Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06
SYMPTOMS OF THE RABIES
Death Of the Dog Which Recently Bit The
Daughter Of EeWSdeaIer Seeds
BITE WAS SMALL AND HEALED
Sending the Girl to the Pasteur
Institute Advised.
IS FEELING NO I'LL EFFECTS AS YET

Marie Louise Seeds, the 15,years-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. E.
Seeds of the northwest corner of Tenth
and Orange streets, was bitten on the
hand about three weeks ago by pet
dog. The dogs teeth made very
small wound. yet it brought the blood.
The girl sucked the wound and it
healed. The dog, which bore the
name OF Sport, and was kind of
miniature shepherd dog, was i'll at the
time, and was being treated by DIR.
II. P. Ewes, the veterinarian. The
doctor detected symptoms of rabies in
the animal and it was confined to
the cellar until it died. Learning of
the fact that Miss Seeds had been
bitten and that the symptoms of RABIES
had developed in the dog, DIR. A. e.
Frantz, the Seeds family physician,
advised that she be sent to the Pasteur
Institute, New York, for treatment. 1t
was also the, opinion Of DIR. Ewes aud
of DR.. Alexander Lowber, secretary of
the State Board of Health, who was
consulted with reference to it, that
the child should be put under the
Pasteur treatment at the New York
Institute.
The girl, however, has felt not the
slightest evil effect from the bite and
has had no thought of any evil out
come from it. At the time the dog hit
her she was trying to get it from under
lounge, when it jumped against her
dress and nipped her on the back of
the hand. AS it was playful animal
she had not thought Of danger from
the bite.
Upon the suggestion of DR.. Lowber,
DIR. Ewes sent the brain and spinal
column of the dog to the pathological
and meteorological laboratory at Della
ware College, Newark, the laboratory
being under the charge of the State
Board of Health.
by the State ARCHAEOLOGICAL laboratory,
appears from the following letter, dated
at Newark, July Sd, written by Prof.
Dear Doctor-Regarding the case
of rabies submitted to the laboratory
by DIR. Ewes, l would say that the
rabbit which we inoculated from the
brain Of the dog sent here developed
dumb rabies on Saturday, and this
morning shows the symptoms unmis-
takably.
THE child who was bitten ought
Enthusiastically be sent to the Pasteur
Institute in New York. ! will say that
am we'll acquainted with DR.. Gebier
of said institute. and if a letter from
me will help, / will be glad to give
one. think, If you see fit to give an
account Of this case to the papers, it
might serve to advertise the laboratory
a little and show the people what we
can do in such cases. -
How the dog became affected with
rabies is not positively known, but
there is report that it might have
been bitten two or three weeks before
1t bit the girl. pz W. e7
The important question in the case
is whether or not the girl received any
of the virus from the dogs bite, it
being held that whether the quantity
Of virus be small or large, the effect
is likely to be the same.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Seeds learned OF
the result Of the examination at the
State laboratory, they realized the
seriousness of the matter and are to
have conference with DR.. Frantz as
to the best thing to be done. He
will still advise them to have the girl
sent to the Pasteur Institute. Dir.
Lowber is also positive that that would
be advisable.