The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-03
MUzzLE THE DOGS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
lSSt- rs 4 CIRCULAR
Physicians Claim That the Only
Way To Prevent Rabies Is To Mu1-
zle the DoSs.
zle the DoSs.

The Columbia State says dozen
or more dogs. supposed 10 have had
rabies. have been shot 1T the request
OF their o.:-:S within the last ten
days in that city Three cows and \
CALI. which showed symptoms o. :he
same. have also been killed receI.,
The police department has ki!lst
'i.LSe :nals-
The type OF the disease which is
prevalent among the dogs this sum-
mer is dumb rabies. called black
tongue by many persons. Few II
anv cases Of "violen. or furious
rabies have been reported.
The cog muZzing ordinance which
recently went into effect was passed
BY the city council for the express
purpose OF extermina,ing rabies in
This city. The ordinance was sub
jected to severe criticism when II
was first passed. bu. il has met with
very general compliance on the part
OF the owners OF dogs.
II is claimed that muzzl!ng Is the
only way in which rabies. and con-
seQucntly hydropkobia. can be pre-
! vented 4 circular recently publish
ed by the bureau Of animal industry
Of the United States department Of
agriculture advocates strongly this
| measure fo- the determination OF the
dread disease.
The muzzling OF do-s was widely
enforced il Europe few years ago
and as a result the disease has dis
appeared from the countries enforc-
ing the law.
In regard 70 the use OF the muz-
zle on dogs and the consequent de-
crease in rabies. the circular issued
by the bureau OF animal industry
says:
ITO prove the practical value OF
these repressive measures. We have
only to observe the results obtained
in foreign countries. Prior 70 1875
rabies had been prevalent il Berlin
for many years. In that year law
was enacted. including the whole CT
Prussia. which provided for the kill
ing OF all dogs suspected OF having
rabies. and the muzzllhg and leading
Of all dogs when in public places.
This led 10 complete eradication OF
the disease. and no case had oc-
Cured in Berlin since 1889.
In Holland since 1875. rabies be-
ing quite prevalent. deg muzziin; ;
was established. The disease in,me-
diately began TO disappear. and in
1879 only three cases were reported
since that time the country has b.eG
free from the disease. except along
the Belgian border.
IN Great Britain the value OF
muzz!inS. which has been enforced
il spite OF srea. public opposition
has been admirably demonstrated
In 1889 il wa first adopted. and
the disease had almost disappeared
by 1892. when the muzzling was
stopped on accoun, Of the determin-
ed opposition. The disease imme-
iiately began to increase and il
1895 muzziins was again enforced
The decrease in rabies was immc-
dia,e and marked and since Novenl.
Der. 1899. the country ha: been en-
tirely free from the disease.
In Sweden the value Of muz-
zling has also been demonstrated. III
fact. in all cases where this measure
has beea eIectually carried out the
disease has been completely controil.
ed.
The disease has never been
known in Australia This is due 10
the fact that the infections nc:er
gained ? too,hcld in thai coaE;ry. anL
20: a nu:ULer OF Years the 2ovcrn-
men, has wisely prevented such u:
u=ioT;upa;c occurrence by laws,
which ABSOLUTELY exclude the i:npOr-
tat;oa OF Icgs into That coun;ry
In countries wne.e steps have
! Deen taken 20 exterpl.na;c ra6iI
do-s-Hol,Ind. Sweden. E-SlahI
Norway an: Germany ~
man has almos; disappeared.
According 10 Dr.. Henry r. SLACK
IN The Jcnrnal-Record OF Medicine.
hydrophobia is rapidly o. rte "a
crease in Georgia. The conclusions
reached Oy Dr. Slack are based or
the records OF the Georgia Pasteu..
institute. E:c writes:
When yCu consider the fIct n u,
FOR four years ,from 1907 to i:u;l
ne cnly ;,erted 2%, patients. an,
tha, - o! them came from wc., III
the Mississippi river. 80 from Ala
bama. - from South Carolina. IFS
Cless than Ialf from Georgia. an,
that i&9 we're treated in Georgia IN
1908 ard tS6 in 1909. after these
! other States had established pasteur
laboratories. the increase in rabies is
appalling. Tie average for the first
four years Of this decade WAS 81.
white for the last two years j. =
iN1..' or 8n increase cf over So i.,
cent in less than ton Years ThiS
certainly is enough 20 make us i,auS..
and think what we mus; do 10 p;c-
vent the rapid Srrcad OF this mos,
awful of ali diseases