Blackleg — Rabies 367 



Sulfur 10 pounds 



Saltpeter 3 pounds 



Sulfate of iron 6 pounds 



Air-slaked lime 3 pounds 



Pulverize the ingredients, mix thoroughly, and use 

 one pound of this mixture in one gallon of common 

 salt. This is to be given to animals in the place of 

 common salt. 



RABIES, HYDROPHOBIA 



Rabies is an infectious disease, originating in dogs, 

 possibly also in wolves, cats and skunks, and by them 

 transmitted to other animals by direct inoculation, 

 usually by biting. Animals suffering from rabies are 

 said to be "mad." Hydrophobia, the common name, 

 means "fear of water," and the inference is that animals 

 suffering from this disease are afraid of water; but 

 this is not true. "Mad" animals usually crave water, 

 but the excitement and effort of drinking are likely to 

 cause convulsions, which have been mistaken for fear. 



Although rabies has been studied extensively, and an 

 attenuated virus for preventing the disease has been 

 discovered and introduced by Louis Pasteur, the germ 

 that causes the disease, if germ it is, has not yet been 

 isolated. The virus exists in the saliva, as well as 

 in some other parts of the body, and when injected 

 into a wound is likely to cause the disease. There is 

 less danger from being bitten when the teeth of the 

 rabid animal are cleaned by biting through cloth or 

 leather. 



There is a popular idea that rabies is most prevalent 



