The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-16

man all agree that when or If 1t
does occur in man the outcome is
invariably fatal, regardless of treat
ment or any modification of it is
| given. But they are likewise of
one mind upon the preventive or
| prophylactic value of Pasteur treat
ment if this is given directly after
the victim is bitten. Pasteur treat
ment consists of a series of daily
| injections of vaccine, for at least
| fourteen days, better for three or
I, four weeks. Obviously, the use of
Pasteur treatment for prevention
of rabies involves beginning the
treatment on mere suspicion. That
being so. nobody knows how eff
cacious it may be.
1 wish to heaven I could con-
scientiously take the more conven-
tional attitude of physicians in re-
gard to rabies. / have tossed many
hours many nights-time I might
better have given to murder my
stery-thrashing over this problem
in the hope of finding comfort
able position. These debates with
myself have always ended in a
shudder-when I ask myself what
would do if my child were bitten
by rabid dog. I'd call in a good doc
tor, of course. But If 1t were left
to my judgment whether to use
Pasteur treatment, I'd soy no.
No, I'd prefer to put my trust in
immediate aseptic surgical treat
ment of the wound, not crude
"cauterizing" with "fuming nitric
acid" or any such hideous practice,
but aseptic surgical care. and then
an immediate proyhylactic dose OF
antitetanus serum, and a second
dose of the same serum against
lockjaw five or six days later.
/ Only a physician with modern
| training can give a minor wound
aseptic surgical treatment. No
nurse, mother, first aid operator
or old fogy doctor understands
| this.
In any case of bite or wound by
an animal 1t is always best to have
the animal confined under the OBJ
servation of a veterinary for ten
days. If the veterinary finds no
signs of illness in that time. there
is nothing more to worry about.
Never permit anybody to shoot
such an animal before an attempt
can be made to capture and OBJ
serve. But if the animal is shot
or dies, the next best thing is to
take or ship the animal or the head
| Immediately to the laboratory de-
signated by your local health Of
ficer, for examination. Pack the
head / nice If it has to be shipped
considerable distance. Cradles
further discussed later).
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS.
Save SIS Per Month.
Many thanks for breaking me of
lifelong constipation habit. Before
L got hold of your booklet l was
spending sometimes sis a month
ON various remedies to keep my
bowels I'm order. Now they are al
ways i'm order and N never think
about 1t III. SD
Answer-We should call 1t the
! Interference Habit. But you lay
men are SO dumb and you know
SO many things which amt so that
the booklet is called "The. Consti-
| patton Habit" Send ten cents coin
ana stamped euVelopc pSohth6 yooA
address, and ask for 1t.
Buckwheat Pancakes.
Your reader who complained
that this generation cannot enjoy
good 0ld-fdshlOned buckwheat pan
cakes with real maple syrup will
be glad to know that in the winter
months genuine eastern buckwheat
-four may be obtained at
market. (Mrs. H.
Answer--Thank you. Even af-
ter you get real buckwheat flour
n everything. you're still stuck,
because nobody. knows how to
make 'em with yeast. as pancakes
should be made. This summer I
found, by crackey, that my old
stamping ground. Penn Yam, N. T.,
is where the famous Birkett Mills
buckwheat flour is made. Come
ON, next winter!
Copyright 1895, John #. Ollie Co.
how one had leaped to her death
from one Of those great tall letters
which spelled "HOLIsYWooD" on
'-.-i - - e. Fl 1.