The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05
A FRloHTFuL REMEDY.
Fortunes That wero onco In Vogue
Cure Hydrophobla.

OuTe hyuFopnODhs
Probably the most frightful remedy
ever invented by ignorant physicians is
that described in Boerhaves "Aphor-
lsms" u book written in 1T55--for the
cure of hydrophobia. 1t provides:
81. That Immediately after the poi
son is communicated the whole affected
place, together with the surrounding,
be Immediately scarifed very deep and
blood be drawn to great quantity by
means Of large glasses laid over the
Scarified parts, or the same be burned
de p with red hot iron; then the part
be made to suppurate for n long while
by means of such things as ulcerate by
their constant corrosiveness In the
meantime, from the beginning of the
cure to the end, foment the parts with
pickle made of bay salt and vinegar,
and these things ought to be continued
till over the sixth month from the first
accident.
"2. The clothes and other things
which may have been touched with the
poison, or that the mad animal has
breathed upon, ought to be laid aside
and carefully avoided.
''s. Immediately after the infection
Is known he ought to be thrown and
hurried into great frights, using even
violent threats to be thrown unawares
into the sea or river, to be held some
time under water, and dipped again,
repeating this several times with the
same circumstances For that this sub
mersion cures no other ways than by
Tho NrpIirrin,to lictr,r1o ~ ooin g
in the spirits, and not by the quality of
the salt water, is too well known from
what has happened to those poor
wretches, who in helping to hold q pa
tient in this case under water was hit
by him, for they have not escaped the
highest degree of hydrophobia, not
withstanding they would fall to swim
ming and to ducl1ing in salt water for
many hours from the moment they felt
themselves bit, thinking thereby to
| prevent all harm. Let him afterward
be purged often and very strongly with
rhubarb, agarick and the juice of elder
bark.
"a, Let him be made TO sweat every
morning, fasting by giving him some
| spiced vinegar with baysalt and plenty
of hot water.
"5. Let him wash and bathe daily
, his hands and feet, his head and mouth,
and swim often.
''6. Let him frequently drink colo
water, and as often vomit it up again
after which let what he drinks be acid
ulated or made sharp. Let his diet be
moist light, loosening, and often, il
such quantity until he vomits it VI
again, forbearing the use of too many
aromatics, wines, heating means, anc
also too great motions of the body OF
| passions of the mind.
But the cure of the disease already
present ought to be attempted, anC
chiefly in the first stage, and the begin
ming of the second more, because tht
least neglect is attended with very
| fatal event. 1t looks the most promis
ing, and it is confirmed with few ex
amples that the following method i
likely to succeed best and ought to b
taken:
And as this method is built upon tn,
nature of the illness in all its circum
stances, and upon all the REASONABLE
rules of art, so it seems nothing is NOR
destructive than to murder, as it were
and tease these poor sufferers witt
sharp heatings, drying medicines, AM
by their roughness very much affecting
the nerves, all which are poisoned il
this case, where the patients are al
ready dried up by their very disease
And, again, nothing is more cruel thai
neglecting all means whatever to abaa
don these poor wretches from the begin
ming or to stifle them between tw
beds Nor ought we yet to despair o
finding out, one time or other, a pecu
liar antidote for this poison, seeing tina
we have succeeded in poisons though
formerly as destructive"
After reading this one is tempted t
be thankful Tor the Pasteur treatment
whether it does any good or Notch
cago Times.