The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-20
Presence Of Hydropho-
bia Near City Stirs
Physicians.
URGE MUZZLING
OF EVERY DOG
Mrs. ]. ]. Cairns Develops First
Case Seen Locally for Years.
Child and Negro Man, Bit
ten by Dogs, Now Under
Treatment - Warning
to Public.
to Public.

| In the opinion of Richmond physi
clans who have become acquainted with
the facts, this city is seriously
threatened with an epidemic of hydro
| phobia, perhaps the most dreaded OF
| all diseases. For weeks past instances
OF the prevalence OF rabies among
| dogs and other animals have been
coming to light, and expert examine
tlons have but too surely demonstra.
ted the presence of the malady.
AS the result of the bite of a cat.
in whose Brain hydrophobia was dis
covered, Mrs. John j. Cairns was in
a dying condition early this morning
at her home on the Second Street
Road, in Brookland Park. The Its
tie son of Rev. Kline. pastor OF the
Seventh Day Adventist Church, on
Morris Street, near Main. is in a Pas
tour hospital in Washington for
treatment, after having been bitten
by mad dog belonging to neigh
bor. Charles Scott, colored. is under
| treatment at the local Pasteur In
| stitute..
Should s1uzxlc Dogs.
] While there i5 no immediate cause
I for general alarm, the opinion pre-
walls among physicians that preven-
tive measures should be rigidly used.
teur Institute OF Richmond. advises
that every dog should be muzzled,
/ whether licensed animal or not. So
far most of the hydrophobia has been
in Henrico county, and 1t Is argued
that both county and city should act.
i Mrs. Cairns was bitten by house
cat on May 80 The six weeks period
4 which has elapsed Is about the usual
time for the development of hydro-
4 phobia- The cat had been bitten by
II dog belonging to the family. It was
4 Killed and the head brought to DR..
q sHoen for examination. His tests ia-
dicated beyond doubt the existence Of
rabies.
4 Another dog at the same place
also later. two cows. and, all were Kill.
ed. Mrs. Cairns did not take the Pas,
teur trea tment. She was taken i'll on
Monday. Her case was closely studied
by her physician, DR.. A L Martin. who
soon perceived the signs Of the ex.
istence of the dreaded rabies. 1t Is
not infrequent that among persons
who have been bitten there develops
what is known as false hydrophobia, a
mental condition which results from
/ broodinE over the bite and it's dan.
1 ger This usually disappears whila
the patient is under the influence OF
morphine. and cure is frequent. on
.ae osLSi taha' lHere Is no authens
tlcated instance of recovery in a gems
uine case of hydrophobia, once de-
| veloped. ~
Condition Grows Worse.
With this in mind, Mrs. Cairns was
given morphine. 1t appeared yester-
day morning that she had greatly inn
proved, and hopes We're entertained
that she had false rabies. However,
in the afternoon she grew rapidly
worse. being thrown into COMMISSIONS
by the sight of water. She gives ev-
cry indication known to science that
/ she has the disease.
Mrs. Cairns was bitten in the fteshy
part of her right palm.
Last week. While at play, the little
son Of Rev. and Mrs. Kline. who live
just west of the city on the Vest
hampton line, was bitten by a collie
while at the home OF neighbor, to
whom the dog belonged. The animal
was killed, and the head sent to the
| Pasteur Institute. Rabies was unmis-
takably present. Acting without de-
lay. MIR. Kline took the child to Wash- 4
tngton. where is 1t now receiving the
/ Pasteur treatment.
Recently a female dog belonging to
V. Hechler, $500 Park Avenue. de-
! veloped the disease. While mad sha
bit one of her two puppies. The
mother was killed. and one of tha
pups gave indications Of hydrophobia,
Both were killed. but not before the
diseased one had bitten a colored man.
Charles Scott by name. employed by
Mr.. Hechler. The other pup bit Mr.,
Hechler himself.
Puppy Was Mad.
Both of these heads were examined
| by DR.. Hoen, who found rabies in tha
head of the dog which had bitten the
negro. So far, in spite OF repeated
i tests. he has discovered no trace OF
1.-The serum in the head OF the Other
puppy, and he thinks Mr.. Hechler is
not In the slightest danger. However.
Scott was sent to the Pasteur Insti.
/ tute. and is now under treatment. II
Is not expected that he will develop
the disease.
In all, before the traces Of rabies
disappeared from Mr.. Hechlers house.
hold, five dogs We're killed,
Within the past two or three weeks
4 Dr.. Thomas Fraser. a local veterinari,
A an, has sent TO DR., Hoen the heads al
a COW and OF a mule. These animal,
. We're presented to DR.. Fraser fol
treatment. and the symptoms tndlcate
ed the precenceS of hydrophobia to-
such an extent that he thought il
best to have the expert examination
In each instance the existence of ra,
bies was clear and unmis taxable.
Escaped Bite.
Only a few weeks since dog bet rs
longing to Fl. c, Beattie. a dairymhn
! Went suddenly mad and attacked Mn 4
!. Beattle's mother, but fortunately DIX
) not succeed In biting her The animal
! was driven under the house and killed 4
The unfortunate part OF the sttua !,
! tlon regarding these various cases IN \;
: that In nearly every instance the ~,
! fectea animal is believed TO have bit.
: ten others. Somo OF the mad doSl