The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27

The Times has already published four
yet young.
From now on the oppressive days
of summer approach, there is not
community which will not be threat
ened, at one time or another, with the
mad dog peril. Some poor miserable
canine VIII be taken with the dreaded
rabies and before death ends it's suf-
ferings, 1t will possibly have infected
half u dozen other dogs or perhaps
some little child or even an adult may
be marked for as terrible q death as
can be imagined.
Whether or not the people of a
community realize the menace of un-
muzzled dogs the fact remains that
each season has It's mad dog victims
and the city authorities never take
action until some one has been bitten
and the whole community is aroused
by an untimeIy death from this cause.
In Crown Point last year son of
Peter Elting died as a result of being
bitten by a dog. Everything was
done TO save him but he succu1nbed In
spite of the efforts of the physicians.
DOG SCARES EVERY YEAR.
were lndu UOS SC1aTeS IN
most every nefghbOrhood of every city
and town in the county last year. Po-
lice were time and again notified that
some canine was acting queerIy and
were compelled to shoot the animal.
The general public has mistaken
idea that only the dog which goes gall
looping down the street with froth oox-
ing from its mouth and swapping at
every living thing I'm its path, has the
rabies.
That is merely the last stage of the
disease, but it is possible for a person
10 become infected from the bite of a
dog that Is perfectly gentle and has
manifested none of the above symp-
toms.
In the first Stages of the disease the
virus is just as yirulent, but has not
affected the brain of the animal Con-
trary to the prevailing idea, 1T Is not
necessary TO be bitten by dog to be-
come infected with the disease. In
lection may result from the contact of
an abrased portion of the human body
with an open wound on the dog was
the case of New York physician.
DEATH is CERTAIN.
The Infection and death of DIR. WILL
lam II. Marsh Of New York City as told
by The Herald is one of the most ter
ribIe things imaginable. DIR. Marsh
was informed by the physician who at
tended him that he had been infected
with the rabies and as the disease had
progressed to the last stages no human
aid could save him.
The sentence of death was upon him
and when the doctor made the final
diaenoisi ON Monday he Informed his
4ra< n.
than Thursday noon. His last agonies
were eased by the administration of
opiates administered by the physician
while his family hoped against home
that unerring science might once more
be in error.
DIR. William L. Wheeler of the Pas
teur Institute had the following to say
about the case of DR.. Marshs
|'There is NO doubt that he was In
fected from n dog that did duty as a
watchdog mt his factory. This animal,
a mOngrel I'm which the bull terrier
strain predominated, appeared at the
factory about n year ago and made IT.
self at home. 1t was adopted as the
factory dog and formed an attachment
for DIR. Marsh.
"About six weeks ago the dog came
I'm with deep cash I'm one side. DR..
Marsh, without considering how the
dog might have been injured, person
ally dressed the wound, washing 1T and
taking n stitch or two In IL.
Skin Was Abraised.
while he was unable to recollect,
after his disease manifested ITSELF
whether or not he had any cuts or
abrasions on his hands at the time
the conclusion is inevitable that he
did have some scratch or puncture of
the skin, just enough, perhaps. to let