The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-04 00:00:00

II YDROPHOBIA.

(From the Indianapolis Journal.)
Some eight weeks ago-Miss Selina Eller, an in-
telligent young lady of 22 years, daughter of Mr.
Ilarvey Eller, residing at Beck's Station, .on the
Peru Railroad, in Hamilton county, some 15 miles
north of this city, was bitten by a rabid dog while
she was endeavouring to drive him out of the house.
The wound was on the finger, and so very slight
that it excited no alarm, although the dog was
known to be mad. As usual in cases of hydro-
phobia she thought nothing more about the matter
until the morning of Monday, the 25th ult., when
on going to wash her face the touch of the water
made her shudder," as she described it. The
fearful truth flashed on her instantly, but being a
lady of great self-command, she simply said to her
sister, "I am going to go mad; I can't live ;" adding
that she would, however, " finish spinning the rolls"
she was engaged upon. She worked on during the
day with some increase of the horrible symptoms,
but nothing visible to others ; and the next morn-
ing, on sitting down to the table, she remarked to
the family, " You must take that water from the
table, or I can't eat anything." She ate but a
little, and got up saying she would go to work
again.

She continued through that day as before, but
with a decided strengthening. of her repugnance
to water, of which she said, " the very sight
sent a tingling feeling all through her." She
also complained that the glistening face of
the clock affected her in the same way. On
Wednesday she was too far overcome to work, and
while standing on the floor speaking to some of the
family she began grinding her teeth, and directly
after fell down in a fit; the foam working out of her
mouth, her teeth gnashing, and her body frightfully
convulsed. Some of the younger children who were
with her at the time ran out in great alarm, and the
neighbours hurrying in found her 9n the floor near
the fire in the same terrible condition ; but she bit
so furiously at every one who touched her that it
was impossible to do anything with her. The fire
was removed, so that she might not injure herself
by it, and sbe was left lying until the spasm had
passed off. She was then, placed upon the bed, and
Dr. Rooker called in. When he arrived she was
again convulsed and senseless, uttering short, bark-
ing sounds, and snapping at everything that ap-
proached her. A bloody froth was constantly issu-
ing from her mouth, which she tried to spit at those
around her. Ile caused her to be tied down in the
bed, and proceeded to administer morphine to re-
lieve her agony.
In a lucid interval slie remonstrated, saying, cc I
must die. I know it, and I want to die iu toy senses,
so don't stupify me with medicine." After another
fit the doctor proposed another dose of morphine,
and at last she consented, but added, " You must
give it to me with water." But this remedy pro-
duced little effect. The awful paroxysms contin-
ued, with the same frighful suggestions of doggish
sound and the same frantic efforts to bite. She bit
her hands terribly, and bit pieces out of the pillow
and bed clothes. Dr. A. G. Ruddle was also
called in, but his assistance was as unavailing as
that of Dr. Rooker. This, we believe, was the
next day, Thursday, but at all events on that day
Dr. Rooker determined to try the effect of bro-
mide of potassium, which had been recommended by
some European physician in cases of hydrophobia.
Dr. Ruddle happening to have a small quantity
with him it waa at once administered, and the