Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-05-15
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1Thc foowin. very Interesting (nade particularly
o. by tue spir; OF observation which dictatedit) is
traced tom the MagaNRe OF last uOmih, edited thus
CITY 10y ihe Rev. Johhi. iticerhe melancholy case IL
sell also OS' urred IA the city--Ns confess
were most decided eonyets 20 The adog st0Me. gsed
Ia pnt oftbe country wheTe II was much Ia use, uhd
wusTs its virtues the theme nnqua sled vraisr
we nave scarcely ever INDUCED doubt ABOUT ito eii-
cdy "Hen properly applied B"t u e possible tiat pre-
Jhl,ce with us has become prinetp.e-that ahat We
have tprg believed hay. believed Erst wit-
o't suintiea efdeucs Inc melancholy case OF iGyif
is the ars one WHICH SesilS 10 frh tbr
fora current Of information. We conlt.s Il has
ShafsA 1nr belief ~ the virtues Of the t0nehuEsh ii
has not altogether destroy ed it.-EHgHH6r.l
Died, or the 21th day of March, Edward
Taylor, yonnsest son or Mrs. Sarah Fdyloi of
Richmond, aged about 2 years.
The circumstances al this inOurnfii ease are
briefly the,e: Eorty-five days before iicAin, T..
was 61ten by dOS belonging ~ the taa.Jiy.
Previously 10 this, the dog had manifested M
unusual degree of Ill nature bat no other
symptom, d. sc understaud, OF madness. Atihe
t',ne when the wound was inflicted, the subject
81 II was amusing hiRlseIf with experiments oa
tue temper OF the animal and there i. teison
u hei,ese that the dos. seized him without
knowing precisely what was seized. Because
tie boy being with tie do. on the outside of d
"'iiaii hOnse used as a keGncl, kicked against
tie ssde OF THE house, anu uite.iug the casio
mary sounds for encoGra slng dogs, suddenly
placed h,s baud hole in The Kennel. The
dog sprung forward, and inflicted severe
worHd both in the back Of The hand! and III the
paHl next the ihIni5. The dog was soon after
tel aud when the writer o! this saw him was
e:ltiIeiy calm, eatin- tIec!V, showing no horror
OF waieT, without froIh about the mouth, re-
cognis.ns Inc members of the family, and Civ
iJs tie usual indications OF affection when
hIp'ily called.
Immediately after the infection of tie wound
tile past was we'll washed with strong brine; *
soine other simple remedies were apIt,ed. AS
soo.l. however, as twas seriously apprehcnded
"a, tllc Do was mad, recourse was had to the
E..st Indian composition, usually called the be-
~ - 4sllI yg
ti'ats 10 the wounded parts, du,l was said 10
lave performed its office perfectly well. The
bntioHs mother became entirely easy on tie
SUBJECT, fully believing, that by the virtue OF
tie siOnf hos son had beeB secured .ainst the
05sHdj:1 Disease. ltmay be proper, however 10
obsette. iiateVery direction given by the own.
81 90 he stone vas punctiI0UsIy observed. aud
t.at tue wound was kept open for Se vera .ye eks
al leHsi, however, it WAS healed, and al. was
thOHght 30 he y ell.
On tie lody-aecond day after the bite was
iH,ieiei, Ell. Dssan 10 complain. The syinp-
tom, precisely rescmbled the appearuaCe at
tcudinS diseases common to the season. wa,
aPpre hcaded that he mad taken cold, and that
Is ShS hatoaS. 4 dOse OF caiOmct was admin.
isiefed by the mother at HIght, which, not O)e-
rattng sgEICieiitiY il WAS thOusht advisable to
ald by siau5er salts next inOrnIns. iuuiienyt-
ipg tU swallow the sOlutiOr, such difficulty Was
d"cernet, that the writer of THIS asticle was
Immediately sent tor, aud found the SU.ieteFIy-
ius Ia bed, win no Synlptom that could Ia the
least Indicate disease, except continual SIGH
ins, ioF "hica 40 TgaaOn could be assigned ....
one o. experiments, however, " It'll liquids,
lhaHccd ina Suspicion that 3. was "a case of n.y.
sIJPh0iif. IL these, aHd in every other that
was male, tle difca!sy .cas :4st ia SrdtigciEg,
2Et ~ getting tie to9ffr isfO the DiSa!h aud tax
Ups ri0scd JJI IL. Ih4t giiCe accomplished, TIE
Fcnf'0ie.g3 lUas gegectig gaay. iais dec,dcdfact
|frftHfoWs aHy 20 thesis W.sGb bias considerable
rHirency, Tesyecl}g2 lhs pEJiuintaU symptom
o. the 6ias8se. T. z wa. = BOY VI uncommon
'tsD'"i'1.i, ao1 mace uJsi powerful efforts 80
Feaist !he spasM0.i1c motions produced rs W.
en- altc.D2ttD receive ii4,i.as. OutneapproIcli
~ SatCr- HO@eytr u lgSfftt.-s 300 las BTeist aud
arbUi8efs - b Pidre. " 1.sll tIcfe d-rs Is tie
iantd aPyg0acacd 1870 HpS, auT ia every iu-
siAaes 49, "h,ch iic snccee ted ia s~aii0Wiug,
lAcie seemed 50 bcd sJUy.IsIsc HDtlon last "a.
Use lnJNih H'3 CHp came o.. contact aHd the
water Wat iatIer thrown 11tO tie month titdh
gJsen 81 ide usun Way. At oitcr times, ine
ttJ - 30 tsdt the Etnid touri.sd .ie tps 0f the
h.s tJAkac uifGst 0ui 90 tlo H5nUi, as iar .,s
Tea as icst 90 4tcJ1ld 5e pF0ie-tgj
80 tssgfte % be- particularly ranUiik eI that
3f"aei pfaslo.a'y, b0r disi3s fIc progress 1T
tty disease, -, any chasIe UtScerutut $50 tHp
sicatfjss. -llic wound, .f.t hast.i, b,tsI Kept
e..eh fos sestFa astEs, was neA.".. . 60. Tom
tie afst syHpfo& 60 tie tcTHHuaItOn 81 toe
ca,e. tbg condition. % the scar wds iiIe same
DC "as recent ara "a coarse tcd. Tine gat,rgt
uid cot complain of g.i.g Shooting trom the
eirauice a. tie bcsd nor was tnere any e.
ctui temporary q scoiouiaiiom OF tie ana.
pgodncsd rs fraction; 90 tiis was used 80
account Of some sheti so,cargs AID Stiffness
Snrp1scd 10 aatc been iDduced b. tanmS
cold
Within q few hours after any strong syrnp.
toDs 1T ,hr disease had been developed, tie
spatms lsad stestiy increased IN violence, aud
the aacctOD wluch At iifst was Produced only
by tempting to swallow liquids. was brOt on
- e!iaost asy caHac; such as the patieats