The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-10

about the propriety OF muzzIing the dogs.
Mr.. Gallinger said that one of the prin-
cipal causes OF the mistaken ideas people
have about the disease is that the com
munity is being constantly fooled by re-
ports OF imaginary cases of IT, He said
that some young scientist being DESTROYS
OF making reputation for himself had
examined the brain Of a dog which bad
died under peculiar circumstances and had
declared that the cause OF its death was
hydTophobia. The muzzling order had re-
suited from that circumstance. Mr. Gal
Hnger stated that the brain test -for by
drophobia has been abandoned and that
an entirely new test is now in vogue, While
is said to he infallible.
He did not contend that there Is 70 such
disease as hydroph0hia. but said that it is
70 rare that there was 10 use of discussing
it. He stated that he had resd recently in
Il Philadelphia paper Of a whole family be-
ing saved from a conlagrat on by the alarm
given by the Watchdog He said that Cogs
had saved a hundred times as many lives
as had ever been lost through hydrophog ia
Mr.. Warren said he would like to ASK the
Senator from New Hampshire whethe. eli
matte OF other conditions are such in the
District Of Columbia that hydrophobia IS
more likely 10 exist here than elsewhere
Mr.. Gallinger replied that the disease ex-
lists here only ia the brains Of some young
scientists with whom this city, like other.
is burdeHcd. u have no hesitancy," he
said in saying that there has not been a
case Of hydTophobia in> the District this
year, last year. or the year before. and do
not believe that there viii be case in the
years to come"
Mr.. Wolcott at this point arose and said
that in reply TO the Senator from Wycm-
ipgr h. .,
there is no reason why hydrophobla should
be more prevalent here than elsewhere
The trouble with the existing order in
regard 10 the muzzliug Of dogs" he de-
clared, lis that il is not uniform through
out the United States. as il should be"
Mr.. Wolcott then referred to the
success England had had in stamping out
hydrophobla by uniform muzzling law in
force throughout the kingdom, and by pro-
hibiting the bringing Of dogs into the
country by any person and under any cir
cumstances After this law had been in
force for three years he said, hydrophobia
had been completely stamped out and
there being no longer a reason for a muz-
cling order IL had been rescinded. He ad-
yOcated the passage Of a law for tha muz-
ziing order It had been res iuded. Up TO
that time there had been thousands OF cat-
lie killed from hydrophobia. as well as
many people, hut the disease had been alb
solutely eXterminated by the universal
muzzling order. He said that the oppOi ST.
ton 10 the muzzliug order came from g-
Horaut physicians and mock humanitai i3ns.
lie had lately read that many cattle in NV
Jersey had been bitten by dogs and had
died from hydrophobia. He said that 4
the United States could have a universal
muzzliHg order the disease could be abso-
lutely stamped out from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
Mr.. Gallinger said that he was delighted
TO hear this medical and scientific expo l.
ton on the subject Of nydrOphObia. but that
he desired TO go on record as saying hat
he did not believe what Mr. Wolcotr had
said regarding the necessity for some ac-
tion 10 stamp out hydrCpdob.a.
Does the Senator speak as a physician
or as a Senator" asked Mr.. Wolcott.
"As both" replied Mr.. Gallinger.
Regarding the existence Of the disease,
Mr.. Bacon said he had lost a number Of
valuable bloOded cattle and a horse by the
result Of what he had every reason to be-
lieve was hydrophobia.
The discussion ended here and the petit
tion which brought it ahoHt was referred
to the Committee on the District OF Co
lumbia