The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-25
THE LITTLE GIRL
WILL Be TREA IF!
Funds Promptly Raised to Give
Annie Baer the Pasteur
Treatment.
zxc'TEs MUCH INTEREST.
Friends Of Her Brother and
Others Readily Subscribe.
The Treatment.

Annie Bacr, little Hcnrico girl, bitten
tast week by a dog thought to have been
'abid. will receive treatment at the Pas
.eur Institute in this city.
There was ready and liberal response
made to the appeal made through Sum
lays Times Dispatch In behalf of this
child and Mayor Mccarthy received yes
terday a number of contributions toward
the fund of $50 necessary to pay for the
l'asteur treatment A telegram came to
him last night from the White SULPHUR
Springs, making n contribution Of thirty
dollars
The friends and associates Of Mr.. Buer,
ana the officials and office employees of
the Passenger and Power Company, by
which he Is employed, also took prompt
steps IN the matter and through their
lbcrality the entire amount needed has
been made up.
The I'astcur Institute, of Virgnia was
established in 1901, at the University Col
lcgc of Medicine, by DR.. "a. G. EIoen.
lIydrophnhia Is studied with a view to
the determination OF its direct cause,
accurate and rapid diagnosis, and its pre-
v
tents thus far served, not one has proved
4 failure, immunity being secured in
every case.
DR.. Moon to Illustrate the fact that
hydrophobia affects life and properly in
a practical manner last night cited q
recent case He said:
"A Shepherd puppy, owned by Mr..
Armstrong. of Stafford county, showed
unusual Stlgns az irrl,ability last Febru'
airy. hiid 'bit three Of his children. 1t
also bit some cows. n mule, and negro
boy. The puppy was killed, hydrophoba
not being thought of at the time. as tho
most characteristic symptoms had not
developed. Two weeks later one of the
cows died with peculiar symptoms. The
mule died in n smiuar manner TWO
months afterward. In June the negro
boy became sick, and his case was dag
nosed by his physician as hydrophohia.
Upon his death Mr. Armstrong lost no
time In seeking treatment at this in
stitute fol- his children, which was sue
ceSsfully administered
valuable domestic animals are often
lost from being bitten by rahid dog
or cat" DIR. Moon continued "And when
rabies once appear in a ncighborhood,
much care and prccaution on the part Of
the public are often necessary TO stamp
n prevalence Of the disease during the
pnstS wintS' as to cause public concern.
Many other cases in our State might be
cited. for the~disease is much more COM
mon among domestic animals than gem
orally supposed.
THE hound that bit little Annie Bacr
near seven Pines, was bitten two weeks
previously by a rnbid dog which bit many
other dogs in the same vicinity. am
told. Here is n case in which public super,
vision may prevent an outbreak Of ny
drophohia In that ncighborhood In my
opinion all dogs known to have been
bitten should be KILLED or securely con
fned for five or six months,
"Pubic contribution has aided poor nco
pie from several points in our state 10
obtain treatment Practically all per-
cons bitten by rabid animals are poor
ana The treatment being necessarily eE'
pensive, ii Is impossible 10 do other
wise than colbert the fee uniformly
charged by reputable Pasteur Institutes
THE institute is dependent upon such Q
course. and as matter OF fact, 1t Is
Just beginning OF self,'