ON RABIES CANINA. 
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For the purposes of my lectures, and assisted by my house- 
pupils, I have, within the last twelvemonth, made two experi¬ 
ments, the results of which were very satisfactory. Three pieces 
of tape were thoroughly moistened with the saliva of a rabid dog, 
and inserted as rowels in the polls of three dogs. To two the 
Scutellaria and belladonna were given; the third, a fox-hound 
bitch, was abandoned to her fate. On the twenty-ninth day 
after the inoculation she became rabid : the others are living and 
well. 
I afterwards took the same two dogs, and a third. I moisten¬ 
ed two pieces of tape with the saliva of a rabid dog, and inserted 
them in the polls of one of the old ones and the third dog. Ano¬ 
ther piece of tape dragged repeatedly through the mouth of the 
same rabid dog twenty-tour hours after its death, was inserted in 
the poll of the second of the old dogs. This dog and the new 
one were suffered to take their chance. To the other old dog the 
medicine was given. In the fourth week, the new dog died, un-j 
deniably rabid; the other two yet live. 
I am perfectly aware of the fate of many medicines in which 
their advocates placed unbounded confidence, and therefore I 
will only say, that my faith in these herbs is at present strong ]\ 
and I would urge my brother veterinarians, and, if I dared, the 
practitioners of human medicine, to institute similar experiments, 
and to put the efficacy of the Scutellaria and belladonna to the test. 
I begin with a drachm ball to a moderate sized dog, containing, 
two scruples of the sentellaria, and about 2\ grains of the bel¬ 
ladonna : this is given morning and night. On the second week 
two balls are given; on the third, three; and this continued fo 
six weeks. The animals seldom cease to eat, but they very ra¬ 
pidly lose flesh. In two cases the medicine seemed to be pushet 
a little too far. The dog refused his food, could not be coaxe( 
from his cub, and much saliva flowed from his mouth. Th< 
medicine was omitted for four or five days, and then again givei 
without any unpleasant result. 
I would, however, remind the experimenter, that, even in tbj 
pursuit of so important an object, he must not too much hazari 
his own safety or endanger that of others. I have sometime 
thought of having a mailed glove (a glove with steel scales) mad 
for me ; a glove of chamois leather within, oil-skin between, an< 
doe-skin without, wall however, effectually prevent the penetiatio 
of moisture or the animars tooth. 
I have very rarely recommended this preventive to the huma 
being. When the wound has been superficial or slight, and th 
caustic has certainly reached every part of it, I should not hav 
