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nniie success of the Pasteur treatment is almost universally attested, 

 ami the results have been marvelous. The ])atient should, however, 

 be sent to the institution at once, as delay lends to diminish the pro- 

 tective power of the inoculation. 



The Pasteur treatment is not used after the symptoms develop, 

 but it must be before. After that it delies all known methods of 

 treatment. 



What I have said pertains largely to the professional side of this 

 subject. Its relation to tlie farmer has a ditlerent story to tell. 

 An}^ disease that effects not only the domestic animals, but his family 

 as well, must indeed be of much interest. 



I would not dare to say that there was no such disease as hydro- 

 phobia ; but on the other hand, will say that it is a very rare dis- 

 ease in our State. In many years of practice, I have never seen a 

 case, either in man or dog though treating many cases of dog bite 

 under all kinds of conditions. To show you still further how ex- 

 tremely rare it is, I have interviewed 40 physicians whose practice 

 has extended over many years and not one of them has ever seen a 

 case of hydrophobia. Dr. Osier, the most widely known investigator, 

 reports that he has only seen two cases since 18G7. I could cite you to 

 other ones of high authority that give the same history of this dreaded 

 disease. There is scarcely a day that we do not hear of some mad 

 dog scare, but they are mostly fakes and end in the poor dog getting 

 the worst of it. 



While working in a State laboratorj' some years ago I went with 

 eminent physicians to kill a dog that had been reported as dj'ing 

 with hydrophobia. This dog was in a wealthy section of the city and 

 had almost caused a riot before we had reached the place. Our ob- 

 ject was to obtain the brain so as to examine it in the laboratory. 

 We were fully armed for such an expedition. When we saw the dog 

 every one agreed that this was indeed a true case of hydrophobia. 

 The dog was killed, his head cut off and to our surprise we found a 

 sharp chicken bone in his throat. In a few minutes we all slipped off, 

 wath our heads down, much ashamed for what we had done. 



In another case where a dog show^ed symptoms of hydrophobia a 

 thorough investigation revealed the fact that the dog had not had 

 water in any form for 20 days. 



During one of the very warm days this summer, I had a collie dog 

 under close observation and I found that in 6 hours he had drank 

 water 12 times. Among country people it is the custom to see that all 

 the animals on the place have been watered, but the dog is left to 

 look out for himself. I want to say that if there is any thing that Avill 

 make a man or women show signs of hydrophobia, just let them do 

 without water for 20 days. 



Every dog that is frothing at the mouth, snarling and biting, or 

 acting strange in any way. does not have hydrophobia by any means. 

 You must remember that when a dog has pain or is distressed, it is 

 as natural for him to bite as it for the horse to kick or for the cat 

 to scratch. 



Along this line, let me give vou an example that I know to be true, 

 and it first started me to thinking on this subject. It happened at 

 my home while I was living at 1214 8th Ave., Altoona. I had a 

 young collie dog. One afternoon he was in the backyard and became 



