Observations on the probable causes of rabies, or madness, in the dog, and various other domestic animals : read at the London Veterinary Medical Society, on Wednesday evening, October 6, 1830 / by Henry William Dewhurst.

  • Dewhurst, H. W. (Henry William)
Date:
1831
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Credit: Observations on the probable causes of rabies, or madness, in the dog, and various other domestic animals : read at the London Veterinary Medical Society, on Wednesday evening, October 6, 1830 / by Henry William Dewhurst. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    My object in this paper is not to communicate information (for that I confess I am unalile to do, when compared to that which has been published by Mr. Youatt), but to elicit a discussion from men who (from their practising distinct though equally important branch of the healing 1 art to my own) have it more in tlieir power than myself of instituting inquiries, whether or not the suppositions I have advanced in the course of these observations are cor- rect or incorrect, and which I must observe can only be truly ascertained by the lynx-eyed observations of a scien- tific practitioner steadily devoted to liis profession, and embracing every object that may occur in the practice of himself or his friends; and as numerous observations must [occur in equine and canine pathology, I would take the liberty of suggesting that more attention should be paid to [an examination of the brain, ner%'ous, and vascular systems, jtlian is generally done by veterinarians. I have now [brought these remarks to a conclusion, and have to apolo- [gize, Mr. President, for the hasty and crude manner in [which they have been put tegether; but not being aware [it would fall so soon to my lot in having the honour to addre.ss you, I considered it my duty to offer them in their [present form, rather than create a disappointment. For a report of the excellent discussion that followed idlifl lol(|t]}e perusal of the preceding paper, the reader is referred that excellent journal, the “ Veterinarian, for No- ■“•vember, 1830. ji^l^hrough a venal hireling press, been disgracefully held up to scorn, ii^Lbloquy, and ridicule; the public, however, now have their eyes open, ^jjknd 1 am happy to say that the prejudice that was raised is now gradually lipersing, and many of those who were formerly against him, now him a truly persecuted and innocent man ; and to the profession, ^ I advise them to recollect, that “ he who is without sin, should cast the ^ first stone.’