Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-09-12

moment, it fortunately occurred to ber
mother to mix large spoonful OF the tea
With an equal quantity Of the vine, which
she offered her; aud found 1t set well.
Her drink was then repeated every 10 or
Is minutes during the night lessening
gradually the quantity OF wine and To-
creasipg that OF the leauntil she was able
to take the latter alone, and actually took
quart mug full before morning. AS she
had tasted nothing solid since the day be-
tfore at noon, she asked for something TO
eat, aud mentioned pumpkin pie, as what
she should like Of which large piece
was procured and she ate ii without ex-
tperieucins the least Inconvenience.
From this time she made tea her only
drink, accompanied with the sulpher as
directed in the recipe, aud was going on
gradually mending, when strange to relate,
her parents. with a fabulous credulity,
suffered themselves TO listen TO a wander
ing impostor, who engaged, IL they would
Hay aside al. their .ssss and trust 10 him
alone, to cure her in less than week
aud they actually discontinued the use oil
the sculI-cap for rather more than 80
hours. Bat they were reused from their
delusions by the most alarming symptoms
of returning hydrophobia. They imme-
diately recommended the use OF the tea,
aud gave it in strong aud often repeated
doses, once every Is minutes or citener,
as she could bear it. 1t happened to be
10 time, aud proved effectual ia mastering
the disease but was followed by the loss
Of the use Of her lower limbs, accompanied
with total blindness, for nearly two days.+
To use her mothers expression, she
had no biting fits after this - which was
a fortnight from the time Of the first at
tack. The impostor who had nearly
been the cause Of her death, was, on the |
complaint Of some of the neighbours, ar
rested and carried before justice OF the
peace upon warrant under the vagrant
act, but discharged, on his expressing his
contrition, with a promise Of amendment
aud departure.
Although the curative effects OF the
scuil-cap continued to manifest themselves
daily 10 the removal Of the principal dis
ease, YET, she complained much Of pa:a
10 the wound, attended With great swelling /
10 the arm; she was still tormented with
excruciating pains 10 the head, accompa-
MED by 40 indescribable heat in the pit Of |
her stomach, which she said burnt her up Il
nor had the fumor 10 her arm.pit ever
subsidized. DR.. Gedney took from her arm
l6 ounces of blood, which was found to be
in dissolved state bur emitting C.. some
reason to repeat the operation, il afforded
only temporary relief, and at the end of
a week her bead ache returned with ITS
former violence; nature, however, stepped
10 to her assistance, and by spontaneous
and copious bleeding at the nose every day
or oftener, freed her from this distressing
symptom. For the burning in her stom-
ach he ordered glass of lime water to bel
taken three times day. And for the
glandular swelling uuder her arm, IS
grains OF calomel 10 be divided into five
equal parts; of these, three Of S grains
each, TO be given, one every other morn
ing, with fever powder to be given on
the days the calomel was omitted; another
part TO be divided 10 two, and given at
twice, and one 10 be divided into four e.
quail parts and given every morning the
sulphur to be wholly suspended during
the time OF taking the calomel, but the
scnll-cap to be continued 10 somewhat
diminished doses. In little more than |
week the glandular swelling 10 her arm
pit entirely disappeared; the burning ia
her stomach left her; the wound 10 her
arm suppurated, broke and discharged for
about ten days, when il entirely healed Il
aud at the expiration Of six weeks 10 yes
tige Of the disease was 10 be perceived Il
nor has the least symptom Of by drophobia
showed itself since.
The following certificate by the re-
spectacle physicians who attended the
patient, or saw her in consultation, will
form proper and satisfactory conclusion.
"We, the subscribers, whose names are
mentioned in the above report Of the case
Of Mary Tice, do hereby certify, that so
far as it relates to US individually, it is
correct. And further, we do give II as
our opinion:
FIRST, That Mary Tice, was seized with
Hydrophobia, 10 consequence Of the bite
Of a mad dog, as stated 10 said report.
Secondly. That she recovered from the
disease, as there Likewise stated. And
Lastly, that the plant called Scntellara
Laferyeora, or scull-cap was successfully
employed in the cure Of said disease.
august ", 1920.
VIM. GEDNEY,
JOHN BARNES,
JOHN COOPER,
BARNABAS BENTON,l
ADNA HEATON."