Middletown transcript., 1911-08-19
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FACTS VS.. CUSH

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which be has three times, under three
different names, rushed into print almost
a column long each time, he might have
spared the public these infections.
I will correct some Of his biggest errors.
In the first place, want OF water has Moth
ing whatever to do with rabies, which ia
disease due to the presence in the
nerves OF man or beast, Of specific
pathogenic organism. It never arises
spontaneously in a dog, but is always
given by one mad dog to others. No
amount Of torture of dog by denial Of
water ETC., could give him rabies any
more than it could develop scarlet or
typhoid feVerin person never injected
With the specific germs causing those
diseases. Want Of water as cause Of
rabies, is the sherest bosh. Equally
absurd Is his bare assertion that pet dogs
do not 60 mad. The facts in these three
cases Of mad dogs here in our midst, show
the exact contrary, for all these dogs
were old household pets, two of which
were reluctantly killed by their owners.
Here is more of this Solomonic wisdom:
''Rabies is so extremely rare that the
most extensive breeder of dogs and
jealous investigator is never likely to see
a case OF it," This is absolutely false,
not only fatty contradicted by common
experience, but opposed to the statements
of all the medical authorities upon the
subject.
Webster's New International Q910
says, hydrophobis in an acute, infectious
disease occurring epidemically in the
dog etc, disease spreading widely, or
generally attacking many persons at
time"
DR.. George Flemming, L. L. D., an
eminent veterinary surgeon in London
and the author Of work on Rabies, says
in the Brittanica ''Rabies has been
known from the very earliest times, and
serious out breaks are recorded as occur
ring among dogs wolves, etc., in various
parts Of the world. It is very frequent in
Europe. France, Germany, Italy and
Holland suffer most. Spain is also
sometimes very severely scourged with it.
On the American continent it is well
known. In the West Indies and Ceyton it
is often seen. It exists in China, and lie
frequent and fatal in India, and is by
no means rare in Syria, Palestine and
and Turkey. In Sweden, Denmark,
Norway, Russia, and LapIand it has been
often SEEN"
Quain's Dictionary of Medicine (l902)
says; "Rabies is especially prevalent
among the Carnivora (dogs, wolves etc. }
and centers of rabies are common in GER
lain parts Of Russia and France" Yet
Friend Of Animals" says "the most zeal
BUS investigator. isineyer likely to see case
of ill.," What impudence or folly In Del
aware 60 far this year, IA cases of
bydrophobia have been treated at the
Delaware College Laboratory, and pos
sibly several more at John
where a lady here in Middle
own was treated few years ago.
These silly sentimentalists either do not
know how to reason at all, or else vii.
ully refuse to reason, and instead of
acts, deliberately print the most absurd
The blessed results of Pasteur's
orophylactic, or preventive, treatment of
Ibis dread disease, which has reduced the
appalling fatality of 100 per cent. to less
han one per cent.-and that, probably
iue to delayed treatment, are now no
more denied by any sane person than the
discovery Of America by Columbus; yet
mother of these dog loving cranks has
he impudence to assert in print Spas
eur does not cure hydrophobia, he gives
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Once more, hear this unknown wise.
lcre tell what he does not know about
nuzzling dogs: $50 this month (August)
ne have everywhere in thousands Of
the ludicrous spectacle OF
very dog in town wearing muzzIe in.
licted by authority of the law-backed
oy the law and a silly superstition,
!, 900, 200, citizens of the U. S. and Canada
visit upon poor Towser an amount of
,ruelty for which each might have been
oundly spanked when boy" etc.
"a Friend %of Animals" evidently
links the Town Council Of MiddIetown
needs spanking Perhaps it would be
proper for the citizens to wear the mug
lies and let the pet poodles bite 'em
Again, what are the facts QuaiD, p.
1885, says I'm Great Britain more or less
extensive epidemics of rabies have oc-
,urred from time to time. Since 1897,
,wing to the Muzzling Order the disease
1as greatly diminished. During 1899 no
,ne died of hydrophobia in England and
Wales, result which had not been OBJ.
iained during the Last 81 years. Rabies
;an be checked and in many cases entirely
by the systematic and thor
ough muzzling Of dogs. 1t is to the
carrying out Of the MHzzling Order that
The extinction Of the last epidemic in
England is due" But our expert on
rabies, A Friend Of Animals, does not
agree with those English scientists.
But fddlesticksi~ "a Friend Of
Animals" does not even quote
Scripture correctly and furthermore
garbles the words of jesus, who speak, ng
81 the fallen sparrow also said "Ye are Of
more value than many sparrows."
How Indignantly this sapient writer
closes column No. 8, demanding "HoW
dare we be upconcerned when it is SER
iously recommended to turn a man loose
with gun on our streets to shoot dogs
on sigbtF'' Yes it was suggested two weeks
ago in The TRANSCRIPT that some half
dozen tramp ours, every one probably
new infected with rabies from the bite Of
ihe raging mad FulIman dog that is
known to have bitten two dozen or more
logs, should be shot. 70 be sure ''hoW
1are" the Board Of Health interfere with J