Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-02-17
RABID CANNES CARNIVAL.
ARE MANY MAD DOGS IN
THE.COUNTY9
Hundreds of Dogs Are Suffering
With Rabies Or InocuIated
With Virus-Many
Are Killed.

An epidemic of mad dog scares has
caused the death of no less than one
hundred dogs throughout the county
during the past week While no one
has been bitten by the rabid animals,
they have created so much consterna-
tion that many persons do not venture
out, particularly at night, unless pro-
vided with revolver or a good stout
club.
At such a time. when any dog
which acts in peculiar manner is
thought to have the rabies many in
nocent' dogs are put to death. Let
them act at all unusual and the cry of
"mad dog" is raised. They are pur-
sued by large crowd and put to
death. AS a result Of the large num-
ber of dogs killed many persons have
been embittered in their social inter
courseslas very few persons are willing
to admit that their Kaiser. or their
Fido has gone mad.
Five dogs were killed at Camp Pa
role his week, ten at Millersville and
a large number in the direction of
South river. An investigation by
thoseywho.ha have taken fan interest in
the matter has developed the we'll es-
tablished fact that the greater portion
of tire dogs we're driven mad by lack
of water. With drinking troughs,
creeks and branches frozen up and the
general disregard of many persons to
the needs of the dogs, the animals
have suffered greatly from thirst.
On Monday large dog. with blood
shot eyes and foam dripping from his
jaws dashed through Camp Parole.
He passed backward and forward Bit
ing other dogs at each passage through
the place and late this week was
caught in stable of Mr.. T. Moors,
at Camp Parole. As it wassnot desired
to kill the animal unless ne was really
mad, the animal was kept in the stable
over night. At that time its tongue
was protruding from its mouth at least
five inches.
During the night its condition must
have become worse. for it was reported
that the animal had bitten off it's
tongue, which had become paralyzed.
While efforts were being made to kill
the animal before it could escape. it
broke from the stable and dashed down
the road. A large number of persons
enaged in the pursuit and the animal
was finally shot. Shortly afterward
another dog dashed down the road,
biting and swapping at every dog
with which it came in contact. 1t bit
a valuable hunting dog owned by Mr..
John Armiger. After killing his own
dog Mr.. Armiger started in search of
the mad dog.
After pursuing it some distance it
started back toward Camp Parole and
was shot and killed on the tracks of
the "old line" railroad. It's condition
gave every indication that it was mad
and systematic hunt for dogs which
had been bitten by it was started. AS
a result several other dogs were shot
and large number have been tied up
shot if rabies develop. On Wednes-
day there was a mad dog scare at
MiIlersville. which resulted in the
shooting of three dogs known to be
mad and several others which had
been bitten by the rabid animals.
Several narrow escapes of persons were
reported, but as far as could be learn
ed no one was bitten by the animals.
It is feared that such is the scare over
the prevalence of rabies that should
any person be bitten by dog which
did not have the rabies the imagina-
tion of the person bitten would bring
on an attack of hydronhobia.
1t is claimed by some of the most
famous surgeons of the country that
here is no such thing as rabies in q
person and that if baby which could
not talk or understand was bitten by
a rabid dog it could not show any of
the symptoms of rabies. Even if this
view of the matter is correct the peo-
pie out in the country are very much
opposed to being bitten by rabid
animal and are disposed to kill every
dog which acts in strange manner.