Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-07-05
TO CURE HYDROPHOBIA.
How Natures Simple Rene
dies May be Used
To Cure the Dread Disease--No Reason
why Patient Should die From Rab-
ies-Information on the Subject
that Every one Should Possess.

1880
collaboration ON the Subject
that Every one Should Possess.
To the Editor of the NEW DOMINION
AS an epidemic of Consideration
technically termed Hydropko6ophobia
seems to have struck Morgantown full
force and as the fear Of any disease
| fear is more fatal than the thing it
self, it may not be out of place for
ever an outsider to make few sug-
gestions.
Hydrophobia in the first and second
stages is never incurable, and often
yields in the very paroxysms of mad
ness. And | am surprised that your
physicians and surgeons here have not
outlined for the public the simple
means of home treatment to be used
with certain effect in the absence or
the ignorance of an attending physi-
cian. A number of famous therapeu-
fists have already done this service for
humanity, notably DIR. Buisson in
Paris 1855, and more recently Richard
Metcalfe, the celebrated London Hy-
dropathist.
There are two agencies-and SO far
as know only two-that may be re-
lied on to rout the rabies. [ refer to
Psyehotherapy and Hydropathy-
mind-cure and water, cure. The
first is mentioned simply for the sake
of completeness; the average physi
clan knows practically nothing of the
power of thought, and cannot be ex.
pected to WELD 1t successfully.
But the simplest peasant can use
the water cure and the sweat cure,
and that's why / am writing, that
people may know how to arrest the
plague before any prescription of the
Pasteur treatment which is both logi-
cally untenable and actually uncer-
| tain.
There are two cases to be consider
ed first, that where scratch, bite or
other wound is known to have been
received from an animal supposedly
mad; the second, that where no such
wound be localized, but only conjec-
tured or where the fear of Rabies may
have induced the genuine thing
The first case differs from the Sec
ond only in the matter OF local treat
ment as the principles are the same in
both. AS soon as the wound is local
lied, take piece of coarse linen cloth,
dip in liquid ammonia, fold several
times and apply direct to wound.
Over the linen bind loosely piece OF
dry flannel having it lap over the
| linen on all sides. Now sWathe the
entire member, arm or leg, in heavy
blankets till profuse perspiration is
induced Methods following apply
equally well to either case. There
are just two points to be remembered;
throw open and keep open all the
sewer-systems of the body-lungs,
kidneys, bowels, pores, and at the
same time prevent the ingress of more
poison through foul food, foul air or
the fear thought.
Fast absolutely till every trace Of
| the poison possibility is gone, or at
most take fruit juice, such as orange,
grape, etc.
Not even the suggestion of Hydro
phobia should be allowed in the pa
! TENTS presence. Fo the thought OF
it brings the dread, and the dread
brings the curse.
Drink all the pure water possible,
preferably hot. If the repugnance TO
it has already developed, close the
eyes and flavor the water and you may
succeed in getting it down.
Take small in lection with fountain
or bulb syringe, to free the descending
color, then follow by full enema using
Rectal tube and two to four quarts
hot water. Enema to be repeated
daily till all symptoms have passed.
II the philosophy and practice of
deep breathing be understood, add
that incessantly. Exercise to the
point of exhaustion. l have known
cases where the bite OF the cobra and
| the sting of the tarantula have been
nullifled completely by the cleansing
| torrent of perspiration that followed
vigorous exercise.
| But the thing | want to emphasize
| is the sweat bath. The rational use
of hot vapor and cold water will cure
Eczema; it will drive out the venom
of the serpent; 1T will purify the sy-
philitic, provided mercurial poisoning
be not added; it will purge the system
of the deadly after effects of compul-
sorry vaccination-and that's thing
the legislated and martyred public
need to know; and it will sweep away
the demoniac virus OF Hpdrophobia.
The hest home apparatus is the
Cabinet made by the World Company
OF Cincinnati, or the Robinson OF To-
ledo, or the Irwin of New York. The
temperature Of the hot air should be
from 12O to $50 degrees Fahrenheit,
varying with patients vitality and
condition. In lieu Of the Bath Cabi-
net thorough sweat between blank
cts or feather beds should be repeated
twice daily till unfavorable symptoms
disappear.
From one TO ten Of these baths, OF
as long duration as the patient can
comfortably. bear, will cure almost any
stage OF Hydrophobia. And when
you recall that case seldom develops
under seven DAYS or lasts less than
three, you have niue days leeway and
the virtual certainty OF recovery.
Following the sweat bath should
come the cold compress, wrapping the
entire body in coarse linen sheet,
wrung loosely out or cold water, and
adding sufficient NUM- Der of blankets
| to cause mild perspiration. Compress