The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15
THE HYDRopHoBIA LEGEND

Your volunteer committee or one pess "
 mort progress in the hydrophobia situatioh.
 Hydrophoba the chairman of the commit.se s
 believes, Is akin to this de-press-on muaus .,s
 which has supplanted high tension ana nerve
 exhaustion in the affectation of the Yankee hn
 tion 1t may be that there are millions out o'
 work, but that is nothing new. There are n,
 ways millions out of work in this country, unu
 whats more they are determined 10 stay o.. of work. even if they have to go to jail 10 do
 SO. only an occasional poor sap goes 10 1a,, .o achieve his inalienable American prlviese' When the occasional cuprit does taks naaar. hundred thousand of us other work doagers ,c
 breathe easy for a while. Tho only notapie ar
 ference that can determine bet"een the mn ni,.'
 lions now out of work and the milliohs TOT. TOT.
 mally out of work is that the present ioaieis
 are amateurs at the game, whereas we resuiar
 loafers or white collar men are pro1essionais
 Then, too, the amateurs are too hohest-or ,.y ,vo
 iurnb--to do as we do. They do as we say. we
 say honest toll 10 q noble thing. Ana 20 u IS if you can arrange the system so that the other
 fellow will keep on thinking It IS so.
 Some months ago this column came out ui-
 enutyocally opposed to rabies as a human lnsli- tuition. In other words declared, asserted ana lasseveratcd that there is no such tning as ny- drophobia meaning rabies In man. At the same time 1 conceded that rabies prevails among domestic and wild animals based my stand on the lack of scientific proof of the occurrence or
 such disease in man. 1t has never been Satls-
 tactorily proved by the accepted criterion. Koch's law--that Is, no one has been able to show that a characteristic disease can be pro- duced by inoculatlng normal animal Witn virus obtained In cultures from an animal that has the disease. Then, too. tho laboratory d. agnoss of rabies In animals or man hinges on
 the observation of rather vague "Negri Dodies m the brain tissue, and sometimes good pathoi- ogists disagree on the diagnosis In given in-
 stance, one believing he sees the Negrl bodies' he other being as positive they are not present So far as alleged cases of human rabies are | concerned the best physicians who have been privileged to observe such cases usually dis agree on the diagnosis.
 So there we are. But mark you, 1T were bitten or wounded or scratched by an animal presumed to be rabd. I'd want to have the benefit of the doubt. I'd want the animal con- fined under competent veterinary observation
 for two weeks; If the veterinary surgeon as- sured me at the end of that period that the animal presented no suspicious sign or symp- tom of illness, I'd forget 1t. If the veterinary
 surgeon could not be positive, I'd want to have the PaBteur anti-rabies treatment started im- mediately. If the animal were not captured and there was any question of rabies. I'd want the anti-rabies injections right away If the animal were killed. I'd want the head imme- diately packed in ice and sent at once to the
 pathoogist designated by the local health au- thority, or If such a pathological laboratory were maintained in the community then the
 head could be taken there without bothering to pack 1t in ice: and I'd want the Pasteur treat- ment started If the pathologists report were
 positive. or saved for some one who might need 1t more if the report were negative. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Goats Miik
 1. What Is chief difference between cows
 milk and goats milk. 2. Docs goats milk digest
 quicker? g. Does coffee dri"king injare the heart?
 Answer--Goats milk is richer in fat and in
 albumin. 2. It digests at least as readily as
 cows milk 9. Excessive coffee drinking may OverstlInuat the heart. Ordinarily q moderate
 amount of coffee is good for the heart. Change Of Life
 i nm 45 years old, 05 inches tall and weIgi,
 20S pounds. Have Ben Told change of life
 causes this excessive fat. Can you suggest how t0 reduce witi,0ut tli effects? ] have kidney and diabetic condition. (hirs #. ID Answer--Your illness deserves the best med cai attention. 1t would Do unwlse for you to attempt reduction except under personal care or your physican. ] can only assure you your ago or tho change of life has nothing Co do with n.
 Gaining Weight
 | am 2a gears old, GO inches tall and weigh i0s pounds. [ rcad of c pcrs0n enlnlng ia
 pounds under insuiin injections. Could [ tnsU
 such treatments and what arc thcy9 tMrs w B)
 Answar---Yes H your physician iH up to date. The innuiln iB usually given in dOgog Of Co 10 units, three or more times daily. This increases appetite andenjeyment of food as well co its aasimilatiens