The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-30
RABIES THREATENS
NINETEEN PERSONS
Fifteen Dogs Suffering From
Disease Killed Since
First of Month.
ANACOSTIA CASE
LATEST REPORTED
Muzzling Order Must Be Enforced
TO Stamp Out Disease, Say
Authorities.


Muzziea must be placed on every
dog in the District. say officials OF
the Bureau Of Animal Industry before
rabies. which, during the month OF
July showed itself on the increase,
can be stamped out
While the muzziing order Of a few
years ago I'm the District served 10
decrease the rabies. IL IS pointed out
by the animal experts shat TO become
elective similar orders would have 20
be promulgated by all the surround
Ing towns, such as HyattsylIIe and
RossIyn.
The latest case reported 90 the DO
lice Is that OF Herbert J.. Schzrper,
eighteen years old. whose home is at
1907 Seventeenth street, Anacostia.
re was severely bitten upon the left
arm last evening by a dog while he
as playing baseball near hts home.
Nineteen Residents Exposed.
A large canine. said 20 be owned BIZ
q resident Of that section OF the town.
ran out and attacked him. Scharper
went 20 the Office Of DR.. Thomas d.
Nude, on Good Hope road. where the
wound was dressed The case was re-
Ported 10 the officers OF the Eleventh
precinct for Investigation
Nineteen residents OF the DTsf-fe. ~
Columbia were exposed to hvdror hoI,sa
by bites inflicted by the fifteen DOES
killed since July ] because they an
peared rabld
OF these d0Es, Eve. declares DR..
Nashburn. Of the Bureau OF Animal In
dUstry. were unquestiunabIv rabid. In
their brains the negri bodies, small
black cells, which denote the presence OF
hydrOph0bia, were found. Two OF the
dogs killed and sent % the bureau for
examination We're not mad No final
determination has been reached in the
other eight cases
Three Children Bitten.
The monsreI which ran wild in HoI-
mead place July - was unquesuonably
mad. accordin Eto Dr. Washburu. Thi.
dog attacked and bit EeIen Prentiss.
three years old. Of SIf7 Holuead place;
Allen Kidd, eight years oil. OF a4s9 Hos-
mead place, and Char5o-tee 1IcEeever,
ten years old, Of 3f-l fEoImaad place
The dog which attacked rhree chill
aIeu lu Cleveland ParE "a few weeks
a-e was atSe uITUeS- lolan-E mad aC-
go GUS 20 tie c. lci-l7- Anl% cog blJ
E9Elll l-ynlaLTls -lree years old. Of rs
Nac0uH street. aillt1a Le.zerl, SIX years
gil, OF 800 Newark street, and James
Morgan four. wears old whose U7rpnrs
we're visiting in Cleveland PARK
me percentage or rtala cases found
by the Bureau Of Animal Industry Is
larger tLEs month than for some time
one dog IN every three killed in the
mad.
This statement vas made this morn
l7E % lr- " ash burn. who IS I'm charge
OF tho actual pa-lo. lEical eEamiua-ior
ID
or Animal Industry. lie points 10 IRE
record for the past fiscal year as IEp5-
e,4 81 me proportion During this per
lya l-ar-+-TlEe dogs were examined hy
ne bureau, and among them were
sixty-seveu positive cases Of rabies.
The Usual Procedure
COT course" said Dr. WasEburn this
uornines "the police are often asked TO
Kill q dos simply because Il has bitten
some one Perhaps a child has naTged
the animal The mother calls q pole
man. and has the dog killed Ulds
the law, the carcass or head must COR
10 US. This IS where we set the mega
live cases The pound men are pretty
good judges or the disease. and when
the Pound sends a dos 80 us e nearly
always turns out that the animal had
"a bies.
pr. harrington. the assistant Of DIT.
Melvin who is head Of the bureau.
zInS IS the only way Of stamping out
the disea-a
-'Ra5ies." said Dr. harrington. "can-
not be GMuUulCated save by innOcula-
ucu- Nothing that can be done 10 a
dog VIII give MIN nydrophobja, unless
he has been bitten bE q raU.d dog lie
may be starved, ill-tr5ated. and 80
thirsty for DAYS he win not develop
the disease on the other hand. let him
once ne bitten, and no amount Of care
OF Ecod treatment VIII cure him lIuz-
zlins is the only preventive known
Effect Of Muzzling-
Dr.. Harrington then pointed 10 the
records N other cities where rabies has
been entirely stamped out through con-
sistent muzzIinE-
ITO prove the practical value Of these
measures, we have only TO
observe the results obtained IN foreign /
countries" said DR. George II. Hart .
Prior 10 $50 rabies had been prevalent I
IN Berlin Tor many years in that year
q law was enacted. including the whole I
Of Prussia which provided for the kill
.ng OF dogs suspected OF having rabies. I
and the muzzllng and leading Of az /
logs when in public places This led +
10 q complete eradication Of the disease. s
and no case has occurred in Berlin +
since 1883
''Iu Holland in 1873. rabies being quite T.
prevalent, dog muzzling was establish /
ed The disease 8 cmediateiy began 20 I
disappear. and in 1873 only three cases /
were reported, since which time the I
has been free from the disease.
except along the Belgian border.
Campaign In Great Britain
"In Great Britain the value Of muzzI- /
nE. which was enforced in spite Of 4
great public opposition, has been ad- I
1irabIv demonstrated. In 1853 il was 4
first adopted, and the disease had al I
most disappeared by 1892, when the
was stopped on account Of the (
determined opposition The disease i'm /
uediateIy began TO increase and in \
500, mUZzling was ss--zsI1- enforced. The (
decrease in rabies was immediate and /
marked, and since November, 1892 tbs /
country has been entirely free from the /
disease
In Sweden the value OF muzzling has 4
also been demonstrated. In fact. in all /
.sSes where this measure has been er-
ectu9lIv carried out the disease has 4
5een completely controlled
Excluded From Australia.
The disease has never been known in /
Australia This is due 70 the fact that 4
he infectious agent never gained n
oothoId in that country and for a num-
ger Of years the government has wisely