Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-27
tSigued) }W. STILLWELL.
tBENJ. *. ROBSON"
ADDITION

One wordin addition. With several meti-
cal gentlemen. accompanied Dr. Robson TO
see Mf. Gam alter his recovery, aud heard
hiih recount IN person most of the above paI-
uruIars L daily saw the last mentioned dou
nom Tue commencement OF rabies, until the
DAY before lac died and mate enquiries of
se'eiai neiShbois who were called in 10 wit
hess Ianns attack, y heard them confirm the
description above given Of his appearances 1
Will now say. that IL this case is Judged of i'm
partially, think il presents. not indeed ma
'hepaicai demOnsiratiou but that degree of
evidence that mast satisfy every candid and
rational mind, of the efficiency Of the plant in
question To prevent or To- cure hydruphobia I:
anu when we consider il i'm connection with
upwards OF the one hundred cases that have
Oeeh treated with similar success Tx the late
Mr.. Lewis OF W est-CheSter and UPWARDS of
tue thiee hundred recorded by the late Doc
Tor Neudeveer ot RAILWAY, IN ~ i'm The
course OF long practice, without a single fai
infe, think L shall not be thought askiur ION
much, II claini-toT IL lue entire condolences of
me public esps ciaily when the faculty. of me-
dicine are driven 10 the humiliatiny acknow-
iedsment, thai they know ufnO remedy in the
case Oi the bite OF d mad dug on which thp>
eau place any reliance. Dr. MoseIy has IN
ueed recorded several cases Of successful
treatment by mercury, and we are asSuI ed ina
puhiicaiion bS Tie laie DR.. Rush, that, ii cure
was elected by cOpious blood letting still IL i
an HnueniabIe truth, that PLY sicians of emf.
hcnce nave repeatedly tried both methods
aud stu found iiicIr practice unsuccessful
IL is SAL thth that the most skilful of the
faculty attend he patient only 10 witness, in
helpless commiSseratiUn, The last agonies OF the
most frighttu death; totally and coniessedly
unable 10 prevent or retaId its certain an
preach, or even 10 mitigate It's -horrorss
But we nave heen presented with objections
and are demanded TO answer them before we
can lay claim 10 TIE public credence Ii is as
ked, tor instance, how we Know the dog that
hit Tie paiieitwas actually mad and how can
We know that 1t he was, the bite would have
proved fatal II LETT 10 itself As il is
an uadisputed fact that The bite Of a mad
dog dues not always take effect we frankly an
s~er, ~e do not, we cannOL, know either 10 a
certainty. But we say The nature of the case
does not admit OF certainty liz L.e strict sense
Of that woodland we also say, that nothing
inoie can, III fairness, he required of us uhan
TO produce the best evidence the nature of
The case admits of; this is all that can be de-
mdnded according to the strictest rules of e.
violence laid down by the highest authority
Ioask more, and Ia expect Of us that " should
hot proceed To act upon this species of proof
because II does Not amount To the eItainty Of
mathematical axiom, would be to put a siop
10 hnman agency altoge HER, and reduce man
hind to autonatons incapable OF voltion or ac.
lion. we 90 cOnteud then, that il il enough
for our purpose, that we have offered evidence
of the highest probability, and maintain that
IT u SuiLcieut To warrant the conclusions we
have drawn. May we not AT least. say
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