SCUTELLARIA 309 



Having now established the essentials concerning the 

 introduction of scutellaria, let us briefly give a few ab- 

 stracts illustrating the manner in which evidence was 

 established a century ago, to demonstrate the drug's 

 antidotal power. In all cases, the most detailed infor- 

 mation, such as dates, localities, authorities, publica- 

 tions, etc., were recorded, as well as the testimony of 

 witnesses under oath. 



By Dr. Henry Schenck, Shannock Hills, New Jersey. 

 "In the year 1777, two black persons and five hogs be- 

 longing to Mr. James Van Derveer, of that county, 

 were bitten by a mad dog. Dr. Van Derveer prescribed 

 the Scutellaria, which was administered by our inform- 

 ant to the two blacks and to four of the hogs, neither of 

 which had any symptoms of hydrophobia; but the fifth 

 hog, which was the least injured, and which did not 

 take the plant, died in a rabid state about the 19th day 

 after the accident. This experiment, made for the ex- 

 press purpose of testing the antidotal powers of the 

 scullcap, was witnessed by Drs. Morris, Kinney, Little, 

 Henry, and Bloomfield, who considered it as having been 

 satisfactorily conducted." 



By Dr. Henry Van Derveer and Dr. John Vancleve, of 

 Princeton, New Jersey: "About the year 1814, seven 

 cattle belonging to George Schenk, Redington, Hun- 

 terdon County, New Jersey, were bitten by a mad dog. 

 The scullcap was given to six of them, neither of which 

 had any indisposition, but the seventh, which did not 

 take the plant, died of hydrophobia three or four weeks 

 after it was bitten. 



"Of seven cattle bitten by a mad dog, in six treated 

 no indication of hydrophobia appeared. The one not 

 treated died of rabies." 



