The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-08-13

ture, was held on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday last.
Boylston Medical Prize Questions-The
I Committee appointed by the Corporation
Of Harvard College to adiudge the Prcmi,
uns established by the late Ward Nicholas
Boylston, Esq. hereby give notice tha: the
following are the subjects for Dissertations
for the year 1880 viz:
1st. Whether Fever is produced by the
decomposition of animal or vegetable sub
stances, and if by both, their comparative
influence
I'd. On the connexion between cutane.
GUS diseases whclIare not contagious, and
the internal organs. .,-,- H..
Dissertations on these subjects must be
transmitted, post paid, 10 Thomas Welsh,
M. ID. Boston, on or before the first Wed.
nesdoy of April, 1880. ..e
The following are the subjects for 1881,
viz: ... ... Hs4t.t-r ..
! Ist. The History of the autumnsl Dis.
eases of New England. gL..-
cd. What insects in the United States,
and particularly in the Northern part, are
capable OF inHictng poisonous wounds p
the phenomena Of such wounds and the
best means of remedyin. their i'll conse
.quences r.. ALL.
Dissertations on these Subjects must be
transmitted as above, on or before the first
Wednesday Of April, 1881.
The author of the best Dissertation on
each subject of these questions, If APPROX
ed, will be entitled TO premium Of Fifty
Dollars, or Gold Medal of equal valuo, at
lis opton. .....s 4
Each Dissertation must DO accompanied
with seal packet on the outside Of which
shall be written some device, or sentence,
and on the inside Of it, the authors name
and place of residence. The same device
or sentence must be written on the Dis
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ed.
No Dissertation will be received which has
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tanned, if applied for within year after
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Boston, Aug. IL, 1899.
DEvEREUx, by the author Of Pelham and
the Disowned,is in the press of the Messrs.
llarpers, and will be published in a few
days. II was yet unpublished in England
when the York sailed--hut these indefati.
gable EIarpers have nevertheless obtained
a copy. .u7,Gc
IS. &c.
NEw ,YonK, Aug. 8.
Singular Case Of Hydrophobia:-iA case
is related in the Lancet, London Medical
Periodical, Of a man having died with all
the horrors Of Hydrophoba, and the dog
that had bitten him betraying no such symp.
toms. The statement is from an eminent
surgeon, and is we'll attested by respecta-
BILE names. Soon after the man was bitten
he applied to medical gentleman ,infimat.
ing, however, his firm conviction that the
dog was not mad. As the dog was eyi.
IDENTIFY sick, the surgeon took the precau-
tion of having him placed in secure situ-
alton, and from day to day watched the
progress ofhi symptoms till he died. From
the most attentive observation, the surgeon
could not observe the slightest appearance
OF rabies ;--the animal lay quiet, walked
firmly, breathed easily, had no adherence
of fluids, and caressed his master % usual.
His death appeared to be unaccompanied
with pain, and on being opened, the body
presented none ofthose appearances which
are generally produced by HydrophobIa.
In about fortnight after the disease Of the
animal, the man was taken with the Usual
symptoms Of rabies, and died in dreadful
commissions. The case has excited con.
siderable interest, as it proves that Hydro
phobis, in animals, is not confined TO one
character, but assumes different shapes.
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