Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1873-07-04, Page 6Hydropholeiareits,Proper Treat- ment During a certain portion of the year from some unexplained_causes dogs are liable to go mad and die from hydrophobia. This hyoropho- bic season may be said to run from the middle of May to the first. of October. It has now fairly tom - mended, and from different sections of the country isolated cases of hy- drophobia are now being reported. In the last week in ICIAy- a Mrs. Revitt died at lienwstead, near London. A few` weeks before her husband, when leaving home early in the morning for market, left the door leading From his shop to the staircase ajar. Mrs. Revitt was awakened by a slight noise, and 8aw a white- bull terrier licking the trice of a child asleep in a crib by her bedside. , She attempted to drive the dog away and was bitten by him She then seized the deg and threw him out of the Window into the yard: Dr. Rose, the physician who was called in, at once found that Mrs. Re -vitt had a lacerated wound on the left thumb and scratahes about the hand, -which he cauterized. The wound healed, but,. the thumb was torn under the nail and was very troublesome. SOme weeks after the symptoms of hydro- phobia were fully developed and she died of it ft 4 The -liability to be bitten. by a mad dog which is incurred by almost eee • . by the lacerated. wound. Dr. Stone• says. _ "There is no cure for hydrophobia. On this point all medical men are weed. The best prophylactic treatment is..the immediatiand total, excision of the part bitten; pending this, forcible suction will remove, some of the poison. A bandage ehoilld at the same time be ap- plied above the part. If exeisipn _cannot be safely performed, lunar caustic should be freely used." _ Sir Thomas Watson, also a high authority, recommends the amputa- tion of the limb above thet place of injury when a euite has been receiv- ed fram a decidedly rabid animal, and the leiteis tof such a kind that seeki relief. At' last her t turn have ycfu to complain of r "" Well, my good woman, what "Very bad eyes, doctor," • she answered. He took her to the light, looked - into her eyes, bit failed to recog- nize his patient Shregging. his shoulder, he said: "Your eyes are well enough." " Well t" she said. ." Yes; I know what saying." "But I have been told that I was getting the—a—a--forget .bow it is called." tho whole wound cannot be incised. e Amaurosis r= A Mr. McDonald asserts. that a "Yes, that, is it, doctor." .tDon't you let them make you believe any stich nonsense. Your eyes are a little weak, but that is all. Your physician is an ass I" " An -=---1" " Yes; an assi Tell laim boldly that I said so. " The; lady now arose, and in her customary voice, said : -- " Sir you .are my physician, don't you know me?" Gracious. Madame. " He com- menced to stammer an apology, but the lady would not listen to him, and left him indignantly, She neversaw the gentleman any more. lam very good method _to prevent the virus from . being carried iato the system after one has been bitten is to pour Muriatic acid into the wound, which will decompose' the parts -quickly. In ted minutes thereafter the woundshould be washed with a dileted alkaline liquor to preyent further aCtion of the acid. InSpector-General Butter, a very intelligent ofGer, who has had many years of Indian, service, says that short possiblyo'prompt. ampu- tadon of the injured limb on the first show of hydrophobia theie is no known means of saving the pa- tient, but that sixty years ago an effective- preventive treatment Was adopted in Southern Germany. This treatment consisted in washing the wound thoroughly with hot water, then painting the wound all ovet and internally with -a cake of Lillie ink, then washing all trace of the ink away. This wasdone three times, and for six weekeafter the healing of the wound. Was prevented -by lunar caustic aa—often as the wound would begin to close.. The system Wag.ny3autipcie kept slightly urder . the irifluende of mercury. General Butter adopted this treat- ment with -slight variations, com- mencing it immediately after the injury, and he was invariably suc- cessfirl. * The view, which seems certainly the true One note, that there ' is DO known cure lot hydrophobia, is Con- firmed by all other leading authori- ties. The British, Medical Journal dedares that there it none, and Dr. Austin Flint, in his "Practice of Medicine," says that none has proved successful, and dist as yet hydroplibbia has baffled all thp re- eources of the. medical profession. That -there is a preventive system of treatment which, if adopted in time, will save the life of the person bitten by an animal mad from hp droplibbia seems equally well estab- lished. It is true that of all those injured by a hydrophobic dog—in whose cases no precaution what- ever has been taken—but few become affected with hydrophobia. Yet the dread uncertainty is ever present, and any man may be one of the doomed few. On this ac- count not a moment should be lost after the infliction of the bite. The wound should le instantly cauter- ized, or th3 flesh should be cht out, and nothing else should be trust- ed to. • The treatment advocated by the English surgeon Dr. Domett Stone, is thorough, and his directions are followed immediately after one has been *bitten, hydrophobia, with its terrible suffering and invariably fatal terminationovill probably be escaped. every one at this time ot the year, and the painful alitl horrible symp- toms invariably attendant upon death in this form, make the subject one of general interest. Is there then any cure far hydrophobia, after it has once declared itgelf in the sys--. tem, or is our - power Fmited to guarclingatgainst the malady before- hand, ,bat is to preventive remedies alone? As to this question there has been a great deal of dispute. The residents_ of the village of Birling, in Kent, believe that a Mr. t Bishop; who resides there, has a re-- cipe for the cure of hydrophobia which haa been in the possession of the family for a hundred years, has been -often tried and has always been found effectual. Mr. Cummiug. McDone, of Peirk- enhead, England-, who has a valuable kennel of different breeds of dogs, says that last summer three of his .best dogs were attacked with this fearful malady, two of which die& read, and that after this he sent the other dog—a Dandle Dinmont—eto Mr. Bishop at BiiJin to test his treatment. Inatilefe weeks the dog was perfectly cured. It is stated that there are many other instances in Kent of this treatment working a euro. But other gentlemen who have kept, many dogs for years say that theesecret of the supposed effi- cacy of the Birling method is 'only owing to the fact that the -dogs were not really afflicted with hydrophobia. There are many dogs destroyed every year supposed to—be—mad which are not so. . Mr. Grantley F. Berkeley, .the Euglish sportsman, thus accounts for cases in which secret, medleines seeiu to euro: A mad dog bites a man; the man then applies some quack msdicine—in the Birling case invented by an old wo- inan—aud does not go mad from hydro- phobia. The dog, suffering from insain. ity a,rising from distemper, it having 'been pronounced hydrophobia. dies—a very common event under that, the se- verest phase of distemper. The dog dying, and the bitten man supposed to have been cured from a disease he nehad, the circumstance is quoted as an A Lost Patient er v instance of hydrophobic cure." • MrBerkeley A foreign scientific periodical re- . ive test ° g 8 ' how -e• e to • a es this suegeetive S ry . Some ever, for determining whether a dog . _ . tune since a lady called,upon a cele - has the hydrophobia qt. is only mad e-itted oculist, in order to consult from-, distemper, in drerine water to him on account of her eyes, com- the aniMal. The result, he says, pug that their power of vision would be that the. hydrophobic dog would go into -cousin -hive Iterror at the sight sight ef the water,while the dog mad with distemper would greed- - ily try to lap it. An English Major-General tells this story : " Many years ago, when Lord Freder- ick Fitz-dlarence was Commander -in - Chief of Bombay and of tile Tenth Hus- sa,rs, stationed at Kirkee, 1 had a con- versation with Lord Frederick respecting a remedy flr hydrophobia, which Dr. Alexander Gibson, Superintendent ot the Government Botanical Gardens had dis- •covered in the -possession of a Ma -hoe - tan family in Khandeish, and which has been a secret in the family for more than - EST OF 1873. '* Fr fig, LATEST EXCITEMENT. LECKIE, BRUSSELS; Has just received and opened out OVER $10,600 WORTH SPRING OF *Alla SUMMER :GOODS, a*SIST1Y0 OF DRY GOODS, (Fancy and Staple,) MILLIN ERY, READYMADE CLOTHING BOOTS AND SHOES, HARDWARE, G OGERIES &C The stock ix the largest and cheapest ever of- feredl.to pie public, haling been purchased on the very blogest terms, in the very hest markets, and comprsiing over $20,000 of Goods. Sppeild BARGAINS in Prints and Dress Goods. Selling at tonal wholesale cost price. - MILLINERY in great profnsion. Goods made tip and trimmed to orderon the shortest notice. Goods of all kinds will be.seld at prices that will defy competition. Special discounts for CASH. Call and see the goods and pricea before pur- chasing elsewhere, JOHN LECKIE, Britsnels. The prospects for a bountiful hirvest were never better than thiS year, and - a 0.. WILLSONI SEAFORTH, Haa for Rale the very Implements which will reap it apeedilVand economically. -REAPERS AND MOWERS. JOHN SEATTER bilEMIST AND _DRUGGIST, 'ETAS now on hand a full as- sortment of all the leading medicinee of the day, compris- ing Dr. Wheeler's Compound Elixir' of Phosphates, Drs. Ayer's, Itailway'e Depew's and Ha g,yard's medicines, Thomas' Eclectrie 011. Kennedy's Medi- cal Discovery. Extract of Bnchtt, Horse and Cattle Medi- clnes, Superior Dye Stuffs, Permery Combs and Brushes, Hair Oils and Pomade, School Books and StatipUerY. EXCHANGE OFFICE. In connection, where all parties going to the United States can be supplied with American pts of Europe and the Western States. eur- r ioney. Motility to lend on easy terms. Tickets is- snedto allPartiee wie ing to bring. out their friends from Eurepe can to thou. '`267 Maesie's well-knewn Machines, including Wood's Patent Single Reaper, Johnson'a Patent Single Reapea, Wood's Light Mower—with iron frame, Wood'a Light Mower --with wooden fume, celebrated Buckeye Mower—iron frame, Hubbard Mower, . r 111113BARD CO VBINED .REAPER ANIO MOWER. THE ITHACA WHEEL HAY RA1E0 THE BEST IN USE. SAMPLE MACHINES ON EXHIBITION AT THE wCISE EBT -ST be supplied tvith tickets here to send • JOHN SEATTER. and Furniture BRUSSELS, 'ONT. Shop, JACKSON & HOLLIDAY, • Manufacturers of MI kinds of TIN AND COPPER WARE, ` Dealers in FURNITURE AND STOVES Of all descriptions. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS Of all kinda, minas Plows, Cultivators, Harrows, Gang Plows; Turnip Seed Drills, Horse Hoes and Weedera, always on hand ae usual. Points and Castings. All kinds of Plow Points and Castings constantly on hand at the Warehouse. MACHINES. had of late, consideeably diminish- / THE OSBORN SEWING MACHINE ed. At a glance the doctor saw Alwaym on hanti. that she was a lady of rank and wealth. 110 -7 looked at her eyes, shook, his head and thought-, the treatinient would require much time, as there were reasons to fear aMaur: osis in her case. He must advise her, first of all, that, as she had in-. formed- hint she was residing a con - 1 COAL OIL AND COAL OIL siderable distance in the coentry, she must move into the city at once, , aild thus math lirm to see her fre- Prodhce Taken in Exchange. The above Machine aCknowledged to be the best *family Sewing Maehine in the mitiket, and was awarded the Gold Medal in France in 1872. THAIN & ELLIOTT'S CELEBRATED PLOWS, Gang Plows, Root and Straw Cutters always on hand. A large stoek of ' I • • LAMPS. quently, if possible, daily. Cash for Hides and Sheep Skins. The lady then rented an elegant • , Armstrong's Hotel. mansion, moved into the city, and es/ °P °PP°8118 a, conple of centuries. Dr. Gibson told L1 that he had frequently used thorned- tbe phys.ician was. punctual in his A CALL SOLICITED. eine in cases of hydrophobia, and. had attendance. He prescribed this arid JACKSON & liOLLIDAY. never known it to fail as a cure. Shortly that, and thus run days into weeks Brussels, Feb. 11, 187'3. 2710 after -Vis conversationl bad a letter from and weeks into months. The Cure Lord rederick requesting me to write li°wever, as still coming. The SEAFORTH PLANING MILL, to Dr. Gibson for some of the medicine, w as six or seven men of the Tenth Hus- physician tried to console her. SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORY One day the patient hit upon a SEWING The best selected stock of Sewing Machines West of Toron- to, comprising the ears had been bitten by a mad dog that morning. I wrote to Dr. Gibson, and in a few days received from lama packet containine something like tea leaves,_ .0- with a pai pir of nstructions.I gave the medicine and paper to Lord Frederick. The leares were infused m the manner trentiendorie size upon her head, 1 large stock of nll kinds of of tea and given to the sufferers, who re- DRY PINE LUMBER, too.:- an umbrella and market basket covered -with the exception of one man, SA.SIIES, who refused to tale the medicine. That in her hand, and in these habili- ik, man died of hydrophobia." . ments visited her physician, seleot- DOORS, BLIDS, MOULDINGS, Dr. W. Detpett Stolle, a Fellow 1 ing for the purpose a very rainy . SHINGLES, LATH, En. of the Royal College of Surgeons, I day. She had so well succeeded in Aze feelsconfidentowfughitetirsatitsfaction to those hun patronage, as none thinks that the men in the above distorting and diseuising herself but irnsaIelase workmen are eta JOHN H. BROADFOOT. th s in toms of that disease are scarcely have recognized her. She rarely 'developed before the fortieth was obliged to wait.a long time in day, . and the death Qt. the bitten the ante -room of the physician, with men he attributes to tetanus caused. many others,' who, like her, were FLORENCE/ Singer, Lockman, Venus, Ray- mond, Webster and other makel. On hand a large stock of Sing- liby Mi‘ehinee for manufac- turing purposee. Sewing Ma- chine needle:: fordall kfitils of Ma - chines kept constantly on hand. Sold at reduced rates. Agents.— The follovring gentlenaen bave been appointed agents for the have the privilege of selling : _Sewing Machine, aturione others FLORECE LANRENu muxusY, Sea' forth; THOMAS CONNORS, Seaforth; LOCKMAN_ S. WILL - SON, Goderich. SECOND* HAND MACHINES. ---A number of good Second Hind Machines for sale cheap, or to rent on reasonable terms. . . MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:L-0, C. Willson is Agent for Musical Inetramenta of] the following makes; Pianoil—Mathusek,.Labelle, J. & C. Fieher, Steck, 'Weber and others. Organs—Prince's, of Buf- falo, ani others.,Melodeons--Prince's and others: Samples of the above instruments MM. be seen at the Wireroome, • • • AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT EMPORIUM, MARKET -STREET. OLIVER C. WILLSON Seaforth Out 7 7 •7 GENERAL AGENT FOR 'IBA DOMINION. :curious schemeeand she weited not Trr subsertier begs leave to thank his nnmerone customers for the liberal patronage extended to 101)(7 to carry it into effect him since commencine business in Seaforth, and • trusts that he may be *favored with a eoutinuance She procured for herself' a ver him a call as hetwill continue to keep on hand a of the same. old -and poor attire, put ti hood of Piffles intending to build would do well to give ease did not have the hydrophobia, that the eye even of a lover could Particular attention pael to Custom Planing. ROOMS TO LET. TO LET, in Scott' Block, two commodious Rooms on -the second fiat. Apply to 195' McCAUGHEY & HOLMSTED. ab • LIVE. ..AND • LET LIVE. BUY YOUR GRO-CERIES 10 WHERE EVERY ATTENTION IS DEVOTED TO ONE BRANCH OF BUSINESS. Good Teas, 50c. to 75c. Bright Sugars, 11 lbs. for $L INSPECTION INVITED. GOODS ORDERED PROMPTLY DELIVERED, FREE OF CHARGE. J. C 14AIDLAW. 0 JULY 4, 1873. 0 0 )-17 1-3 co) r -N ‘.., tnd w En „.. 0 011 H gl 51) • hd .1 t'l CO2 0 a 0 )4 0 Z > Z 3 Ce) o z t, t -i 73 cA. —I ).,:' cii 0 H 0 Lt 0 0 m ro 0 K Oz 1=1 w > ... e+ ,-3 P3 m 0 r (D cE td -- --1 ti I r9) i )4 cp 0 (--4- ).,..i m It 73 0 Pf`f1 W t 0 0 g —I 5':, Z 0 M .)-'dg• 54- 0 tt p: m . }71 '71 g X ' m o M. i rAtii 1-3 m at = H tt o 0 ;731 1m5111t_,__,_ CA • W M tt 0 0 t -id C 5 vi H m co BRU-Sf;ELS FOTINDRE rn` THE SUBSCRIBER wishes to call the attention. -a- of the f %ming community in general tolls > large and yelled stock of 0 Agricultural Implements, 0 A POSITIVE FACT! ALLEN'S GROCERY, SEAFORTH, THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN TOWN. NOTE. 8 pounds Loaf Sugar for $1. 10 pounds Coffee Sugar for $1. 15 pounds Currants for $1. 12 pounds Val. Raisins for $1. 20 pounds Bright Rice for $1. A 6 pound can of Peaches for 50 cent. Canned Peaches, Tomatoes, Cherries, Peas, Sahnon, Lobsters, Sardines, &c. Fresh TEAS That please everyone, and at allprices. Ground Coffees at 30 or 35 Cents. Flour, Graham Flour, Oatmeal, Cornmeal, &e. CHOICE BACON AND HAMS. CASH FOR BUTTER IN TUBS, AT ALLEN'S GROCERY, SEAFORTH. EDWARD CASH I HILL'S BRITANNIA HOUSE. - Is new buying any quantity of - UTTER AND WOOL No charge for inspection. GODER ICH -STREET, SEAFORTH. PARASOLS, • THE WALKING CANE IN SILK LUSTRE AND CINCHAM. Sunshades in Silk AND ZANILLA. HILL'S BRITANNIA HOUSE. Choice Millinery AND ALL THE NEW -SHAPES IN HATS AND BONNETS. Consisting of IRON AND WOOD PLOWS, With the litestimproved Steel. Mould Bard, • ' • GANG PLOWS, CULTIVATORS, LAND ROLLERS,. HARROWS, BOOMERS, &c. He would beg to call special attention to the; celebrated FARMERS' PLOW, Which las given universal satisfaction wherever used, to which is now added a Thistle Point, so ranch required in this part. Also, to some first- class - STAVE -DRUM LAND ROLLERS, - From $22 to $95. Also, a few First -Class Wagons, Getting up for Spring uie, warranted of very be* SEASONED TIMBER. Alt of which will be sold at the very LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH Or,approved credit. WM. R. WILSON. Brussels, Feb. 12, 1873. 271ey HILL'S BRITANNIA HOUSE. A Large an& Varied Stock of CARPETS, HEMP, UNION, two ,Ply, WOOL, do., TAPESTRY, &C. PUMPS. Tli14, undersigned having erected a new PLOP Faetory about 40 rods noith. of FRANOISTOWN On the London Road, is now prepared to Inalligat. tare Pampa, which for lightness of operation and durability cannot be surpassed in Ontario. Noth- ing but the best raaterial nsed, first-class work-. men employed. ALL WORK WARRAN,TED. A call is iespeetfully solicited before parches/318 elsewhere. G-EORGE BOLTON, 284-6m Fmucistovm. HILL'S BRITANNIA. HOUSE. GENTS' FITANISHINGS, SHIRTS, COLLARS, TIES, .as a very small and hump- 1 asupeime:11a;andtiveex pt he r e ,i sThwi o naaa about u t eyes, as though_ his mind were 11:31r. the retrospection of years m fr te fi ilip°mesi sralytteuli t_ietwebfligsutrgashee°14niamasilietdraaws it second; hiNWtv:eitoln g.tWrne} di'onni Irue;t, okwupan aftYoghobreif, ;sett:rhtithi teitetndt aieNg,°7* 2 . st .mhufsioilImertl s_ It :7; 3, ed a eCija. chisel and hammer out oft IT big pOeket, and. began to out away met on the rad by a young man wysehrogh.clairrzttetor bueptraneidpihnegwa:fs Mser._ Is eareti ly for our inhumanity,. he pan- tile teeas from the sufferm.'s aehing lightning, itna. all was over, The ' stable would -need to be rebuilt be- , the look of gratitude which the mule bestowed upon the friend at work I huli man. In less than ten. minutes t ftil:reeme 7ho,airrkThPeW;a:raaignilaneilyhileewna'as enacted in. dWatihtYeni we went into the barn the i and that all the south side of the biuof idt lagega,:dasthgeunietkheasstraaigflhastehningof , robs. It was touching to witness young man died while at the post bout his heels ; it setefhomeretnadhuealelembvisoasseti 8 next morning, we found that he' , Iota chewed- up his halter straps, 1 A It was after this that we called the . fere it could be of any use whatever. a long, however, for we were ui ot to suffer. this truel inflic- Sell:hr.-insisted that Smasher with 1 . teary fetters. Yet the patient iteiteeet Lt b:riteh thseusech insignia._aliair of still- s resignation and' meek /Ill -- bad never men properly broken, , and that his master had been too ;- kind and lenient with him: but he t Would very shortly demonstrate to , this creature who was master now, 1 and who was mule. One morning, -after- we bad rebuilt, the old gentle - 'man said that we would harness 1 Smasher to the wagon, and take -sonic-wheat. to the mill. We ex. pected to have a serious time with this business, but, to our Surprise, Smasher offered no resistance to -be- ing harnessed up, and in a short time we viers gaily trotting out of the yard. "You see, Sammy," :said my uncle, quite 'complacently, "Smasher knows very well that he has now a master who knows —. And that was all either of us knew for about fifteen minutes. We both . tame to our senses at abont the same tinae, and I remember of bearing my iear uncle say that tit:3 bolts kind tires might sell for something, but the rest of the wagon werild have to be used for kindling wood. After that the old gentleman and Smasher had a series of ar,gume which lasted about a month, and it ,ended by a cash order. ftorn Mr Seth Barber to Mr. Goodyear, for one very large and strongly mad India rubber man, which was SUS vended frora the top of the stable means of a rope around its neck, -Ithat it would hang directly behin masher's heels. Whenever Smas ,er let out hie rib -smashing tickle against this image, it would gra Airily give way, and then co. me bac ' alViobnee.kicked some more. i This 1 - aged to let the sides of the s 'very much, and after that bema Nention seemed to please Sm .11 ' We then got a, bar of wrou iron, four inches equare, which - -fastened across the shafts of Our ne wagon for a cross bar; and the when Smasher got into a tamtra ,on the road, he fcallyi omue ' substantial to receive his -Of coarse -this iron would get v hot after he had kicked away at for two or three hours, and so always tarried a, barrel of water cool it off. The hot stream inyin pabdoeed.utthe mule, seemed to a soothing effect on hit nerves, then he would travel off very SW Oneday his Smasher had jamped over the fe that morning master into Jake came ake Lor b ya _ yard, master, hehad j wewhenwelnt toulsast r forfinis -swallowing two pailfuls of ni glycerine, which. Jake had broil out to split some -very tough* -crvol-dgrationhieds mlogsaste* wr,mt ? ith.Were; a caught Smasher. and brought And _then we toia all about Sm -er breaking it our wagon and stable, and we tasually nienf the rubber man, which had •$300, and the iron bar. .I n "saw so mad a roan in all my was Smasher's owner when we finishe,d. "Ungrateful wreteli tthxpicnianzTd;a4c4tIssofit ktitudsntebsos lit lir ae bp been showered on thy head r then he picked up a club and Sinaeher a whack -arida the b fel explosion whveleocrnhcf ybilaIorfvs;;Ih :1 for ruolud dtlhne:live ten tb 0 cerine, which Smasher hat cufrs sogi illotnwte ploded. the two pailfuls of flLtI wallowed .) and from that d