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IIYDROP1101:171.
The Papers have lat.ly mentioned, as a cure for WI:
disease, the cutting f,tt: cif some small pustules which ap.
pear beneath the tongue. We now lay before on,
Iteadei s the articles which lye ri•.e to it, and %%licit ap
peared in the. Philosophical Magazine for March, 1822-
.
A MODE OF CURE. OF THE EFFECTS of THE BITE OF A
111 AD DOG, USED IN THE UKRAINE.
' When Mr. Nlarochetti, Mho .was employed as at)
operamtrin'the hc'st,ital at Moscow, was in the Uk; aine,
in 1813, in one day fifteon pet sons applied to him foi
( c, having been bitten by a mad dog. Whilst he was
pt epai ing the remedies, a deputation of several old men
made its appeal ance, to r‘lpest hint to allow a peasant
to treat them, •t min who had for some years past enjoyed
a great reputation for the pi evention of hydrophobia,
and of whose success Dr. Marochetti had already
heat d much.

- He consented to-their request, under these conditions :
First, that he (Mr. Marochetti) should be present at
everything done by the peas-Int secondly, in order
that he .miOt be- fully convinced that the dog was
really mad, he, Mr. Marochetti, should select one
of the patients, who should only be treated according to
the medical course usually held in estimation. A girl
of six years old was chosen for this purpose.
The peasant gave to his fourteen patients a strong
" Decoct." of Summit," and " Fl. Genistz lute
Tinctoriz," (about a pound and a half daily), and ex-
amined twice a day wider the tongues, where, as he
stated, small knots containing the poison of the madness
must form themselves. As soon as these small knots'
actually appeared, which ;qr. Marochetti himself saw,
they were opened, and cauterised with a red hot needle,'
after which the patient gargled with the decoction•ufl
the " genista." The result of this treatment was, that
all of them (of whom only two, the last bitten, did not
shew these knots) were dismissed cured at the end of
six weeks, during which time they drank this decoction.
But the little girl who had been treated according to
the usual methods, was seized with hydrophobic acci-
dents on the seventh day, and was dead in eight hours
after they first took place. The persons dismissed were
seen three years afterwards by Mr. Marochetti, and they
were all sound and well.
Five years after this circumstance (in 1818,) Mr. Ma-
rochetti had a new opportunity in Podolia of confirming
this important discovery. The treatment of twenty-six
persons, who had been bitten by a mad dog, was con-
fided to him ; nine were men, eleven women, and six
children. He gave them at once a decoction of the
Genista," and a diligent examination of their tongues
gave the following result:—Fire men, all the women,
and three children, had the small knots already men-
tioned; those most bitten on the third day, others on
the fifth, seventh, and ninth, and one woman, who had
been.bitten but very superficially in the leg, only on the
t tventy• first day. The other seven also, who shewed no
small knots, drank • the " Detoctum Genistz" six weeks,
and all the patients recovered.
In consequence of these observations, Mr. Marochetti
believes, that the hydrophobic. poison, after remaining a
short time in the wound, fixes itself for a certain time
under the tongue, at the openings of the ducts of the
subirtaxillary glands, which are at each side of the
tongue-string, and there forms those small knots,- in
which may be felt with a probe a fluctuating fluid,
which is the hydrophobic poison. The usual time of
their appearance seems to be within the third and ninth
day after the bite; and if they are rot opened within
the first twenty-four hours after their formation, the
poison is re-absorbed into the body, and the patient is
lost beyond the power of cute.
For this reason, Mr. Marochetti recommends, that
. such l atients should be examined under the tongue im-
mediately, which should be continued for six weeks,
during which time they should take daily one pound and
a half of the " Dvcoct. Genist." (or tow times a day
the powder, one drachm pro dosi.) lI the knots do not
appear in this time, no madness is to be apprehended;
but as soon as they appear, they should be opened with
a lancet, and then cauterised, and the patient should
gargle assiduously with the abovementioned decoction.
We hasten to communicate to our readers this im-
portant discovery (which we borrow from the Peters-
burg)) Miscellaneous Treatises in " %he Realm of Medical
Science for 1821") which deserves the full attention of
all medical practitioners, and which, it confirmed by
est erience, may have the most beneficial results.— Trans-
latedfrom an Artie k in the Berlin" State Gazette," No.
20, v. the 14411 Feb. 1822.
Since the above statement appeared in the Berlin
State Gazette, an official report, made to the Prussian
Government, and quoted in a subsequent number of
that newspaper, represents, that knots similar to those
described by Mr. Marochetti were found under the
tongue of a mad dog in Westphalia, the last spring.
Medical men are anxiouly solicited to set on foot
inquiries and experiments, in order to put Mr. Maro-
chetti's statement to the proof. It may be well worth
inquiring also, whether the cure, if such it is, is not
effected by opening and cauterising the knots, without
the decoction of the broom having any part in it?
In the suggestion of trials of the remedy. thus de-
scribed, nothing can be less intended than interference
with excision and actual cautery when practicable, which
it would be highly impathlent to neglect, at any rate as
far as the present treatment of the bite of the mad dog
is ascertained..

Inllossia, the wolves often go mad in winter. An
Engli,h physician of eminence knew an instance of ten
persons ',lying in the same village of hydr(phobia, all
bitten by the same A* Advia-r.

THE JEws' NEW Jewr believe that GOD
created the world in September, or 'Tisti—that at the revolution of
the same titre yearly, he sitteth in judgment. and takes reckoning
of every inan's life, and pronounces sentence accordingly. The
morning of the new year is proclaimed in, the scutid'of a trumpet of
a ram's hers), to warn them that they may thii.k of their sins. The
day before they rise -waits in the morning and pray. When the}
have done in the Synagogue. they go to the graves, testifying that
it Con dots t sit pardon them, they .re like to the dead ; and pray-
ing, that for She hood works of the Saints lie will pity them, and
there they give.larix sunis elms. After noon they shave, adotn,
and bathe thenistlves, that they may be pule the next day, :41d it)
the water they make confession of their sins. The least begins with
a cup of wine and Nor Year salutations; and on their tablectliere
is a ram's head, in Tem:nil:ranee of " that ram which was offered
in Isaac's stead," affil for this cause arc the trtanpcts of rams'
horns. Fish they eat, to signify the mult!plicstion.of their. good
works ; they eat sweet fruits of all sutts, and make thrinselves
merry, its assured of forgivriess of their sins ; and after meat they
tesoit to some Ink:ge to hull their sins into the wittr ; as iris
written—" cast all our sins into the bottom of the sea."
From this day to the tenth ti:ty a time of Tope:nice tn I-ctn.—Sec
Purchas's PPgrimage, tiblished 1615, p. 174.

COMMON HALL.

Yesterday being the day .apisointed for swearing in
the New Sheriffs, and confirming the election of-the
Livery, of a Bridge-master, in the tobm,of.Mr. Ga-
labin, deceased, the LORD MAYOR, accompanied by the
sheriffs; came upon the hustings at half-past twelve
.o
clock, and announced the numbers to be—
For Mr. Gillman 2,704
Mr. Hainworth • 4EIO • •
Mr. Moline
Mr. COMMON ScnJsANT then stated the election to.
have fallen on Mr. Gillman, and the Sheriffs retired to
make their report tc the Court of Aldermen. The.Lonn
MAYOR, Aldermen, and Common Councilmen, after-
wards came upon the hustings: and Mr. RECORDER
announced to the Livery that the election of Mr. Gill-
man, to be the Bridge-master for the remainder of the
present year, had been confirmed by the Court, and
that Gentleman was, thereupon, declared to be duly
elected.—Mr. Gillman returned thanks.
At half-past one. o'clock, the Court again assembled,
and Anthony Brown, Esq. citizen and fishmonger;
and John Key, Esq. citizen and stationer, were nomi-
nated the Sheriffs of the City of London for the year
ensuing.—The Sheriffs elect -.were then sworn in, and
invested with the insignia of their office.—Mr. Martin,
the Under-Sheriff, also took the oaths; after which the
Court broke up.

MAID OF BALDOCK'S MILL.

The real name of this celebtated rustic beauty was
Mary Cornwall. She has been dead about fifty years,
and her remains lie buried in Baldock church-yard.
She had at one time four lovers—" the grave and the
gay, the clown and the beau." The grave lover was a
young Clergyman, and it was he who wrote the song
of " The Maid of Baldock's Mill," which soon became
so popular, that the maid was obliged, for many years,
to avoid the neighbouring marketplaces and fairs,
where it was constantly sung by ballad•singers.
It appears that die Divine, though he might have
been the most learned, was not the favoured lover.
The 44 Maid of Baldock's Mill" married Henry Leo.
nard, a carpenter of Baldock. Her father only gave
her a portion of 1001. or 1501. so that she was indebted
entirely to her beauty and wcrth for her celebrity. The
following is the song, once so popular.

" Who has e'er been at Baldock must needs know the mill,
At the sign of the Hone, at the foot of the bill ;
Where the grave and the gay; the clown and the bean,
Without e'er distinction promiscuously go !
The man of the mill has a daughter so fair,
With so pleasing a shape and so winning an air,
That once, on the hay-field's green bank as I stood,
I thought she was Venus just sprung from the flood !
But, looking again, I perceiv'd my mistake,
For Venus, though fair, has the look of a rake ;
While nothing but virtue and modesty fill
The more beautiful looks of the lass of the mill!
Prometheus stole fire, as the Poets do say,
To enliven the mass he bad modelled of clay ;
Had Pettey been with him, the beam of her eye
Had saved him the trouble of robbing the sky !
Since first I beheld this dear lass of the mill, •
• I can never rest quietly, do what I will;
All day, and all night, I sigh and sit still;
I shall die, if I have not the lass of the mill !"

An average wheat crop for England and Scotland is
about eight million quarters, which quantity is about
sufficient wheat for the population of the country. The
average weight of wheat (good wheat) is from Sighs. to
601bs. the Winchester bushel; and when this quantity
of wheat; and wheat of this weight, ate the result of
the harvest, it is considered to be a good and sufficient
one. From all accounts, we understand that the crop,
both in quantity and quality, will exceed this estimate.
It is to be expected, that under such a state of things,
the prices will fall, and that the reward of the farmer
will be in the quantity, not in price.

Doetamser.—Colonel Guise going over on a cam-
paign to Flanders, shewed much kindness to a young
raw Officer, who happened to take his passage in the
same vessel, and the Colonel took the Johnny New-
come under his conduct to Antwerp. Some wags, no-
ticing how simple and credulous was this youth, told
him he would be despised by his corps if he did not
soon challenge some distinguished Officer to single
combat. The lad said he knew no distinguished Officer
except Colonel Guise, and he owed to him the greatest
obligations. The arch rogues replied, that Colonel
Guise's favours were no obstacle, since he knew no one
else, to become the instrument of vindicating his ho-
nnur by a rrncontre and a Gentleman of such known
bravery was the fittest antagonist he could have. The
young simpleton lost no time in applying to Colonel
Guise; but feeling prevailed over all other objects, and
lie prefaced the challenge by expressing gratitude for
the attention bestowed upon him. ".Sir," replied the
Colonel, ".I have done my duty, and no more." " But,
Colonel," faultered the youth, " I am told it is abso-
lutely necessary for me to fight some Gentleman of
known courage and high honour ; and that nobody
—" "Oh, Sir," answered Colonel Guise, "your fiiends
do me too much honour; but there is a Gentleman
well known to have killed half the regiment." The
youth, tractable to the advice of his -benefactor and
Commanding Officer, applied to a huge fierce-looking
man, seated at one of the coffee-house tables, and say-
ing, that being well informed of his bravery, he must
reque,t a meeting with such a distinguished Olfi:7er—
" Who, I, Sir ?" replied the Gentleman, " lam Peal,
the "surgeon." Colonel Guise undeceived the youth, and
the story ended, as it should, in a joke.
Goldsmith used to say, he could play on the German
flute as well as most men ; at other times, as well as
any man living : but in truth he understood not . the
character in which music is written, and played on that
instrument as many others do, merely by ear.- Roubillac,
the sculptor, a merry fellow, once heard him play, and
minding to put a trick upon him, pretended to. be
charmed with his performance, as also that he himself
was skilled in the art, and entreated him to repeat the
air that lie might %%lite it down. Goldsmith readily
consenting, Roubillac called for paper and scored
thereon a few five-lined staves, which having done,
Goldsmith proceeded- to play and Roubillac to write;
but his writing was only such random notes on the lines
and spaces, as any one might set down who had :Ayer in-
spected a rage of music. When they had both done,
Rou4illac sheaved the paper to Goldsmith, who looked
it over with seeming great attention, said it.was very
correct, and that if he hid not seen him do it, he never
could have believed his friend capable of waiting music
after him.

. RIDING THE RING. . •
• • •
Monday se'nnight, the ancient Fraternity of Chapmen
of Stirlingshire and Clackmanrion.met, as usual, in the
.king's Park, to contest for the ancient Prize Ring and
other sports. For somelears the•zeal•of the Fraternity
had been put into the utmost requisitirm to increase the
interest of the day's amusements, and to make the sports
every way worthy of the vast numbers who resort to
the field on such occasions. At no for mer period had
the' exertions of the brethren been More success( ul. The
day proved
.fine,.ankitt an early -hour, the Park was
cross ded with an elegant display of .the youth .and
.beauty of Stirling and the surrounding country, and the
equipages exceeded in number and elegance any former
appearance. The Members, we were happy to see, fully
m-aintai.ned their numbers, and entered into the sports
of competing for the Ring, with.a degree of emulation
never surpassed. Indeed the Royal . field, on Monday
4eimight, could. not fail to bring to recollection the
tales of 66 the days of yore," when the gallant James
Fitzjames held his ancient fetes on • the same spot, and
which have been celebrated by Sir Walter Scott, in his
" Lady of the Lake," in strains so appropriate.
The sports of the day commenced with a foot race for
" boys, alter which followed the interesting game of the
ring, -when no fewer than sixteen of the brethren ap-
peared on horseback, armed with spears. The ring was
rwon by Mr. Jaffray, whu was presented with a hand-
some gold ring, the gift of the Gliildry of Stirling. For
',putting the stone (221bs. weight), six competitors ap-
peared, and the silver medal was won by William
Drysdale, in Alva, who threw the stone up a gently
rising ground 28 feet 1 inch. John Brown, the second
competitor, threw the stone 27 feet 10 inches. The se-
cond silver medal uas awarded to John Brown. Next
followed the horse races, which.were competed for, and
won as follows:-1st, for a gold medal, value five sov.
Mr. James Dobie; 2d, a gold medal, value two and a
half sov. for ponies—Mr. John .Sinclair's pony, rode by
Mr. James Dobie ; 3d, for a " purse o'. will," Mr. Dick.
An excellent race, keenly contested, and won by a tread.,
The whole sports of the day were then concluded with
a sack race, which afforded abundance of laughter and
merriment to the field. The judges of the day were
Provost Anderson, of Stirling, Bailie Aikman, of Stir--
ling, and John M!Nab, Esq. of Cowie. It was intended
that prizes should also have been given for wrestling,
'
tossing the bar, foot racing, and other sports, but the day
was so far spent as not to admit of their being contested.

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