Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-13

TOR OF the DaiiOOB eSCdptu tuS sioicuSS VI
the infuriated mob. but, for the sake OF hu-
manity, we hope he did.
From the ". York Evening Post, .aag. 80.
RECENT CASE OF HYDRoPHoBIA, CURED
BY THE scULL-cAP.
The following history Of this case was
received by yesterdays mail, in letter
from the phycian who attended the patient,
to Dr.. Spalding, who is engaged in pre-
pairing publication on this important sub
ject. This Gaze will be, in some particu-
lars, even more satisfactory to medical
men, than that of Cam it better agrees
as TO the time that usually interyenes be-
tween the bite and the appearance of the
symptoms of incipient hydrophobia. twill
perhaps, be said, and it is the only thing
that can be said by the incredulous and un-
candid, that it does not appear in this case,
as in that of Cam, that the dog in ques-
tion was actually mad, being killed before
the truth was ascertained. ! answer, that
he had the common and well known symp-
toms Of canine madness, and taken in con-
nection with the nature of the disease that
was caused by his bite, it affords US mo-
raj certainty Of the fact. There will, how.
ever be found some few of the faculty, who
will, with the editor OF the Medical Reposi.
tory, affect still to doubt who having once
adopted theory of their own, are impe-
netrable to demonstration men whose
minds are of such a curious texture that
they readily yield to the improbable, and
stprdily resist degree Of proof that con-
vinces all mankind but themselves men,
IN short, who may be easily known by
their logged obstinacy in error, and their
contempt ofcommon sense. But 1t is time
to present the reader with the case, as de.
tailed in the following letter:
Montague. (JMass.) Aug. GO, 1919.
Dear Sri send you the particulars Of
case that occurred in my practice. leav-
ing it TO you to dispose oft, in any manner
that you may judge proper.
Mrs. H, belonging TO this town, of
healthy constitution, ga years Of age, was
bitten on the 5lh day of July last, by a
puppy months old, supposed, by herself
and her friends, to be mad The follow
ing were the marks he showed of rabies
On Saturday, the Sd, he refused his &C.
customed food; appeared stupid and sickly,
head and ears hanging down, and Showed
no disposition for playlulness. On the 4th
still refused to eat his eyes were red, dull
and full OF tears; and his mouth covered
with apparently tough and frothy slime
he frequently staggered and fell down;
sometimes started up quick, and attempted
to run, but could not 60 straight forward
took little notice OF any thing towards
evening snapped a, objects, but never bark
ed. On Monday morning be became furi.
Gus; run at every thing tina. came in his
way and attempted to bite; at length ac-
tualIy did bite the lady above mentioned,
ON the ball OF the thumb, making four Incl
sions through the skin. He was then i'm.
mediately killed. On the same day she
sent Tor me, and advised the immediate
use of the sculI cap; but not having any on
hand, was only able to procure some Of
another person which had been gathered
tive years before, and had lain exposed to
the open air, in box; with directions 10
give it every other day as prescribed by
Dr.. Thacher. She did so and the wound
healed in few days, with no unpleasant
on the 18th day after the
bite, she felt slight pain or itching in the
part bitten, which soon became little ele-
waited, and circumscribed inhamed spot,
about the size of a six pence, arose and ex-
tended over the cicatrix OF one Of the marks
OF the dogs teeth soon afterwards she felt
a fixed pain in the wrist, which extended
to her elbow and shortly increased and
reached to her shoulder; wandering pains
in her back and joints succeeded; she felt
a painful and strange sensation in her head,
and sometimes also giddiness, so that she
could not walk straight forwards; she now
complained of iasstude, with structure and
heaviDess in her breast, accompanied with
difficulty OF breathing. On perceving these
alarming symptoms concluded that the
plant had lost its virtues by age and expo
sure, and endeavored to procure some ofre-
e.nt nrnuth which fortunately | obtained