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a case in a horse in 1897. Rabbits inoculated died in 30 days 
of rabies. 
Dr. A. T. Peters, Animal Pathologist, University of Ne¬ 
braska, reports about eight different outbreaks recorded there. 
In one outbreak a dog bit several other dogs, a cow and a 
horse. The cow was qnarantined and died 31 days afterwards 
of rabies. The horse was but slightly wounded and developed 
rabies after about 200 days. 
Dr. L. U. Lewis, Department of Veterinary Science, Okla¬ 
homa Agricultural and Mechanical College, states that two 
cases of rabies have come under his observation since he has 
been in that position. 
I11 the District of Columbia the first investigations by the 
Bureau of Animal Industry were made in 1893 5 they were dis¬ 
continued during 1894, and were taken up again in the fall of 
1 895, since which time cases of canine rabies have been demon¬ 
strated every year. There have been sent to the laboratory by 
the Health Department a number of dogs each year that were 
suspected of rabies. As all such cases which have occurred 
have not been sent to the laboratory, it cannot be said that we 
have discovered all of the cases of rabies which have occurred. 
The number of demonstrated cases of rabies in dogs in the Dis¬ 
trict of Columbia is as follows : 1893, 11 ; 1895, 2; 1896, 5; 
i8 97 ) 3 5 i8 9 8 > 7 ; i8 99> *9 5 I 9°° ) to July 31, 29. This gives 
a total of 76 cases in dogs. All of these cases have been tested 
by inoculation and have given positive results. In addition to 
these figures a certain number of other animals have died of 
rabies. 
Seven deaths of persons from rabies are recorded by the 
Health Department of the District of Columbia since 1877. In 
two cases the diagnosis was proved by rabbit inoculations. 
These figures do not indicate that rabies is such a rare 
disease as is alleged. So far from its being true that not one 
case in a million supposed to be rabies is really that disease, 
we have found more cases of rabies than were supposed to occur 
—not even the most sensational newspapers in our city have 
