Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-27
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NEW ioRk, .io!y I've now redeem our
pIoht'e py giving the statement of the case OF
oa.ieS lam, who was bitten by a mad dog.
ahd cured by The plant called Sculicsn as
"r""h UP aud fun nished us by his two physi-
Clans rgr. D.,
i" Early or Thursday morning. the 10th of
Su"e, was called upon By James Cam who
requested me TO dress his rirht hand ,rhirh
jiaa luSt Deen biscG by "A dog That he briieyad
was ii"d. Upvu examination iound the DOGS
'etth had Penetrated deep into the muscular
p"i' vi ue thunnb, between its meIacarph
bone and that OF the fore finger aud iha, the
SNin Was but little laceralej From ia. si,u.,-
''og anu depth Of the wound, / deemed eAtir-
parton iheNpedipnt, aud directed suuprtctaI
,e!iihs hlm ut The same time, it The
uos Nnula prove 10 have been mnd he had
notn'ns 10 tear, a> plan, had been discovered
Isi0Wi'S i'ini arawi,s Of the scullcap IN the
ENenihg i-USt) which had never been knowuto
I"i' a.. snr" Gases, when property adn,iuistcr-
w 10 ,'e evening saw hiis AZ ain aud tien
adN'Seu nm 10 call on Jesse Williams The SON
h-!aw OF the late Mr. Lewis of w chester
a"u prncure FROM hima quayiity Of scul!-
Sap' lie did 50, and obtaI,Icd about three
ouhc's of the dried herb, finely cnt nm win
w ectons 10 pat tea-spo0n fuli aud an half
Si II VI quart OF parm water and To driuk
, . pat OF this infusion rnhig aud night,
ipt t"9 successive da.-, aud on the tl,ird
gay 10 omit il aud take tpa-snoou fulI of
Io"r OF sulphur. In this uiauucr Williams
directed the scullcap and sulphur To be alte,-
n".e'y USED Tor forty days, during which time,
IL
Gas diet observed he Thought the syound rn-
i"'eu no other attention than simple dres-
Shs' Mr. earn strictly followed tie above
"ieStious ana remained free trom complaint
'"', ihurSuhy the l7ih. About noon he yeas
Sulueuiy takeuill aud sent for me l found
una iaOoniihg under frightfui spasms of the
'nu'cie OF the face aud neck his face was
"a".'u toWhrdS the right shoulder, his head
"s''e'S shaken, he ground his teeth with
violence, his eyes had a wild and terrific stare
""s MS whole aspect was appalling; but The
sp"sni soon subsidized, and he became perfect
.edih' Upon enquiry, found he was first
a'dcked with shiyeriug, then a prickinr or
IHsiinS sensation abont the parts bitten ex-
.th"ihs over the hand and running up the
sim' accompanied with slight involuntary
go ,-oi 'he muscles of the hanI and
Gu W t"ese succeeded sense of ti.Itness
"Dout tle chest and throat; immediately ,f,er
Nu1cn' iohowed The conclusive action of the
muscles of the face aud neck, above described
'H"',u ms Pulse aud breathing regular aud
'ui ""fUiS the intervals but when the
p"roAISms were approaching, they became hur
hon hho irregular, and continued so till the
si:hH'H' Aad gone Oft, when he complained of
SIG pain III the right breast tore.her win
"SJ'eseHs ana stiifueSS OF Tie back paiI OF the
neck. Liquids lie took without difficulty nor
uii pouring waller ftGm QUE vessel 40 a,iothe,
!" hiN presence, rrGdHce any perceptjbie dis
Nfess neither It'd The sight of the surj,,, of ~
pot'ic9 mir!0r OF the waving of = y,LIie chr
t"'"' sS.iN'biy hrtct him Has paroxysms re-
i"Fned al uregnlar Intervals OF from five 10
.t" minutes; thelr duration beng from one 10
Two inmates HIS bowels icing tonsiiuai.d Z
sNe h''i sernple of Calomei, aud dIyected
MN TO dtiuk his tea (Which. upon iusoection
round very weak as strong as i; could Le
Hla'e--t" take II warm. aud in as large GUAM
u'iGs, as has stomach would beat-usiup i, as
his oHiy driHks "
!oih Early in The morning. Or. Robson
81" h'm with me and continued 10 see him af-
as We icardt that some unauthorized
ners"I had tai on ten or twel ' q ounces of hiooG
hpi,
,,hdft'r irad operated freely durtny the niyht
we hhu taSen largely Of his lea, and tl,ourhi
Ei'nsVii rttieT the Spasms. however still Sc
we're, hut NOT qGltersO FREQUENT we d,rectcd
MN I" continue lis tea lis YESTERDAY
'Wh. nus morning We fouul him chccr-
r"l ne hIa passed iOleraby good night
terIF mnri' better than yesterday his spasm'
,nodsiainS considerably, boti, IL, violence aud
frequency. lie still Continued his tea .s br
iofe Ia the attgIUOOn a shower of ram fell
IL N"hl OF winch, aud The r,ppiing OF the va
tet 10 lac gniiGr. his Spasms returned IN quick
succession aud with mLTe violence tiIun tbry
had dOur at auy oIlier time durinr The H.
SHd pToiu"ch III bin such sensations that Ia
use as own expression, lie could not bear 10
i'ok ~ Il ,and was Obliged to turn assay
Zvlh' We saw him about noon he was moi
20 well fit, spaSms rather more frequent and
scs.fe'leaVIIg him IS il disagreediJlc feeling
w his hea aud an acute pain in the back of his
necR. lPon eAiqnirirg whether he sill cor
iuued his tea. he replied that at Williams di
ing Il doSe o. sulphur ;on which wc iiufuedi-
dtciy ordered hls SculiCap 10 be GeSuuled aud
h'i AGAIN 30 omit II, unless directed by ~ ITO
did 50, and again found his spasms TO Subside
2iSt. He ssid he fell like a new man: Lia
snaShs had heaTly left him still cuptiuu ed iu
Ctc uss Of !is tea as before.
I'D. He had 10 SpaSnls nor did he COM
plain OF ans thing hut weakness. We directed
Inn TO continue IN tic use oftIe scullcau tilrce
C. four wccks longer.
Jnly 18Th. Nesaw him, he ielt no uneasi-
Nfss Whatever, and ha. been free from cont
I-aiHt ever since we last visited him
" 10 enable tie reader TO form lest cOncln-
sI0nS respecting the character OF rh, above
case. we viii state the result Of our 4naIiries
h"d Observations, cOncetning the rabd state
Ok - animal which had inflicted tie bite
Ie dog was young and genilr and had
Ncver 'iO~H marks Of u! temper until The d,v
t.iote lac bH Cam, when hn stamped al and
attempted 10 bite 4 nidu. without provoca,iou
Nho heTtiJiOre had Oecn familiar with ll.tn =
he vas c6Htl6e1 over night bot broke loose
catly the IeA' Hotnrg tic I0il. vlcn Cana
90 lie Way iu work met him lhe dor car,p
iiciiiUG along. SId tiH thinks WunI have
t0nc ca "itoGt noticing hiiB, IL lie had moi
when opposite rallied lGm by name. AID was
ia the &C: ofpaiung hi, bead v hen lie ,,ev
seized Inn hy fsc hJud uadc two spaus AMI
Fa,sc3 Ca without hooking ult \ few wards fur
tier he snagp,d II a6d quniiI,ci viii, three
strange dogs be nest bu a neighbours doc
With whon he "ts sccU.io,ned To play, and = :
ab apprentice 81 his ~ asieT WaS aftrH,ptiur to
tc him giilr rope He snapped a, and tore oil
q part pf his fro sscts.
e iirhsyiour IKE ibis, So opposite 20 his usn
al mil2BNss excited sr'IDrs a1prp1ieusion Le
vas immediately tied ~ IS GOD lou.". Ntilr
thr, confused, he rat staIiu.it. tat t.nred
Wufer fTeclf: he snapped al 8 rs master e %
i,stlrss. howiiHg ,ip.,uily and cnaWi,s ruri-
tu-l 81 the dom 81 lIs =, s"r. Hy tie fve-
i.'lg. nheU we II" han Pc hfd ,pa,c.,I 4, g.. 80.
Lyio through the door, - toln. V Itch o., h1d
I,,vraicd hi, mo0th. and rina ,n Oh several IN
III teeth against jls nails NJ Tue baits,g.
t!'s i,la', after many aitsnp.s, he lagFed !.
Va. Williams the daughter Of Lspis tcina inform
90 o. n,n's sio"ef sirck. fef' nm errd To-, i. n,