In the nineteenth-century, some Americans believed that a visit to a mad-stone, or application of a mad-stone, would counteract the poison inflicted by a bite from a rabid dog or poisonous snake. This stone is of that sort.
Glass jar with paper label that reads “Eosin alc. / Dr. G. Grubler & Co. Leipzig.” Eosin is a red fluorescent dye discovered in 1874 by Heinrich Caro, Director of the German chemical company Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik. The name Eosin comes from Eos, the ancient Greek word for 'dawn' and the Greek goddess of the dawn. George Grubler (1850-) was a pharmacist in Leipzig who began making artificial dyes in 1880.
Brown glass bottle with a black screw cap, and a paper label that reads in part “C.I. No. 770 Ethyl Eosin 25 gms / Alcohol Soluble Eosin / Certified for use in: Histology / Pharmaceutical Laboratories / NATIONAL ANILINE DIVISION / ALLIED CHEMICAL & DYE CORPORATION. . .” Eosin is a red fluorescent dye discovered in 1874 by Heinrich Caro, Director of the German chemical company Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik. The name comes from Eos, the ancient Greek word for 'dawn' and the Greek goddess of the dawn. This sample was collected by Richard E. Heller (1908-1998), a surgeon affiliated with the Northwestern University Medical School.
Vac-Trap self-vaccination mechanism for use with wild animals, developed by George M. Baer (1936-2009), head of the Rabies Laboratory at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, and tested by William G. Winkler (1932-2013), a veterinarian with the CDC.
Ref: George M. Baer and William G. Winkler, “Oral Rabies Immunization of Carnivores,” U.S. Patent 4,014,991 (March 27, 1977).
William G. Winkler and Konrad Bőgel, “Control of Rabies in Wildlife,” Scientific American 266 (June 1992): 86-93.
"Rabies is Spreading Rapidly Here, Disease Center Warns," Washington Post (Oct. 21, 1982), pp. A1, A31.
“Death of Former CDC Employee and Noted Rabies Expert—George M. Baer, DVM, MPH,” One Health Initiative (June 17, 2009).
