The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-04


his breathing became short and hur-
rled, Interrupted by frequent signs; a
sensation OF weight and OPPRESSION about
the chest became II marked symptom:
shudderlng OF the whole frame and an
expression OF anxiety and fear, uinount-
Ing to terror, such ua | had never seen
before. was then developed. Hyper
hsthesier. an extreme %scnSlblllty TO ex-
tcrnal things, was next cvlnced; even
Il breath or air seemed to excite II nur-
vons pnroxysm amounting almost to
Il CONFUSION. The patient could drink
with very great difficulty, and only by
u %spasmodlc effort, and | may remark
here thai II Is a vulgar error To SUPPOSE
that persons suffering from hydrOphO-
bIn are unable TO swallow lluulls. The
patient was constantly %CndeaYOrlig
to spit up Il ylsch muGus, which was
APPARENTLY HGarGled by tho faucca,nnd
this, | think n one OF the ChnrncterlS-
tic symptoms OF the disease. This
splitting IL almost uninterrupted, and
effected with tn. greatest vehcmencc.
Mr.. Keyser's mind was perfectly clear
anu calm, md It was only the day be-
fore his death that the Idea OF hydro
phObih entered his thoughts, and ha
began to talk about having been bitten
W va Npft liClN NNlh very llltIt con-
stltutlonal disturbance throughout the
period OF his sickness, md he died on
the fourth day from sheer, utter ex-
haustlOn, Now. In this brief and con.
densed statement, think you have al
most a typical case OF hydrophohIa.
II has been drawn from memory, and
may be wanting. In some minor details.
As TO the anatomical LESSONS present
in cases OF death from h%ydrophobIa |
have no personal knowledge, In my
Judgement. they may be very marked
or lnconsldemble,
Treatment Of i%IyIropiiobia.
AS 10 the treatment OF %hydrophobIa,
| have very little to suggest. We have
no specific remedy to antagonIze the
poison. That such n remedy exists In
nature, aud viii yet he discovered, I
have no doubt. In Keyser's case |
used large doses Of mUrphIa, IN much
AZ two grains every two hours. without
producing narcothsm, but with great
nrneliOratiun OF the distressing symp-
IONS. ! ais employed ChlOrOform,
whlch was a new remedy ut that time,
but without ncrccIrInS any benefit from
It's use. The mOrphla certainly less
cned his suffering, and made his death
comparatively easy. What effect large
doses Of choral would have In the
same direction | have no means OF
Knowing. Had I another case TO
treat | would be disposed to use hypO-
dermtc Injections freely, and also fire.
quent injections Of broth and qulnIne
to Sustnin the tagging powers OF life.
Patients In hydrophobla die from ex-
haustion, and ! have no doubt that II
thehvltal functions could be sustained
sufficiently lopg. the poison could be
eliminated from the system rs other
polsOns are, and recovery ensue.
Therefore, I think all treatment should
tend TO this end. This with our pres
ent limited knowledge OF the nature OF
the disease, Is, | conceive, the only
rational mode of procedure.
SINCE the above paper was writ
ten" DR.. Morris said, Il have discover
ed. through the wisdom Of another, n
preventive measure. which IL positively
certain In Its results, and has a scIen-
tiic basis, | will relate n case to prove
the correctness OF this statement. Mr..
F. W, living on Columbia avenue, was
bitten onrthe wrist a few years ago by
his pet dog. The wound bled freely.
lie Immediately deterged thG wound
ed part With soap and water; placed a
piece OF iron wire In the gas flame and
heated II to a red heat and applied II
to the Injured part. This heated wire
is called In surgery the actual cautery.
Its application does 0 cau the sl,Sht-
est pain, and erectually destroys the
whole three layers OF the skin, thus
preventing any possibility OF absorb
tlon. The usual plan OF applying lunar
c~austic. practiced by apothecaries and
ignorant physicians, Is d delusion and
n . ~ "A 80 fAr shR ..1.-. ~. 1900
tic acts very slowly, and then only de-
strOys the epidermlS, or outer skin.
Should a person be bitten In the fields
or on the highway by a dog supposed
TO be rabid. and water and the red hot
Iron not being readily ]prOcurablc. hui
man urine, which Is always at hand,
can be used as n detergent, and n burn
Ing match can be applied to the wound
In place OF the active Cnutery. Urine
In 'thcSe cases Is v a better wash
than soap and water. The burning
match will cause temporary pain II
thoroughly applied. but II will effect
ually destroy the three layers OF ekln."
DIR. Morris. In conclusion. said dogs
that have absolute liberty are not l,a-
BILE TO contract hyd-Ophobia, az may
be shown by the History OF CANNES in
the Orient. Whenever a pet or favorite
dog bites his master or mistress he may
at once be suspected OF Insanity. II a
dog shunS the family and wanders
from his home llstlessly and aimlessly,
he Is probably In the inCipient stages OF
the disease, and should be watched
with the greatest care. Taking the
dogs life under these circumstances Is
cruel, and frequently unnecessary.
The animal should be kept In seclu-
sion, fed on hot milk. and all his symp-
toms noted. II he Is suffering from
rabies he will die In a day or two from
commissions; II from other causes, per-
haps tootlIache, The will recover"