The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-07

tered hounds and fine registered
pointer puppy.
The only safe way to protect your
family and stock from dog which
kill the log. This should be done with
out delay and without the slightest
consideration Of the individual dog, It
matters not its breed or value.
The next and only safe step to take
to protect the public from this trouble
Is to pass a law requiring all dogs to
be securely muzzled for three months
after case OF hydrophobia has APP
peared in a vicinity.
For the benefit of the public I want
to relate the results of trying to pro-
tect a valuable hunting dog from death
after the dog was known to have been
exposed to a rabid dog Enough no one
saw the rabid dog bite the hunting
dog), as It was q known fact that the
setter was tied in the same yard In
which the mad dog was seen fighting
Blacksburg. Va, about two years ago,
when was associated with that In
stitution, though at the same time I
| held the position of State veterinarian.
On my ;eturn from Richmond upon
mad dog lad bitten several dogs on
the v. P. I. campus, and that the valu-
| able setter belonging to Mr. John
Shultz. the popular steward Of the v.
the dogs we're heard fighting. and
that the next morning some blood was
seen on the nose of this setter. though
setter. went to see Mr.. .Shultz con-
corning the matter, and we drove to-
gether .out into the country, where
we heard the mad dog had been shot
Ing the dog. and 1 took its head and
sent it to Washington, D. G., where
INNOVATIONS were made from the brain
on rabbits, with the result that the
rabbits developed hydrophobia. Now.
while had advised Mr.. Shultz to con-
fine HIS dog while was making this
| investigation. after received the re-
port from Washington I at once ad
Shultz informed me Of the fact that he
had called in. DR.. John Spencer. pro-
| fessor OF veterinary science at the v.
! p. T., and that DR.. Spencer had in
ljected soma carbolic acid under the
/ skin in the region of the supposed bite
| formed Mr.. Shultz that he did not con-
slider it likely that the setter would
| develop any trouble. as this carbolic
acid would kill the germ. However, !
called Professor Price and some 9th.
ers In the presence of Mr.. Shultz and
| still advised him to destroy the settel
dog. While Mr.. shultz, Icould see. was
very glad to do what he thought was
right towards preventing his dog from
| doing any damage to the public, yet
after he had been advised by a veter-
linarian not to kill his valuable dog
he preferred taking the advice of DR.
spencer rather than listening to me
as was not for one moment consider
| ing the value of the hunting dog
i dogs are dogs with me when they
4 have been exposed to hydrophobia.)
Thus Mr.. Skultz decided not to kill his
dog. but to keep an eye on him and
to, in fact. keep him tied at night. He
.llater on sent the dog with some
j friends, to camp out in the noun.
tains at some resort, think. Time
j went on and about two months, moro
or less, passed before I heard anything
OF the dog Yet the trouble came
4 The dog went mad Fe bit@every dog
he could get to, II ] am not mistaken
A bit ten dogs at different places along
4 the roadin a. travel of about six mi les
4 Mr.. Shultz had to hire horse ant
4 buggy and travel for two days trying
/ to first locate the dogs which his dog
4 had bitten, md then persuade the own
ers to allow him to kill these dogs
4 This he did, however, by telling then
of his mistake. III fact, Mr.. Shultz TOLD
me that he bad to kill his own dos
with baseball bat, having no othe
! weapon ut the time, In order to keeI
! him from doing more damage. re-
4 late this simply because II want t,
show the public the, folly Of trying
y,