The Montgomery tribune., 1901-05-17
NOT BECAUSE OF RABIES.
The W-at urn-"" WI, D"n- some
times swallow s,""~.. s'i"Ls
mud sros-.

Dng fnncicrs IN Baltimore dn not
agree with the able phy stefan whn Is
quoted ~ saying that the presence ~
foreign substances. like pebbles. glass
aud feathers. In dog stomach makes
II certain that the animal was affected
with rnbics. Mr.. Thomas i. Shru.
brooks. who has made an inicrnaiiun'
nj reputation ~ raiser nf 81. Ter
nnrds. was asked Tor his opinion nn
the subject. says the Baltimore sun.
aud said:
"rhc presence of the foreign mat.
ter II by nu nrnn- an indirn'i Ion ~
rabies. On the contrary. u shows that
the dog was suffering from some sinn.
nch trouble. which may have given "
commissions aud caused IL to act IN n
manner which gave rise to the belief
that II was rahid. When n dog l. ,uf.
fcriug from one ur u complication ~
the disorders ~ the stomach and IN.
irsiirrs. II will swallow hit, ~ most
anything that comes iu hand. hoping
tn iind cuuntrr.irriinnt which will
bring rrlirL II l. really surprising to
know what they will swallow under
such circumstances and live. ! have
known several eases where large
pieces uf glass were swallowed with.
lu' doing any damage"
One ~ the best aud most successful
dog experts and rniscrs In the cuun.
try J. Mr.. Luke W. White. 90 Cllycr.
ton road. lie was. ~ h. says. "bnrn In
the kennels" his father having been
famous kennel keeper Ia ireland. For
HE past ~ years be- has been an Ne.
know lrdgcd authority on matters
canine, aud has had much in de- with
rabies. not only from The standpoint
NJ dog rNprr'. but ~ u graduate ~
medicine. lie said;
"My opinion is that the mere fnc,
~ finding foreign substances In the
sior.lch l. almost positive prooi
that the dog lid not have rabies. ifii
Indicates any brain lruuhlr II indi
Gates cerchro.spinnl meningitis, which
IN IT, outward forms H. much Ike vip.
lent rabies, aud u APT in make the dog
behave more IN accordance win puph.
lar conceptions nf rabies than the ra
blcS Themselves. The fact that dog
swallows grass aud occasionally q
small stone does not Indicate u rndi
rnlly disordcrcd system. The acids in
.hr stomnchs ~ dogs are very strong
and very plentiful, Sometimes the lin
Ing of the stomach hrcpmrs 81 charged
with these acids IN excess uf that re
quirrd io digest The food upon which II
has been llvi'H' that the dog seeks an
irritnni whlci nets upon the walls Of
the stomach aud causes an artificial
flow ~ the acid. Grass N the counter.
irriiant provided by nature and the
one the dog prefers. II does moi select
smooth grass. hut that which has
prickly edges and iickles the little yes.
sells containing the acids. N grass IL
not NJ hand II will take hair. wh-h
never kills Lacking grass or hair not
Ieing effective. II takes other sub
s'nnrrs. of which wood Is the most
dangerous"
Europe. system Of NoyrI suere-sion
The most general Is that known u,
the snlic system, under which women
nrc completely excluded, This is ~,
rule In Belgium. Sweden aud Norway,
Italy. Denmark aud Gcrmany. Then
there h the Grrmnn-Dutch - stem un-
der which Germans IN nll degrees ~ rec
lhtionship take precedence Of females,
The throne passing 10 She female line
only IN case of the extinction on al, the
male lines, however remote. This Is
the rule in Holland from which the
law takes IT. name Russia, aud some
~ the minor German states. The
third system l. our own Hnglish) m.
der which females ARE excluded when
there are males in The same degree %
relationship, but take precedence nf
males whose degree Of relationship II
not 81 close rs their own. Thus an
elder daughter OF the ruling sovereign
gives way to all her younger brothers
and their issue, but takes precedence
Of male cousin or n nephew. This
,ystem Is the rule in Spain and r1riu'
,al as well as In Eng'and.--st. James
Gazette.