Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-05
IT Is NOT RABIES
THAT MAKES DOGS MAD OR. PAS.
TEuR FlATlv cONTRApIcTED.
4 Worm Concealed Under tho Afflicted
Animate Tongue, Removed AL
Danger Ceases.
rx.rs.rc, Man.on. in Nov YORK ncrsid.l

Ut.
pitfalls and colleges have boon buiIt to no
purpose. His theories are all mistakes. In
the first place dogs do not GO mad; they
only re. fits or sunstrokes and # they did
90 mad people need not have hydrophobia
in consequence. ~
Doc-btes don't make people crazy. inc
fact that they get crazy after being oi''en
Il only a coincidence. In short, the who,e
buslness ia fancy. II kills people. 10 te
sure. but it's only fancy for all that.
Now. all this may strike the reader ns
being a bit peculiar. but assure you that
The above statements are tue IN every par
ticular. because MIR. stephen Mulvey, VINO
knows all about dogs says they are.
Nv acouaintanco with stephen began
last week. when small fox-terrier IN
whose welfare take n deep interest keel
al over in ft and ran for the nearest
dor-surgeon, who Glanced 70 be Mr. Null
Al that time had no idea what won
derful person he was. but when BOD
(the terrier ceased rolling mp ms eyss
and sfiflening out his legs | entered INTO
conversation with the Doctor. ana the
result was that learned something.
SURPRISING INFORMATION.
.sJs there anv danger of rabies" asked.
mo" said the Doctor. There Is no
need OF anv dog ever having rabies"
'How is that? " said !.
Come down TO my place any day and
I'll show YOU" replied the Doctor:
Yesterday went TO his place" funny
little three-cornered BRICK mousse, Iuu oi
dogs of all ages, colors, and degrees.
There were likewise cats and birds,
yabbits and monkeys--a veritable happy
family-and in their midst, smiling and
heroine. stood Stephen.
II have come" | said. Ito get the in
formation YOU promised me-"
Path" says MIR. Mnlvey. IN his rich
Hibernian tongue. ven have TO. come
old woman back from Ireland and i want
20 visit wild her to-day"
explained that there were some things
which could not wait for visits. 30 the
wife was left sitting in the doorway, sur
rounded by her friends.
Now, then" said the dog-surceon, Il
will show you what it is that makes dogs
snap and want 10 bite when people say
they're mad. They're not mad. I've seen
but one mad-dog in twinty years. Will
show him 10 you by and by, but | want We
To see something else first" and going TO
one of the wire cages he got little wool
ly ST. Bernard pup. put him between MS
knees, and taking a silk handkerchlef nc
pred open his Jaw, seized his tongue, and
turned IL UPSIDE uOWn.
WORN IN DOGS MOUTH.
ado Won see that ?" he said. pointing TO
white line running lengthwise ON the
under part of the tongue.
Yes" | answered.
ado Won know what it ISL"
"A cord, presume" said |.
ats nothing of the sort" says Stephen.
d" It's live worm
Perhaps looked trifle incredulous, for
Mr.. Mulvey continued IN slightly az
grieved tone: Very well. I'll prove II 10
We, an what ye see Wild yer eyes yen be-
lave"
And taking n sharp steel instrument,
not unlike the small blade of pen-knlte,
he made small incision, slipped the IN
strument under the worm, and drew 1t out.
There il was A worm, az sure as YOU
live, alive and squirming. 1t was about as
large around as a piece of common wrap,
ping Irvine and nearly an inch long; and
rs he held it up Stephen triumphsntly re-
peated:
STEPHENS TRIUMPH.
"what We see wild yer eyes yell be-
lave"
And is there such worm in every
dogs tongue" asked.
There is" Mr.. Mulvey replied, and he
demonstrated TO my complete satisfaction
that there was. He even got a dead dogs
The little st. Bernard who had been ope-
rated upon did not seem to mind II IN the
least, but went skipping about. wagging
his tail with the utmost content. .
Having settled the point that there really
was in every dogs tongue 1--we worm tne
next thing was 10 prove the Doctors posi-
tive statement that if that worm was taken
from the tongue a dog would never have
rabies, and If he should bite any one no
serious results would follow.
THE pooToR's THEORY.
He claims that it is the worm which be-
comes rabid, not the dog that the time
when il becomes so is during hot weather.
and that il worries the dog to such an ex-
tent that he snaps at everything.
But the poison which does the mischief
comes from the worm. And, therefore,
when the worm is extracted there Is no
tendency TO snap and no poison.
There are very few mad-doss IN the
world" said MIR Mulvey, Il have ham
died dogs all my life and never saw more
than three. l have not seen one Tor twen-
~ years until Yesterday, when one was
brought here He is really mad-dog. and
81 you like I'll bring him In here and show
him to you"
The idea did not strike me as an altogeth-
er pleasant one. but was there IN the H.
terest Of science, so i consented.
An attendant opened door out INTO
ward. and led in by O chain "a beautiful
Scotch collie. He was so thin and weak
that he could scarcely stand, his big brown
eyes were wide open. and in them was
look of agony. His mouth was half open,
and the laws were set and the tongue,
which moved continually IN and out. was
black as ink. The poor creature looked
around in a helpless, appealing way, but
did not offer to touch anybody.
The doctor took hold of his jaws and
showed me that they were set.
"He can't bite if he wants TO now" said
be, for he can't shut his mouth. i can
make him shut it, though" and taking the
dog by the collar he lifted his forepaws
over his knee. then he put the other leg
over the dogs back and tipped back ITS
head. IF there's any risk IN this thing
III take il myself" said the Doctor.
The attendant handed him a spoonful OF
medicine. which he poured down the
collie's throat and rubbed over his tongue
1t was swallowed with difficulty, but i
went down. He then closed the jaws with
perfect ease.
THE CURE.
"That'll only last few minutes" he
said. They'll become set again. We have
30 keep doing II over and over. lie was
wild when they brought him here yester,
day. but 1 took the worm out OF ms
well"
Then you claim" | said, that though
the dog is mad ii be were To bite anybody
now the result would not be fatal :"
And then Mr.. Mulvey made the astonish-
inc statement that he didn't believe any.
body ever died from dog-bite.
DoG-BITEs NOT FATAL.
"They get wild from some other cause
be said. People have no sense abou,
dogs. They take 'em out and let the bilin
sun beat down on their skulls until they're
sunstruck, and when a dog is sunstruck
he's looney, just as a person is. He goes
tearing around with the water dripping
from his mouth. and everybody howll
'mad-dogl' OF course his blood is boil
ing hot, and that stirs up the worm. Their
he wants TO snap and he does snap; ane
his bite is poison-ths poison which comes
from the worm. The person who is bitter
gets il into his head that he's goin' mad
and mad he goes you can't stop him.
Now" continued Mr.. Mulvey. we hat
n case hare the other day Deputy-Shcrlf