sudden he may
hyirophObe In the most viOleIt manner.
Not only that, but he may do so while we
have company. He may also bite our twins
or the twins of our warmeSt friends. He
NAV bite us now and we may laugh at it.
but in five years from now, while we are de
liyering humorous lecture. he may burS'
forth into the audience and bite beautiful
, Young lady in the paIq Iet on the ear. 49,.
1t is solemn thing to think of. fell0w-citi
zens, and appeal to those who may read this
as a man who may not live TO see satisfac
tory political reform appeal TO you to re
frain from the dog. Heis purely ornamental
We NAV love a good dog, but we ought t
love our children more. 1t would be very
, very noble and expensive dog that would
agree to feed with nv only son.
/ know that we gradually become attach
ed to good dog, but some day he may be
come attached to us, and what can be SAD
Ger than the sight of a leading citizen draw
ing a reluctant mad dog down the street b!
, main strength and the seat of his panta
looms? Umean his own, not the dogs pants
April. The book y i'll be very readable aut
there will be another joke in it also. Oet
IT,
IHAvE SAID A GOOD DEAL.
about the dog, pIO and con, and am not
rab d dog abOlitiOniSt, for no one loves I,
1 have his clearcut features licked by tn
warm, wet tongue of a noble dog any nor
than do, but rather than see hydrOphObi;
I become national characteristic or leadin!
industry here. would fOrego the dog.
Perhaps al men are that way, however
When they get little fOrehanded they for
get that they were once poor, and owne'
I dogs. If Sd, do not wish to be unfair.
want to be just, and believe am. Let u
yield up our dogs and take the affection tina
we would otherwise bestOw on them o.
0 some human being. ] have tried it, and
works well. There are thousands OF peOpl
D IN the world of both sexes who are pinin
s and starving for the love and money that W
. daily shower ON the dog.
If the dog would be kind enough to re
. fraln from introducing his justly celebrate
& virus into the person Of those only who kis
. him on the cold, moist nose, it would be al
right; but when dog goes mad he is yer
h impuisve, and he may bestOw himself on a
u obscure man. So feel little nervous my