The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-25
the state-Bousht Hydrophobia Cure.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUs-!Sir: Your
| correspondent e. NJ. B." In his letter pub.
| lished to-day, indicates a desire to know the
| formula which he says "A DR.. Glow" sold 10
| the State authorities for %. 900 forty years
ago as a sure cure for hydrophobia Com
menting on this letter yon quote paper Of
Or. Didama Of Syracuse saying that verdi
girls obtained by soaking In vinegar penny
of the reign Of blessed Queen Anne was one
OF the INGREDIENTS. il affords me more pleas
ure to give your correspondent the formula
than he will experience " he undertakes TO
use IT, And upon reading II you will see that
DIR. Didama has mistaken the date Of his
penny and the method Of raising verdigrs
on its surface.
In a paper entitled -Manslaughter, Chris
tIan Science and the law" appearing in the
Medical Record OF Nov. 20. 1898, and subss-
quently included in a volume entitled Chris
bi t" Of humbus and Legislative credulity:'
on Feb; as lsoe; the New York e ssn, Su.
enacted sS "a Chapter 30 OF the laws OF mat year.
wAerea,. John n. Croua hath presented memo.
possession Of perfect and naiii1ie Iemsay ana
that he willing 70 max Discovery thereof for the
os I'M m the SaSs ss
Wher,a'. the said John N: crous n psodueeas
OF bis skill In that disorder.
The statute then enacted that the State
Comptroller should draw his warrant to the
said Crous out Of money: IN the treasury $, not
drawn CIous should present to the Conn;
tSs the and aaa and
proved prove by the " compiroier should enter into
rsSosn.anoe to me people s In the 3, t sHm SOL o.
III ono with interest I'm case the said discovery
by him TO be made In writing as afoIesaid
the act w prove V Seceptve and ineiectus
was further enacted that the ComptrolleI
should cause the prssspt1n to oe SH ass
printers within this State for three weeks
Whether any one ever dared to use the pre-
soever may wish to try 1t:
First. take one ounce OF the jawbone Of dog,
Secondly. tass the false tongue OF . newly fosled
oot-let that be also dried and pulyerzed-snd
lsi. on ss .a9 ~
moist earth; the cogpers Of George l. o, ~ are the
and i the person be an adult or NH grown take one
common teaspoontrl day, and 50 In proportion
take the dlngs Of The one half Of . copper Of the
Il s S base. NOT o. sn
this TO be taken 10 2 small quantity Of water The
The ass' same % beio sompsd
the biting q DO, and osSe the Ci
o WI but sh.
physician must Immediately be applied % 70 sd.
Tsrdsr. tns s Emo sboye Mined Win
half an ounce Of calomel. 70 be taken az one dose
THIS quantity III. psycs1 NEED mot fear VII 70 then ss
neulraliIe considerably the powerful quality Of the
minister four grains Of pure opium or 100 drops Of
DoS' RofSe ps,,en, mus, be careful to avoid the
Of % ed days JOIN sA 'eS the
On the whole, absent treatment would seem
to be more desirable thsH this PrssS,io,on
NEW YORK. March IS
To tbs EDITOR or THE suS-Sw: The
reference to q cure for hydrophobia pur-
chased by the State of New York q good
many years ago recalls what heard relative
ell when was . boy. He was q neighbor
81 the old doctor and knew him well. DR..
Cough was o German who lived as II In er-
rene poverty. His cures OF hydrophobia
we're numerous and unauestionable-so re-
narkahle indeed that they attracted wide
attention. My relative gave the names Of
lumber who had been cured-ssvera OF them
wen after taken with paroxysms i think
he doctor claimed that he could cure suf-
erer after the first attack but not after the
eoond. Finally. the State made q liberal
for those DAYS 10 obtain the
ormuia for public use. The agent whom
he State employed, however, insisted on
he doctor dividing the fee with him. The
I'D fellow few into a passion and swore that
nd nothinr could induce him TO change bis
mind He did give to his neishbors formula.
nj n was composed 81 such absurd ineredi-
f f Is the story which recall after nearly
ialf q century 4. b. T.