Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

Twenty-five hundred persons were bitten by dogs in New York city during the first eight months of the present year, according to the returns received by the department of health. Of those bitten 1,850 were males and 650 females. Children were the greatest sufferers-1,800 as against 700 adults. Twenty-five persons were bitten more than once. Examination of animals killed showed 1,912 rapid dogs. The net result was seven fatal cases of human rabies. The health department calls for the passage of an ordinance requiring that all dogs at large be either muzzled or leashed. It also urges a campaign of educational measures in regard to the care and observation of dogs by their owners. Rabies, the board announces, has been stamped out in England, Germany and Denmark, and should be stamped out here.