The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-16
EXTRAORDINARY CURE
BAITrMonE GENERAL D1srEssIuv
February 25th. 1895
TO the Editors ofthe Amey;con

the use Of lead An official and mors
mute report will be handed to the manao...
of the Baltimore General Dispensarv sns
will be published in one OF the Medical Jon,.
mails.
Phe6e Powell, mulatto, aged 81, r.,a. |
ing in High street, o. T. called at the BALI,
more General Dispensary, on Monday. Ian
23d, for Medical aid; stating, that she had
been bitten by mad dog on the precedin,
Friday. On examination, found the martss
OF teeth in two different places about th.
wrist. Imade some inquiry respecting th.
dog, and ascertaned that he had bitten a
dog on the ear, and several other nmaIs
The moment the dog was bitten, the part of
the ear bitten was cut off, and some appl.
cations made which removed all danger oe
the disease. The supposed mad dog was
then chased with the design Of killing him.
but escaped, and has not been heard Of since
From these facts, had sufficient reason
for supposine that the dog was really mad
\ l had the wounds cautersed, and ordered
4 FIVE grains of calomel every three hours
The wounds were afterwards dressed with
poultices, and the same treatment CONTINUED
The last time saw her before she was at.
tackled with the disease, was on Monday
February 9Th. She was at this time labour.
ing under profuse ptyalism. She said she
was going into the country, that she might
have some person to attend 10 her whilst sh.
was saliyated. She complained Of ticking
pain from the wound up to her shoulder
and soreness Of her throat. then pressed
upon her the Importance of continuing the
calomel as before. On the next day, Tues.
day, February 7th, was sent for in great
haste. The messenger stated she had "htsn.
found her much convulsed, which subsided
in about a minute. In the interval, she wa,
quite rational, but her countenance present.
ed most dismal aspect; the salvation
which on the day before was so profuse, had
now receded; her eyes were injected with
blood; great pain in the head excessive
pain from the wound up to her shoulder and
down her back; a sense of suffocaton;
tightness across the chest, with rising to
the throat; immoderate thirst, with diff
Guilty of deglutition. At this time there
was no dread OF water, but she was exceed
ngly anxious impatient of noise; her pulse
hard and frequent; and an intolerance ota'
ny thing red. After waiting about 80 min
utes, another paroxysm came on, which we
were warned of by great restlesness and the
. peculiar appearance Of her eyes. In the
i convulsions, the strength of the muscles was
,
: ty hold her. At times there was considera.
Bile foaming at the mouth, and it was almost
! impossible to keep her hands out of her
mouth ; and when they attempted to pre-.
! vent her, she endeavoured to bite those who
, were holding her.
q II was found necessary, tor the personal
+ safety of the attendants, to put pillow o.
yer her mouth during her paroxysm, which
abe would bite with convulsive eagerneH
After paroxysm she seemed dull and hea'
. Wy. She was not aware of her convulsions,
and great care was taken lest she should
q hear of them. ! made particular enquiries
:, of the family whether She had been alarm
:, ed, and was informed she had not. She
? had not even been talking of the subject for
= some days back !; and then she told her un'
: Gle that person bitten at this season OF the
4 year was in no danger Of the disease; and
= that some doctor told her, that as she was
y saivated, thcre was nothing to fear; and it
Il would seem there was no apprehensions on
. the woman's part. On enquiring how
4 the first paroxysm came on, ! was n.
. formed she was sewing, and complained OF
.. !! head ache, and in few minutes fell from
! the chair convused; /; during this convulsicn
!, she at one time barked like small dog, and
! then howled like a hound which circun'
, stance did not occur in any succeeding par
i oxysm. waited until had seen three par
!, oxy SINS, was then convinced it was canine
y madnt IS, (hydrophobia a combination OIL
:, symptoms, by which the disease is most u,
= = sually attended, being fully apparent, ana
y strengthened also by the circumstance OF he'
: having been bitten by dog, which at inc
time was believed to be mad. ! then de-
J, termned to administer the lead to the grea'-
y =, est extent possibly could with safety te
:. the patient; having seen favourable re- re-
port CT the use Of the lead in one of the daly
: papers of this city, last fall. fSee Federa'
Gazette, October 5th, 1850 In the mean
time, bled her od deHyuuni; immediately
on recovering from her faintness, she had I
paroxysm as violent as any preceding
c then ordered teaspoon full of laudanu'n'
= and gave directions to the attendants TO ss'
j. the acetate of lead; which directions wei'
neglected, and the laudanum was given eve
II ry three hours through the night. AZ eh'
g time left her the paroxysms returned "
bout every thirty minutes.
IS On the next day, "Wednesday, Feb o'h
70 found her much worse, having paroxys'"
IS every fifteen minutes; and her thirst V''l
: great; and all the symptoms increased 10
"a very violent and alarming extent. de'el
& mined to give of the acetate of lead lsusa
$; OF leadD 10 grains every thirty minutes. ~
D the dose was enormous, and the trequeneV.
Id OF administering it unprecedented, reiiian
lie ed with her all that dav that 7 u,irht Watl