The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-10
MAD DOGS
SOME MISTAKEN IDEAS ABOUT
 THEIR BEHAVIOR.
One Thing, However, That It is Well to Remember is That If the Dog Will Not Turn Out for You
 Give Him the Road.
New York Journal.

New York Journal.
 The spread of rabies may easily be prevented. First pass an ordinance con- deming to death all dgs that have no homes. Then educate dog owners so that they may detect the first symptomI of the disease
 Dr. James McDonough. "Ninety-nine out of hundred people i don't know a mad dog when they see one. The very symptoms which they believe indicate rabies are the surest test that pr. James McDonough. of the Watch ung Kennels. who invited the school chil- dren of Montclair. N. J.. to visit his dog sanitarium last Saturday and observe | from a safe place the actions of dog in l the second and final stage of rabies, made this statement yesterday.
 Tn all my experience" said the doctor l and I have been treating dogs for fif- | teen years. I never seen mad dog froth | at the mouth. On tho contrary. the mouth | of a dog that Is really rabid is dry and with rabies rush about like the dogs we read about with head lowered and eyes bloodshot. snappinE and biting at every thing with which he come in contact. | ''The real mad dog seldom attacks unless he is interfered with. I have followed a mad dog over a country road and seen him trot by within two inches of people who were quietly conversing, not knowing lthat the animal was mad"
 | The sudden hot weather having revived the fear of mad dogs. an "America an reporter visited Dr. McDonough at his l dog sanitarium in Montclair. and asked him about the prevalence of rabies, and the manner in which the danger may be averted.
 Dr. McDonugh smiled as he replied: | T can speak only for Montclair, and I am most positive that there is no cpl demic of rabies here. don't believe there | is Fabid dog in this town. have one dog here in my santiarium that l am keeping under observation. He is very | active and might bite you if you got too close to him; but I don't believe he is
 'There is a great popular misconcept- ion on the question of rabid dogs. l fir mly believe tht if the public were properlq
 educated in the observation of dogs the
 case of rabies would be fewer than they are at present. And rabies is a rare dis ease at that.
 T think 1t is desirable that the sum of information among the people be increased insuring greater safety to the people and I for the prevention of the slaughter of a great number of pets who do not merit death.
 Let me tell you the symptoms of rab- | ies There are two stages of the disease. | In the first the dog is restless and uneasy He can't keep still. He shifts about from one place to another. has a hacking cough and toward the end of the first stage be- gins to bite fitfully at the seat of ino- | culation, wherever it may be. l This stage lasts for from twenty four 1 to thirty-six hours during which time the
 dog is absolutely harmless Any one who has been educated to, observe these symp- toms can detect rabies at once in the dog. I have often thought that nature has
 made this provision in order that suffi-
 cient warning the approach of rabies may be given before the dog becomes dan gerous.
 Well. it Is only after the dog passed from the first to the second stage of the disease that he becomes dangerous And even with regard to the second. or vio- lent. stage. there is great popular miscon-
 "Ageneral rule to follow with regard
 to all dogs is this Always turn out for a dog that wont turn out for you. IT you follow that rule you will be comparativ
 safe from any rabid dog that comes youi
 way.
 When the dog passes into the second stage of rabies he becomes still moro
 restless. It is then that they wander off They do not go at a rapid pace. they dt not froth at the mouth their eyes do not
 become bloodshot. Perhaps they hne their heads-all sick dogs do that-anC they run until they drop from exhaustion stopping by fits and starts to rest bu never being able to rest long because the nervous tension of the disease keep them going. If not intercepted and kill
 ed they win finally fall dead, I have seei
 them wear their toe nails to the quick.
 "During this time they will bite thinsi