Blackleg— Rabies 369 
Sulfur ar ; - 10 pounds 
Saltpeter , ‘ Sowa bs 3 pounds 
Sulfate of iron . th eo 6 pounds 
Air-slaked lime . F . 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 
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