Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-07

nv instance determined 10 XIII ne Dog, out ne
had lief The house before the break OF day, and
after having grie,ously bitten child, he a.
tackled black NTH who broke his head with
hammer. His tongue was examined nv
physician. who pronounced him TO have been IN
an ADVANCED stage Of Hydrophobia. In order
to avoid spreading alai m 10 the city, the opin-
! ion Of the Physician was kept secret. Tbs
| pruden, step saved many anguishine feelings 70
those who we're bitten, without suH ring le-
sion Of the Cellular Texture. In these cases
there were no unpleasan, consequences, but a
las! il was very dif1e rent with my young broh-
er in arms. He had Just obtained a furiough 10
go into Worcester county, where he had pros>
pect of marriage Dissipation and absence
from the scene Of its occurrence effaced he re-
collrc ion Of his wound, and at The expiration
Of his furlough he left the paternal mansion,
with eve7y appearance of perfect health. On
| his journey TO B rmineham he remarked but
wilhou, irquieiude hat hi, Sense of Taste S. EN-
ed 10 be SO far destroyrd that he could not dis.
Germ The leas: SAVIOUR in food that was served 10
him for breakfast. A,EShrewsbury, uotwiih-
standing a considerable degree Of hunger he had
a decided dis,ss,e fur all food end drink He
called for porter, but scarcely had he raised The
tumber TO his mouth, when 10 The great sur
prise Of his fellow travellers, he threw it down
and spill, the porter on the table. This invol-
un;ary disg.st affected him sensibly, but he at
iriouted j, u soarness Of he throat, and per-
sisted in this belief Al he sigh, OF pond on
the road side, the surface Of which was rul'd
bv he wind, he was sezed with sudden hor-
ror which forced him /" plunge into The middle
Of the sage, with his face hidden ia his hands.
For he fi ST time he dreadful idea OF ii ydropho-
bra now CROSSED his mind On his arrival at
HolYhead, he called for water To wash, but no
sooner did he look at il than he Uttered cry,
and threw he watr INFO the room with cunsUl-
sivs motions, which frightened the prople OF
the house He nrxr attempted TO clean his
| teeth, but found il imposs Bile TO introduce he
wet brush INTO his mouth Unhappy man.!
see him now as he Sd before his Fl e recount
ing 20 me the dreadful feelings he experienced
on his first paroXyam al Shrewsbury, and DUR
Jog tn, Journey. After having inquired Of er
nv health, in The most affec i"nae man, er he
SAID; 'As for me fear have the Hydropho
bia l a,temnred 10 rally HIM out of 'hese
foolish feelings which offended him highly
"As for the res, " said re, 81 Can believe II is
an illusion. If really I'D The Hydrophobla,
should have died on board ,bc racket. Sill
s. lied with such horror al he sight OF
water, ,ha'. my companion, were obliged 10
had stayed one day longer on board, il would
ha finished m,
II attempted to smother my grief in order
"a inspire co 6d. nee in his mind and TO calm
his exc,temens. During our conversation,
heard dog bArk Immediately he rose con-
vul i ely, and looking al me aghast, cried out,
Dogs, dogs, with shr.rk that fr"ze me with
r.rr, r, aud wnich shall ne,cr forget.
I" As he had taken nothing for three days, !
ob AIMED hi, corsen eat an orange; but
scarcely had he conveyed slice Ut IT 10 his
mouth, when he threw IL f ON Sim, utteriIg
piercing cry, and ~ momen afterwards he
said with a conyulsive smllc, Don't you hear
dqgs2'
In the course Of the day, brougb, one OF
he hes Physicians in Dublin to sc. him. He
III. mixed the Phvsio an kindly for taking the
trou ale 10 pay him visit Il thought said
h.. tina, fth some symptoms Of Hydropho-
Dis-but btlirv~ it is nothing but a sore thro I,
from which n ed no. apprchend any thing
rious The Physician would no. undeceHe
him, bu he banished every hope from our
minds. 'Fhc cLisis is approaching said he,
and nothing is LIFT for us nnw o do but weak
! IN our pA'ien', by copious beeding,, in order
to m, t,gate he con, ulsious which will imme
dia ely prrcede lis DEATH
81 KEEP constantly by The side OF my unior'
tura,e companion, and exhausted every subs
Zee of conversation which thoug 9Th, could de-
uac, his attention from his disc se On aking
leave, asked him when he expected 10 din a,
our ho, ding a"us-: No, 20 day. said he,
with II smile. 'bu' two or hre days h,n'",
when | get well Of ny sore hroat The bleed
ing ale ia,ed his vmptnms, induced the hope
"f few hours sleep, AM OF the POSSIBILITY nf
drinking, toe neg day, But in the evening he
he had several paraxysms, and twice begged
me TO go out of the room to prevent Ills bl ing
me- In an in'er, al Of calmness lie s. mt 10 ,
lady for his prayei-hoo I wards midnight
hi paroxy,m, became 90 violent. hat ,h,re
men could nos hold MIN This was followed
b, com lose state, interrupted ny convulsion.
~ which he was ',olenrlv All a,rd, crying cut,
Doo't you hear doss?' AMI imllaing their
barking About an III, bv sun he desired to
be alone. but his srvant said with him. In
about m 'nutes, he looked a, the ser,an, and