Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-07-21

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,ineuiring whether he still cc,i.irued his tea.
he replied, that, at Williams direction II
was omitted for the purpose of taking a
dose OF SUI phnr; on which we ir,mcd;ate
/ y ordered i,i, scuilcap to be resumed. and
not again 10 emit it, unless directed by us:
&c did so, and again tot.nd his spasms 10
tsnnsida. Sa8'4asa7'isss'
2lst. He said be felt Ikea new man:
hisspasrns had nearly left him; still CONT.
nued in the use of his tea as before.
eyed. He had no sp SINS, nor did he
complain of any thing but weakness. re
directed hin to continue in The use Of The
scullcap thrse or four weeks longer.
] "July 18th. We saw him. he felt no
uneasiness whatever. and has been free
from complaint ever since we last visited
nm.
! To enable the reader to form just con-
illusions respecting the character OF the a.
bove case, we will state the result of our
enquiries md observations, concerning the
rabd state of the animal which had inh;ct-
ed the bite
The dog was young and gentle, and
had never shown marks of i'll temper until
the day before he bit Cam, when he snap
ped at and attempted to bite man, with
out provocation, who heretofore had been
familiar with him. He was confined over
night, but broke loose early the next mosn.
ing, the 10Th, when Cam on his way TO
work met him-the dog came irouing a.
long, and Cam thinks would have gone On
without noticing him, il he had no. when
opposite called him by Name, and vas in
the act OF pI,ling his head when The dog
seized him 10y the hand. made two snaps,
and passed on without looking up; few
yards further be snapped at and quarrelled
with three strange dogs he next bit
neighbor's dog with whom he was accus.
toned to play, and as anapprentice o. his
master was attempting TO tie him with a
rope, he snapped at and tore of part Of
his troN sers.
! Behaviour Ike this, so opposite to bis
usual milduess, excited serious apprehen"
sion he was immediately tied in wood
house. While thus confined, he eat spa.
ringiy. but Tapped water freely; he snap.
ped at bis master was restless, bowling
violently, and knawing furiousIy a, the .
door OF bis prison. BY the evening, when
We saw him, he had gnswed a large hole
through the door, in doing which he bad
lscerated his mouth, and broken IF seve-
raj Of his teeth against the nails Of the bat
ting-At this time, after many attempts,
be lcpped little wafer, and then upset the
vessel which contained it refused food.
and snapped at the approach Of his master;
his eyes were watery and dull, sometimes
closed, then suddenly opened, when he
snapped at imaginary objects. He now
broke his rope, and as no one dared to ap-
preach him TO replace it, believing him
mad, he was shot. Our next enquiry was
after the dogs which had been Liiten By
this one, but W. found they had all been
destroyed, except the one las: mention
ed
This dog was secured The same day
he was bitten, and put in cool, airy and
dry cellar; he was regularly fed, and con-
tinued well until the 9Th Of July. lie then.
began to show SYMPTOMS OF canine madness;
the under jaw fell E; his food dropped from
his mouth, when he attempted to eat he
made many efforts TO drink, frequently bu-
ryirg his nose in the water, hut did not
appear to swallow he was obedient TO his
masters command; was dull and moping,
but would occasionally snap at imaginary
objects, in the air or on the floor; his eyes
were laEguid and watery, and considerable
lrothy saliva was discharged from his mouth
In the course Of the next day, (the 7th) he
was much weaker, particularly in the him
der parts, producing slight staggering; his
tongue was lived and brown Shiny fluid
was observed to run out OF his mouth
On the 9Th, be would snap at his chain, OF
any objects that touched him was thirsty,
and Tapped water very frequently, withou:
being able to swallow any his tongue was
darker, and his debility increased rapidly;
he would not eat, and staggered very much
when he attempted to walk.
"9tb. The dog appeared much weaker;
seldom got up except by compulsion, and