Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-10
SAVE GIRLS HEALTH
OR LIFE OF DOG.
That Question Is Pugzling Res
idents of Palm Street,
Vailsburg.

This is not a demand for the life of
dog, nor is it intended to arouse or
excite resentment in the breasts of
members of the S. p. c. Az 1t is in
the interest of a child
There is, however a question to be
determined, and that is whether dog
that had bitten child, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the animal has
passed the observation period of incu-
baton required for the development OF
rabies, and had been given certifi-
cate of health, soto speak, should be
allowed to be remain where the child
might see 1t when Doctors declare
that the sight of the dog that bit her,
would in all probability so affect her
nervous system as to throw the child
into commissions?
Are the parents of the child to be
compelled to move from their present
habitation, near the home of the dogs
owner, at considerable hardship, or is
the dog to depart this life or that
neighborhood? This is the story:
Was Bitten on August 7.
On August Z, Mrs. John King. of 80
Palm street, Vailsburg, visited her
sister, who was i'll at her home in Val
ley street. South Orange. leaving her
13-year-old daughter, Marguerite, at
home. About o'clock in the evening
she telephoned to her daughter, send
ing the call to saloon owned by
James Seen, at "a Palm street. Mr..
Seen summoned the girl, who came to
the phone and was told by her mother
to get her father to the telephone.
TIL girl put down the receiver and
started from the place on a run. A
black poodle dog, owned by Mr.. Seen
was In the place at the time and see
ing the girl running out of the door,
the dog made a spring for her and bit
her behind the right thigh, intlicting
severe wound.
The girl summoned her father to the
phone and after Mr.. King had talked
with his wife he took his daughter to
the office of DR.. B. II. Voelbel, at 10
Salem street DR.. Voelbel cauterized
the wound and advised the girl to
come to his office about three days
later. During that time the girl grew
very nervous, thinking chat she would
get hydrophobia from the bite.
The Board of Health was notified
and an inspector called at Mr.. Seems
place and told the owner of the dog to
chain 1t so that he could keep 1t UNI
der observation for traces of rabies.
The dog was kept chained until Au-
gust 10, when the inspector called
again and told Seen that the animal
was perfectly normal and that 1t
would not have to be destroyed.
Girl Taken to Hospital.
The girl, according to Mrs. King,
worried over the bite so much that
she became subject to commissions,
and on the advice of Dr. Voelbel was
sent to the City Hospital on August
Is for treatment. She did not take
Pasteur treatment, however, but
treatment for commissions and ner-
vous trouble. 1t seems that boy
playmate of the girl named Adrian
Palmer. years old, of 297 Sanford
avenue. was bitten by a stray cat.
Hydrophobia developed and the boy
died. This fact preyed on the girls
mind. and she constantly asked her
mother if she would get the disease.
Although her mother treasured her
the girls nerves went completely to
pieces, resulting in her removal to
the hospital. She was discharged
from the hospital on Labor Day. The
doctors at the hospital had told Mrs.
King to keep the child away from
the dog. as she was naturally OF a
nervous disposition and the thought
coming into the child's mind that
she would again be bitten by the anil
NAL might cause a recurrence OF
the commissions. In view of this fact.
when the girl was discharged from
the hospital Mrs. King took her to
the home of her grandmother. Mrs.
Thomas King, of 10 Second street.
South Orange, where she has been
ever since According to the girls
mother. the child's arm is partly par
alyzed from the effects of the con-
vulsions. This defect, however. it is
said. will disappear in time.
Mrs. King states that she is on
friendly terms with the Seen family,
but nevertheless she thinks the ami
NAL should be put out of the way.
The neighbors feel that there should
be some one in authority to order the
dog destroyed, and are sharply criti-
cal over the fact that the animal
is allowed to live as a menace to
the health and probably the life OF
the child.
Mr.. Seen has a complacent way of
viewing the situation. He appears
to be a good man and the
people like him. He is very fond OF
the dog. however. and explains his
reason for not destroying the animal,
or sending 1t away, in this manner;
1.-THE health inspector was up here
twice. told me the dogs condition
was normal.
ANY way" he added, 1.-THE dog
never bit anyone before. 1t was its
first offense and shouldn't be killed"