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Show HYDROPHOBIA. I - Now York; IS. The coroners in ' the case ot Win. McCormiek, who died of hydrophobia, have closed the examination. They regard hydro-phubia hydro-phubia as an inoculated disease not transmbsable from a non-rabid animal. ani-mal. They recommended the excison of the part bitten when ever practicable practic-able and immediately after the bite is received, that the wound be allowed i to bleed a few minutes and cauterized I with nitrates of silver, nitric acid, i j caustic, poLvssia or a hot. soon 1 j burning coal. Iu case a physician 1 is nut present to excise the wound, a I cord should be tied above it, and i provided the mouth has no excoria- tion the wound should be sucked and ; caustics applied as soon as possible. |