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RABIES 



though not proved, to be rabid " ; and she says, 

 "If this case be interpreted as one of tetanus 

 rather than hydrophobia, it only indicates another 

 important use for the Buisson Bath." Interpreted 

 is good. The whole thing is arrant nonsense ; and 

 the Indian Government ought to note that this 

 idiotic treatment is used alike for rabies, snake-bite, 

 and (?) tetanus. It gives some comfort in some 

 cases of cholera ; but it cannot either protect or 

 save life, either in that disease or in any other. 



The Annates for May 1902 contain accounts of 

 the work of the Institutes at Tunis and Bordeaux. 

 At Tunis, between June 1894 an ^ June 1901, 827 

 cases were treated, with 6 deaths, 2 of them during 

 treatment and 1 ten days after treatment. Setting 

 aside these 3 cases, there remain 3 deaths = 0.36 per 

 cent. At Bordeaux, between May 1900 and May 

 1 90 1, there were 100 cases without a death. 



