Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-08-04
From the Salem Gazette, Of July IS.
ACCOUNT OF rHEsrRANos EFFEcTs or A airs

From the Salem Gazette, Of July IS.
ACCOUNT OF rHEsrRANos EFFEcTs or A mrs
BIZ MAD Doc
On or about the ISth1av Of Nav. r7as. Asa Fst.
Tos, II Dsnvers, psrion Of a psthoric habit and
isnguine complexion, as he was walking with his Ola
cog roltpg by his Gde attempted (by holding OUT hs
hand as uiua) 70 play with him on which the doy
mapped and made with his tooth IN al old fear %
back Of his hand, a ght wound winch caufea him "a
iuipea that the dog mad, which foon proved to be
the fact, by the fame Dog, the next day, BITING
heier and attempting to bite yoke Of oxen BUT was
prevented By the vigiIsrcc Of pcrfon nsndine ~ -
The dog was then killed. and about Sftecn dAvs after
the heiterrun mad and cleo the woard on Mr. Fell
tons hand which yielded but httle blood vvithontanv
largeal apPAsatlon fon healed, and tor above Eve
years after be continued IA general good healrh lsb,r
cd hard est and drank heartily, made no application
70 any phylciah for medicine nor az eIce rho driny
the above term be FREQUENTLY deiir his wife if he
thoud be ieiErd @ith ilinst 70 have him inusdiatcy
confined by which il appears, that hs was appY er
i've OF iufierng the fad Conequence Of the bc in fone
future time and hc invariably unwe eyery vear-
stter the bite, at the lime he bitten and IN the
court- Of the tive years shove[sd he al times would
appear very frowsrd, peeviih and psfionatc, more
than nc uied 70 be and for above year par he had
lfEred greatly with nquetude of mnd bv nipht apat
day, leps but little troubled with lrshtu dreams a.
that he was falling into deep water into his well, &c.
10 the night he oEten compained OF great Thrill and
Of burning pam IN the back Of bis hand and a.
times he has luGsrcd grievoas mental dsraugement
wooid often tel thar he had fsen the Devil and thas
he hCuld cone TO want, and made fevcra attenpts
flieide by throwing hmGs our Of tie lcutte os
his houfe, ard falling nearly thirty feet upon hard
trodden ground BY Nhchf fan lis collar bond onlv was
broke, and he fer ets time flunned. tho he never
after would own that &c had any knowledge Of hia
going out at the fcdste, falling from Il fomemes
ne has been found lying on the eouna hv the fde az
hf r-rh -,
ne IN his head, which ea1ftd him TO dfnount and lie
down this Ionie people woud attribute to ntoxica..
ton. bur has been ccc obfervSt thar after bis "
and reftinG bur ihcrt time he would rils mount ia
horie and Readily proceed on his bulneEs AZ orher
times when riding to eishbour's houe and had
come within fix eight rods Of the door an iulpreon
would iuddenly feize bis mind (tho perfectly 70 AZ
appcaranee fsnf5 , that he could not ride one Rcp
further, bur nun dfnount fioEn his hcrc and travel
into the hcuie upon all fcurs, which he wond do So
and after fcttins and coaverfng about The bulnefy
which he wSnS i pom Re would mount bis horr srAin
and ride home A. other times, when frrrg ia cpn
pany, tranquil mind 10 appearance At home Or 80
broad he would fud6saly cry oct wh terrible loud
and irregular voice, a. II he was iezed with psia
aisRg hm the reaion, he word fay can't hep is--
are YOU 10 pain No, Int can'l help it. For r1me
months pait be has been troubled with week.-mrs. ani
great pain his hips and lower eSfreases vhichrsn-
dsred hm unable to walk rprta tsHe,
The foregoing are fonie OF the france and uncon-
mon fymptoms which attended Mr.Fel On for aimoh
two years pan and upon the II III day VI Juy Jan w.
besahe dehrious, fancying hnfelf pofe To- OF great
riches and owner o the who's Garth that theau9elsF
in Heaven and al creatures fuhjstt 70 hans oa
tho Izth day he continued much on The Game lubisa,
prOclanins with loud voice with little or no ceda-
tion. On the 18th day At times he was atticked with
fplfns and extreme trerhbngs, which would raufe the
bed 30 make under him. The 4th f5th and I6th
days he continued howling mapping his teeth a. the
corners Of the pillow, biting the bed clothes gaping
and curling Up his tongue aud making many 9th CT ca
nine geutes During all the FIX daya hr leptnot one
minute, nor could Isstsins Of crude su snum, with
cthetquid preparations Of laudSnur, in lar &c quar-
lSes, given each day, eauc the leaf appearance Of
dSpwsnes upon his eyesti The latter part Of the 16th
dayo July lat, when his voice and trengh beran 10
fal, and about even O'clock in the evening he began
70 crowfsa little, sns before eight he died. in the 4ad
yer 81 his age ne has efts wife and tx children