| Show some old cures for rabies powdered crayfish and laying hens prescribed by physic ceans old time doctor had valous va lous methods of dealing wilh with this dread disease dr stephen bradwell bradell in the earliest known angll h book on first aid to the injured called by him helps for or sud den accidents 1633 endeavors to shuffle out of the serious discussion of mad dog bite by b pooh hoohing it his method Is familiar even now although says he in this our country of england I 1 have neither seen nor heard of any such terrible dan gers happening to people by a mad dog dogs s biting as in other regions yet I 1 have seen dogs mad cure according to him Is easy and frequent his own method of procedure partly follows celsus labor to draw the contagion out of the wound by cupping glasses he ile also adNo advocates cates the use of the and of sublimate but departs from the common sense of antiquity when he suggests an application of pullets or pigeons that lay eggs scar leeches and drawing medi cines from the days of galen to those of rhames and onward powdered cray fish was nas recommended as an antidote the era fish were ere to be gathered when the sun was in a certain house and were to be cooked alive there are five live general remedies rem ediee for the bite of a mad dog in thomaa thomas daila s manuscript 1659 two recommend strong ale as a chief ingredient in the medicines to he one mixture includes ale garlic sage treacle and two ounces ot of scraped pewter and Is to be adminis thrice daily by nine spoonfuls at a time another consists of powdered claws of crayfish and a clency of treacle milk pine roots and the like and Is to be given to man or dog for the dog was then alao also treat ed madness in dogs the same author opines edeth from black chol erick juices wherewith a dogge more than other beasts abound eth but ot of the actual fear of water he be can give no better account than that drinking may produce convulsions in the bitten and may so come to be regards I 1 with horror lancet |
