Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-23
HYDROPH0BIA A FAKE.
so SAYS SUPERINTENDENT HAN.
KlNsoN, or THE A. 8. p. c. T.. A.

"Can n man scare himself TO death
after having been bitten By dog which
isn't madgr asked Superintendent Han
lfinson. Of the American Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals. ono
day, a. no sat in his little office on Twen-
ty-second street
Mr. Tiankinson Z, n good naiured
looking man with reddish hair, who Il
afraid of nothing and nobody; certainly
not OF hydrophobia quaclss
"Why. certainly" he said, with de.
cision. "That man down In Asbnry
Park who was bitten by cat was
scared 10 death lie never had hydro
phoba lie died Of nervous prostratlon
brought on by worry over an imaginary
danger. His friends were all plying
him and hoping no wouldn't die, aud
phrophesying that he would, and no was
n man Of nervous temperament. rs edu.
Gated people sometimes are, and II sim.
ply killed him. suppose he read mp In
the books about hydrophobia aud IL
turned his head That's all there was
about IT, Do you remember what
great howl there was about thoso Now
ark boys who wofo bitten by mad
dog, and who wore sent over 10 Pastuur
10 be 'curcdf"
why, Of course; who dooan'tT
"Well, it's quito easy 10 cure q disCs %
that mover existed. Thoss boys never
had hydrophobia and never would have
had It. The dogs didn't have II. Dur.
ing that excitement wo went to Newark
aud found n lot Of dogs shut up. We
asked TO be allowed TO take them away
90 our stables. but tho people wouldn't
have Il. Do you know what wnB done
with those dogsi After the excitement
was all over they were given back to
their owners, every ono Of them. Not
one was killed, Not one Of them had
anything worse than . III. Why, our
men arc constantly handling dogs, get
bitten again and again, but they never
dream Of having hydrophobia. Its a
myth There isn't any such thing
CASE or unGiSAuoS.
"Thon you don't believe Ia the exist
cnce Of such q discasoi' asked. think.
ing that. a. Mr.. Hanknson probably
knows more about animals than any
other man In America, ho must DO good
authority.
mo, don't. There may DO such
disease, but don't believe H. | never
faw u case or knew OF ono positively"
"Hiow about these doctors who euro
~ asked.
"Thcy don't euro anything. asked n
man who makes a specially Of treating
hydrophobia, ~ no callsit II no ever saw
one single case Of hydrophobia 10 which
no could swear. He refused to answer. but
ho told ne this storyi - man camo to
him one day In terrible distress lie had
been bitten by dog: no feared madness.
no could not sleep ut night and was
afraid ho was going to die. lie begged
the doctor to treat him. Tho doctor said
1t was too late; tho period OF inoculn.
ton had passed. and II would be no good
now. II he had hydrophobia there was
10 way TO stop IT,
"Tho man went away, but oamo bacl,
the neat day nearly frantic. Ho hadn't
slept wink aud begged the doctor to do
something for him. 80 tho doctor took
the man into his opcmting room and
gave him u hypodermio injection Of
watcr-just puto Croton water. Ilo
went away, slept for the frat timo In
two weeks and came back tho next day
for more water. and again the next, aud
WAS soon perfectly cured. Tho doctor
told me that himself, and no PROCESSES TO
care hydrophobia
sun WAS MAD.
"Why," continued Mr.. Hanlinson,
I've had a woman 10 mysteries right Ia
that chair you're sitting In because u dog
had bitten her. She wanted mo 10 kill
tho dog. l wouldn't do it. Then sho
screamed In terrible way. when sho
stopped | said to hers Madam, you ought
90 DO ashamed OF yourself A woman Of
your intelligeucol You've interrupted
tho business Of the office aud drawn u
big crowd under tho window 10 listen 10
your yelling, aud all for d within. Some.
body told you you were going togo mad.
and now you think you ought TO 20 mad
aud you'll be mad IL you don't go mad.
You just 80 home and say nothing about
II aud youll DO all right Aud she did IL.
Another woman brought her boy In.
lie bad been bitten by n mad dog, aud
shc wanted It shot, aho said. The boy
looked perfectly woll.
Now, lool, here said !, you've been
talking good deal TO tho boy about
this, haven't youi And the neighbour.
have tool Aud you've been telling him
that he's likely 10 hayo hydrophobia,
haven't youy
eyes, OF course, we've talked abou.
u, said she.
Exactly said |. You've been taxi
ing tho precise course likely 10 drive
hls mad or make him think himself 20,
You have been trying to scare him TO
death. II he were 10 90 crazy it would
DO your fault. How Is It, bub,' said /.
turning to the little fellow. you don't
expect TO 30 mad, do your
"No, he didn't think ho should, he
eaid. lilo didn't foel any different, lilo
was brave little fellow. So 1 sent
them home, too, and that was the last
heard Of II. The dog had had n It, that
was all. It's shame tho way people will
shoot valuable dogs just for a ut that
might easily be cured or avoided. -
New York World