The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-01
We'll Known Woman Living
South of Town Bitten by
Her Pet Dog Goes to Pas
teur Institute.
CANINE WAS FOUND
TO BE VERY RABID
Word of Result of Examina-
ton of Animal Wired Here
and Mrs. Norman Left the
City. Today.

Mrs. Caroline Norman. who was Bit
ten By . pet dog last Thursday at her
homo Just south of Richmond on the
Arlington Pike, 10 the hrst local person
who has been forced to resort to the
Pasteur treatment in an effort to pre-
vent IN attack of rabies. Following the
receipt Of conclusive evidence from
the state board Of health to the effect
that her dog had died of rabies after
biting her. Mrs. Norman. accompanied
by her daughter and DR.. Schillinger.
left this morning for Indianapolis.
where she will spend several weeks
being treated BY the Pasteur method.
Mrs. Norman was playing with her
dog last Thursday which ordinarily Is
kept chained. when she noticed that
It acted rather strangely while at lib
orty. She was alarmed at its behavior,
and endeavored to chain 1t up again.
but IN doing 20. was bitten severely
through the hand. On advice of her
physician. DR.. Schillinger. the animal
was not killed, but finally died on Mon.
day Of this week. The head was sen:
to the state bacteriological laboratory
for examination, and q telegram from
that place last evening announced that
the dos was infested with swarms OF
nigri bodies.
Advised 60 Take Treatment.
County health commissioner. J. f.
King, then visited Mrs. Norman, and
told her that she herself was in dan
ger of contracting the disease. Conse.
Quently Mrs. Norman left this morn.
Ing for the Pasteur institute ut the
state capital.
Local health authorities advise that
submitting to the treatment 10 . wise
plan for IN afflicted perSon ~ It IL the
only possible means for saving ones
life whom bitten by q mad dog. The
state II permitted to pay the entire
expenses OF poor people who want to
take the treatment.
"Tho present quarantine in the coun
try districts must be more rigidly OBJ
served, or some people will be nned.
asserted county health commissioner
}. 4. King this morning. DR.. King had
Q conference with Sheriff Steen this
moruing, and reminded the sheriff thai
the county quarantine ON dogs does
not expire for several days yet. Accor
dinghy. the two authorities are tt
make . tour Of the county and prose
cute the owners Of all unmuzxled ca
mines, to set an example for the othel
dog owners.
DIR. King still regards the situation
here - extremely dangerous. for IL
the past three days three dogs have
died from rabies. A letter from DR.. 81
monds Of the state board informs DR.
King that while Alton Hale's dog
which died suspiciously few days ags
had no signs Of nigri bodies, showet
other pathological processes which
proved that !. was infected with rab
les. Consequently DR.. Simonds urget
the county health department to con
tinue its course Of killing or muzxlini
all doss.
Conditions In City.
Although he expects to rid the coun
try districts OF stray dogs within few
days, DR.. King announces that he will
not interfere with the city affairs. ant
that DR.. Davis alone will decide wha
course to pursue here.
There will be no new quarantine II
the city, according to DIR. Davis plans
"The last quarantine here didn'
amount to anything. because the law
are worded 20 that no one can be con
victed of failure to muxzle a dog prop
erly," says DIR. Davis, land won't IL
sue another order II 1t ID to be only
Joke. le.the laws prescribed the wear
ing Of tightly fastened wire muzxles, i,
quarantine would be a good thing. bu
under present conditions 1t does no