RABID ANIMALS
««f tl» Oldc*
Of UM
in Um World
ih to.
to MM, W
• of tba |*m la the
body m4 Um explanation of the pe
culiar ijnptniTu; we know how lo
fht protection, ud above all, we
know how it aajr bo (radicated.
Rabiee la ona of the oHrnt of ree
ogniied Amhm; Ha peculiar «ymp
t«m» and the iaerttai ly fatal oot
mm> Ha to always mrule a powerful
impreeaion on the human imagine
tton. Medical literature on the id ■
Ject extendi well beyond the Chrtotlan
era and la general literature there
are many reference! hi ancient writ
tnfi. "Hmfc is mi •xctlltnt dticrip
the written by Apuleiaa in the eec
end centary la hk Mitimiiphuli,
and there are aid to he refaiwn la
Virsffl. Orid
la
of the
teiii i ■ ii» 1
wmm hmwi cmotn,
aad taftoenxa, if
be recognised oaly with dlffl-j
During the hundred* of jwn la
wfclfh ftln Was HMfBlnd M I MP
.atition Had collected •round it and
raminti at thia ignorance still re
autn in the popular mind. We all
know persona who haUar« that a dog'*
hHa la dangeroaa only In that aaaaon
of the year whan Ririus, the Doc Star,
la in the ascendant. I have not seen
a "mad-stone" in aeveral year*, but
formerly I have been permitted to
(umme fragments of pumice atone,
aeveral pebhir* and one bit of pottery
from a broken domestic veaael all of
which were treasured for their crra
tive power. One nncient th»rap.'U" ic
belief alone ita idi ths teat of modern
experimental pr» ": that ii the value
of cauterization It w*i the ancient
custom to apply a rod hot Ton to the
frtah wound and many per*on» were
raved thereby. If dona rarly thia la
•till food practice although nitric acid
'a arbetituted for the red hot metal.
In common with moat other dia
ca:<«a. accurate fcientific knowledge
begin* with the time of Parte ur. Paa
teur never saecaadad In finding the
Infecting agent—thia waa laaariad
far Megrl—but he did begin scientific
study of the dif eaae and found an ef
ficient prophylaxi* whi.-S savee about
f par oent of expoaad Mr> *u. Bi.ef
I.", this la a \ accine made from the
apml cords ef rabbit* which hav«
hi-en infected »ith a very rarid form
•f the diaeaae. The cord. *'/ »l
ur.uated by drying and by passage
through manr generations of rabbits.
Ihi histotry of the trial jf hi* vaccine,
by Pasteur, forms one of the most
dramatic chapters in the history of
medicine. The vaccine la still used
with only slight modificatlona. In
North Carolina we uae the original
Faataur strain of virus and the chief
Modification la a somewhat larger
number of Injection*.
Orrm Dtanrtrd by Negri
The rcrm of rabies discovered by
Negri U generally Mimd to In i
pretaaoan. Th» examination of a ra
M animal can bo mad. rapidly by
etelnfcg * smear-preparation of a
Ml portion of Hratn tiara* and the
raaad or oral organism shows plain
ly ami distinctly in the nerve eaOa. A
Ml which contains thaaa organ
laaaa will invariably raprodvea tha
Mmmm If a portion of h Is injected
into another animal. On entering the
body, tha gal la causae no, inflamma
tion and aa far aa we know H la not
i ai i lad by tha blood stream, bat it
4oae find a small nerve tiaras and
travels through tha body hfcui a tis
ane. It appartntly at once begins to
asnltlply la this tleeae bag caaaae no
ayasptomi until M reaches the brain,
whera It an tars and deetroya the amm
sella. It amy have t»kcn weeks or
li
ar
Tha
to
the Mlhnrjr
and th« Infection b excreted In
•aliya. It i» bjr mrana of tW
lation with the infectioua wlln, that
ia by bitinir, that tha diaeaae la apraad
from animal to animal or from animal
to man. All mam ma la, including man
are auaceptible.
Tha dog la no more raacaptibl* than
la tha aheep, or tha cow, or man, but
tha do* and hia relative*. tha fox and
tha wolf, whan thair hraina ara diaeaa
>>d commonly exhibit tha inattort of
biting. Tha eat only occaaionally
nhowa thia symptom aa doaa tha bona.
Tha rabid cow may ha joat aa balMger
ant aa tha dog, hat har inatinct la to
honk or bott, rat har than to hHa. Oth
er animala exhibit varying ijmptoaa
of a diaaaaad brain, bat H ia iillom
that thay want to brta.
Tha problem of tka apraad of rabiee
ia therefore atmoat wholly tuafliied
to the *>« and It ia joat thii
which haa aaaieet aecaaa to
bataga. If we
dofi from biting
animala we could eradicate the
Ml TMavy AMM
The statement just mads to sot to*
sd mi Itonry slone. Milw has ac
tually been exterminated la Denmark,
Norway and Sweden tor SO year*. Be
fore the ww tt wii unknown to Ger
many except alone the border». and
in England there was no rabies for
over SO years until it was reintroduc
ed by returning soldiers who brought
bark infected dogs from Prance. It
has now again been eradicated in j
England. In Australia there has
never been a case of rabies, for that |
continent has always had a quarantine
law for dogs and each animal is con
fined at the port of entry for sis
months before K can be delivered to
the owner.
The contrast of these countries with
the United States is not to our credit.
Here only sporadic and ineffectual at
tempts at control have ever been made
and for the last decade the disease
has been on the increase in the great
er part of our country. This to es
pecially true for our own section.
The states with the worst records are
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor
gia, Florida, Alabama and Mtosisaippi.
Virginia's record to coasiderably hat
ter than that of North Carolina and
South Carolina, and Georgia's to a
trifle worse.
The Increase in North Carolina may
be illustrated by a comparison of the
record of 1009 (the first year of com
plete statistics) with that of 1025. la
1909 there were 83 rabid animals ex
amined at the State Laboratory of
Hygiene, in 1025, SIS. In 1900, 1S7
persons were treated for bites of rabid
animals, in 1925 1850. The interven
ing years show an increase with al
most annual regularity.
La jit year we bad four, possibly
five human deaths from raMes in
North Carolina. This number la in
niimificant if compared with the
death from tuberculosis, bat if tt is
true that each should have, and could
have, been prevented, they are not
■ credit to oar civilisation. We must
aleo charge against this disease an
enormous leas of cattle, bogs, shoepe
IY|() tfeOTMM, but MO IffUI'ttt itltiltid
are kept of these deaths.
In the far west, rabies has boon
comparatively rare until within the
last few years. In a stock raising
< ountry, the predatory dog is new
•hown murk ssercy, bat with the de
cline of stock-raising on the unlimited
range, dogs have increased. In the
Rocky Mountain section the dUease
Is said to be now prevalent among the
wild coyotes, and rabies win probably
esist ta that region until these wild
animals are exterminated.
We have seen that certain Euro
— —
But on the moantaina above ua it ac
cumulated to • pwt«r depth, and re
ma in»<i for qoite a aUt. Evan now
uIm arriting I aoa from My win
dow «o«e rrmaina at anow that faO
not lon|r aince white there waa only
ram in tha city. Today wa have good
areather. and th# streets ara dry.
Onigajo (Demon Caatia) Mountain, to
which ! may have made reference in
past articlea. ia war half a mile high;
and it ia often covered with anow or
enveloped with rlooda. while wa have
good weather hi tha city. However,
wo may export it to ha ehUly here aa
long aa there ia a veatige of
the mountain.
ing that Hokkaido, jMt asrtk of the
null Island. Is In tka (rip of the
H'WMl cold spall hi forty yaan. la
km piacaa the wt la reported I*
be ow twenty feet deep. And the
•uborba af tka city of Bapperu, wWn
our butter la aiida, ara It lad under
diifU to the depth of thirty fee*. The
War repasts K aa aald that aflk
■•at ba at tka boil lac pointbafora be
in* takan fro* tka stave to ba
brov(ht to tka tabla, otharwiaa it wil
fraaaa In transit. On tka whole, tka
snowfall of Japan la vary grant, awing
to tka topography at tka country. It
it largely mountainous Soma pari*
nf Japan ara far north, and tkarafora
exceedingly cold. Some parta, on tka
"thor hand, ara far sooth, and tSera
fore very warm. Ice la probably un
known in the Loochoo Island*, a part
<«f Japan. A little hoy from there
was once visiting on the island of
Kyu*hu where ha saw a piece of lee
for the first time. He wished to take
ft hack with him to his native place; <
but the ice being wet. ha tried to dry
it by the fire. The result was hiirhly
unsatisfactory and altogether diaap-j
pointing.
m__a •_ • a a - - s •. •
«■ u»7 • invioii ■ ivuci iimn i/r.
H. B. Newell of Seoul, Korea, now a
part of this Empire, (tiling that the
thermometer had gone sixteen de
grees below tero there white ha and
wife war* visiting in Japan proper,
that water pipes were fro sen, several
leaks were caused, and the plumbers
were rejoicing. Their house plants
were fro see to a frazzle daring their
absence. He said their visit to Ja
pan in January seemed Idee spring to
them after their experience in Seoul.
In spite of the cold weather and
snow we have not been without some
variettee of flowers being in bloom In
our yard. Even the geraniums, grow
ing in the ground in the open, still
contain a few blossoms, though the
ground was slightly froaen at one
time in January. A plum tree in a
nearby yard was observed to be In
bloom January 6th; and other varie
ties have continued to favor us for the
past month. It is no wonder that the
Japanese greatly admire theee plum
blossoms which def^ the cold and
saow, and seemingly defy nature by
blooming In the coldest season of the
year. Of course no such thing as
fruit is produced by theee early
blooming trees. The wind aad eoM
have rent and deadeaed the leaves or
blades of the banana plants in am
yard. Bat the planta, some six or
eight inches hi diamstsr aad tea feet
high, have withstood the tart of the
cold weather, aad will eeea pot eat
new leavea or hladse five or six feet
long aad ever a foot wide. The fMt
does not mature enough to he eaten.
The wonder Is that tMj huge tropical
plant or tree will grow here at all,
when we hear in mind that we are
slightly farther north than Charles
ton. 8. C., and only three dfgiiee far
ther south than Raleigh. N. C.
We have no trouble producing
oranges of different varieties in thia
cHamta. Yoehida. «i* milee from
hate, la a great orange shippiag part,
the oraage trees la ear yard prodac
In
treat through the entire
tiatea Mac toft on the
Mommm of tkt IWSt
Thia vartoty is quit*
mor* tntk than the variatiaa pi
viou»ljr rtftmd to. Bat they an
the market whan other Tartottoa ara
aeara or larking And thay maka
m<>«t ddirioaa marmalade. Ona of ay
friwida manufacture* it in tha aearby
towa of Yoahida; and it U quita pop
ular among foreigner*.
Wa have apptoa in Japan prac
tically all tha yaar. Tha Aaieriran |
variatiaa do well in northern J*
and to Korea. Evan tha Ban Darlil
variety haa persisted la Ba
that ara hetur ■
of yea
Mr. B. r.
■ton of the alary ahoot tha
part who waa abia whtto blindfolded!
to mum tha rariwi rarletiee of ap-|
Ptoa by teeth*. Whan It
tha Ban Darfa tha
piece of cork ta
prineuatad tha cork U ha a Baa Da-rial
bat of a specially food kind.
Uwajtma, Ehima Kan, Japan.
February C, IMC.
J. W. PRANK.
CONSIDERS WOMAN'S
DRESS SCANDALOUS
Banriu Highlander* Threat
en Fore* Against "Shame
less And Immoral Foceign
•»
era.
Berlin, Feb. 13 —Denouncing wo-!
m*n'» dm*, modern dance* and
American or French origin and other
"depraved** importation*, 20,000 bare
kneed, m uvula** member* of the
United t.eaffiie* 0f Bavarian High
landers, dressed in brilliant kilt* with
feathered tuft* in ths ceremonial
hats, threaten to use force unless the
Bavarian diet passes a law prohibit
ing the "pollution of innocent Bavar
ian maidens by shameless and immor
al foreigners" who visit the High
The leagues' resolution to the diet
declares that "any woman so braced
and depraved as to display herself hi
public in vulgar and lustful apparel
deserves to be punished with impris
onment.
A "respectable maiden,'* the resolu
tion adds, "has her clothe* well but
toned up to the neck instead of gad
ding about with nothing above and
below. We hne 20,000 muscular
members resdy to eradicate these dis
gusting customs and to eliminate the
prevailing scandal by mean* of sound
thrashings."
The "scandalous bathing of tourists
of both sexes" in the mountain lakes
also comes in for criticism. The reso
lution says that public bathing should
bo rsesrved for days preceding Impor
tant Catholic holidays. But on eQkr
days those who have acquiref the
"silly bathing habit" art warned to
confine It to their bath tuba.
D*t Gate fchry a# (MO
New Yarfc, M. II.—BiMj, who
Mad* hta mtm Mat at tha lute
•O* of fir* <tey» mM la a an
np tUn I* npnaaat an ailattod
hot it(, now raeateaa N salary of a
featured player.
Baddy la hut a plate doc, hat W
raoa* hf fan rtflttcr uytctanfjr,
f*ar, km and othar emotion* hf has
hecowe a wwia oa the am*. His
p»»—fit Hilary U $250 a «wk.
Ulljl .1 || ta I® LIm
duuuj is nwer rvnrama, nn
ownar mM. "H» |«m an th* ut Void,"
to am am of oar npnahmi and daaa
)aat what I tall him tram th* aid*
ttnaa. Lika al atari, ha la toapw
Maatal. Ha doaa hla haat wmrk wfcaa
ha la piayteg with paopla ha Mhaa.
with tha Sim |
acfct aaa that (
to a Itttto toe toe
aha aald to
"It 1
So, to onto tkat nafca# May b* _
ratvad or mialad, I want it diatlnetly|
undaratood that Jha and I
ttaoa to pall tofotbrr In th* mm old]
THt
men and on* man to tha Daaaoeratte
rata for Cowmor Mr* Edith * II
mana. of Dallaa, flrat wnbm mambvr
of tha bfidatart, ha* haan a candi
date for aoaaa ttoM.
In har 1*34 rampai*n. Mr* Farfu
aon aatd aha would not aaa* offica
ayain " if oar ptayari for vindica
tion ara anawaradSha now elaiau
that tha naaii of Jaaaaa E. Farruaon
haa not haan claarad antfaraly of tha
atifma of hia impaarhaxmt. and
until aha coaaidan rtodication
to Hhtoa.
With food and
drifting
m «r tw
««tt
kin Mara. IH, war* nimi in
Pacific by the Standard Ofl
Java Arrow. Tha othar 10 of tha
craw, who lafl tha Taiahon Marn hi
lifeboats, ar» believed to have pariah
ad.
Whan tha Japanese ship with tta
foal exhausted and tti canto jettiaon
ed, waa sighted by tha tankar on ita
way from Yokohama to San Francis
co Thuraday afternoon, the 1ft
virinr member* of the crew includ-1
in* the captain, mataa and engineer
had been without water fir* day*
and food, except rata and ahip'« cat
for 20 day*.
Word of the rescue waa relayed
early Friday by the Dollar liner Presi
dent Wilson, 3.500 mile* from the
San Francisco port. Tha TaUhin Ka
ra left Yokohoaa J on nary 17 for Mo
roan on tha Island of Hokkaido, in
the northern part of Japanese archi
pelago, with 50 ton* of coal aa fuel.
Caught In a storm off Shh-wa 1B0
miles from Ha destitution tha Taia
hln Mara, a veeeel of laaa than 1,000
tons, without wtralaas equipment,
battled head winds until its M waa
exhausted and than with ita cargo
thrown overboard, to save tha ship,
drifted southeastward toward mid
Pactflc.
On January 19 on* lifeboat with 11
men put away from tha drifting
steamer. Fir* day* later eight men1
left in a second lifeboat. I
Delayed Dormant Spray. j
Fruit troweta art adviaed to apply ;
the dormant spray as a delayed dor
mant spray. The old method was to
apply the dormant spray at am time
the tree* ware dormant, b«A«tt(r
results will he obtained by applying
this apray in the spring before the
trees are in bloom.
The delayed dormant apray shonld
be applied to peaches Just before the
Ms begin to sweR in the spring. If
this is delayed until the boda beret.
It wiH be too late to eoetral leaf eeri
The delayed dermal
be appltsd to apples in
when the green tips of
rloeety.
Extension Circular Sc. 101
Calendar for Apples Hi North Oaro-1
lina" and Extension Circular No. 16S.
"Control Methods for hath
—C. H Rranitor, "Extension Horti
culturist, N. C. States Co lege, Ral
eigh, N. C.
mmUPKMlARLE
H ha* (net aboet gotten aa la this!
■m ha had hjr i
offica. I try to I
thaaa a* hand tl tha tima and
«r» popular with puulU jmau.
Placed an order (or a ear of
laatwaatu If ym an |
lima a
at onea u it a
now time to brosdcaat foot
land with Km. If jroa haeo
drown ha sore and oaa
lima in order to prerent tha troohl*
this year. Treating tobacco
daaa not prevent md drown hoi
prevent wild fire and angular
•pot.
record in ear
established bjr Irm ]
County, Ohio. Be
hnrfiili of air cured shelled eera oa M
acres, or 1M buatols per acre. Mr.
Harebell's record. Mo eeeead M reseat
years etwee 100 feasible per acre. M
28.7 liwkits aa acre above that set If*
William Gillmore. of Licking ssl|
ia IMS. Mr. Maretoll will ke kick
an OHSf tto 00 ar aere Ohio far
skip la Okie's 100 I
fsneers' week tkis
Union County, Kentucky appears to
to tto first 1a tto United Statae en
tirely free froai eerak bolls, and it la
very close to a purebred-sirs toeie
with its breeding stock, according to
tto Bureau of AniauU Industry.
Tto outlook for tto early potato
crop is very favorable. This spplies
especially to tto potatoes marketed
about June 1. A good market may
extend as late as June Ik. This is
however uncertain. The reasons for
a present favorable outlook are as fol
loers: 1. The late potato crop of 1025
was about 102 millions bushels less
than Itt24. Tkis has earned a rela
tive shortage of late potatoes on
hand January 1 of this year.
2. When stocks of late potatoes
have been sbort the prices of early po
tatoes have universally been high.
S. Seed potatoes are selliag high
at tto pre seat time. This may tove
a tendency to net! hi planting*.
4. Tto tuber moth may
•iderable damage to early J
tto Eastern shore of Virginia.
Many farmers tove
about White Sweet Clover. This
clover la a vigorous giuwm and win
put a large aaMont of nitrogen la tto
•oil. When cut at tto proper time It
makes good toy bat tto livestock
must form a Iikeing for it and this
can to done without so very muck
trouble. It requiree lime and a well
drained soil bat tto soil doee not tove
to to rich but will grew or tto thin
nest of soils. It furnishes excellent
bee pasturage aad la worth growing
for that alone. White Sweet Clover
ia especially good for poor run down
worn out soils. Probably best te sow
about 16-20 pounds per acre early la
the spring end you should buy scari
fied seed which i