CHARLES H. DUNCAN. 
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scars, about 20.) Many times. (A fresh wound from dog's 
teeth made today, not all bites or abrasions from dog’s teeth, 
leave scars.) 
0 . How do you know the dogs were mad? 
A. In the old Willard Parker Hospital they used to send the 
dog suspected of rabies with the patient to the hospital. They 
would send for me then to get the mad dog. They must always 
send for us when they corner a mad dog or cat on the street, and 
it is our duty to go and get it; we usually bring it back in a 
basket or by the wagon. 
O. Do you fear hydrophobia? 
A. No/ 
O. Why not? 
A. Because I always suck the wound as soon as I am bitten. 
You know we are most always bitten on the hands as we reach 
for the animal. 
O. Do all the men suck their bites? 
A. Yes. 
Q. Do you do anything else? 
A. I put on peroxide if I have it; if not, I don’t bother. 
O. Do your wounds heal quickly? By that I mean do they 
ever have pus in them or stay sore? 
A. No. 
0 . How many dogs were brought in to-day? 
A. Over a hundred. 
Q. Is this an unusually large number? 
A. No. 
O. Did you ever see a case of hydrophobia? 
A. No, but I would like to. 
Q. How many men have worked with you or been connected 
with the dog-catching business since you began? 
A. I don’t know ; there are about a dozen men working* now 
and they are always changing. In seventeen years I have seen a 
good many men at the business. 
Q. Do they all suck their wounds? 
A. Yes. 
