Show t Dr Brady Says I w Hydrophobia Fear of f Water Not Riot of Snarling Animals I By William Brad Brady MD M.D. i I Hydrophobia means morbid or irrational fear of water Not NotI I fear of snarling dogs or other ani animals m a I s that bite which is is' is normal or rea rca rca-P G but unreasonable un- un unreasonable reasonable or Insane insane in in- Jl- Jl sane dread Normal Nor Nor- t mal n natural a t u r a 1 t r reason reasonable a able b I e rational rational rational ra ra- P i fears are not p phobias hob i a s. s d' d Fear or dread of thunder cats cat s Dr Brady heights acrophobia bia enclosed spaces claustrophobia claustrophobia claustrophobia claustro claustro- phobia or empty open spaces agoraphobia s not natural reasonable reasonable reasonable rea rea- or rational Far be it from this to imply that anyone with ith a phobia is a nut On the contrary most persons who purport to be sane have a phobia or two though they may not care to admit it Mine Aline are acrophobia and phobia precipices A good doctor treats a deep flesh wound or jagged cut or puncture by washing with soap and water removing any bits bils of dead tissue or foreign matter drying drying drying dry dry- ing perhaps an application of tincture of iodine and if necessary necessary necessary sary stitching or in some circumstances circumstances cir cir- cir cir- leaving the wound open Even if the wound is made by a 1 rusty nail the doctor doesn't cauterize it with fuming nitric I acid or any other destructive y i agents Cauterizing with acid or I with i th the actual red hot instrument is crude and dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- surgery It destroys tissue tissue Us- Us sue in the wound and dead tissue in a wound encourages the I growth and multiplication of i germs particularly germs particularly the germ of I lockjaw s Outbreaks of hydrophobia phobia phobia pho pho- phoi i bia occur every week or two two two-in in inthe the reports from our country correspondents cor cor- respondents respondents but but the disease rabies rabies rabies ra ra- ra- ra bies if it occurs at all in man is isso isso isso so rare that we well ignore it so far as public welfare is concerned I Anyway it seems high time that the medical profession discarded I old tribal rites and apply modern surgical principles in the treatment treatment treat treat- treats s i ment of wounds I |