The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-08-10

At her MINDS SLOW OF pace. IT thou wouidst on
d slacken thy speed little, might always Ike,
:, up with thee, and -"
Pshaw!" exclaimed the old man, testil
q =" have not moment to waste in hearing yc
=, talk"
h 80 saying, he spread his wings, shock h
iour-glass at her in anger and vaulled forth O
another journey round the world His daupI
Ter ran after him as fast as she could, and or
treated he would stop but though she has e,
: er since been trying, she has never been abb
10 overtake the flight of Time Those VIII
Know best, however, affirm that she will un
donbtediy catch him at last, for " Truth is grsa
and must PretaH"
CANINE MADNESS The following observa
TONS on rabies are mace by Mr. Hertwich, Pro
lessor at the Veterinary School at Berlin, in
work which he has recently published. Thei
extension may be useful:
The two different forms of rabies. the on,
OF Which Or. Hufeland calls the acute or fierce
ana the other the chronic quiet rabies are
= not two distinct diseases for jnoculatlop fron
an animal affected with the one was freGuen,ly
observed TO produce the other In the acai5
Ta0'es, the dogs are observed 10 chanoe thei,
manners, and to become either more lively and
'ruanle, or more lazy and morose they rener.
any become of very changeable temper. and are
at times, seized with restlessness which forces
| Them 10 run about most of them know and
| obey their master until very short lime be
! lore death. AT the commencement of the dis
ease, the animals often show great desire ia
lick colu things. They lose their appetite. ca
Peendiy Tor SoiId food, but frequently eat wood,
! .uli' straw or thor tceces; this symptom is
| very Characteristic, and the contents of The
/ stomach, in the poSt-m0rfen examinations or
'"gS' are OF the greatest importance to deter
| 'Aihe whether there had been rabiss or not NJ
'"n,d dng shows dread of water at aDv period
ol tho disease; they drink, lick, and behold il
"'t""ut an dislike and sometimes exhibit even
great ayidLty Tor it, although thev often have
,p''e ui,nc0ity IN swallowing it, on account of
',io Swetiing IN the throat there is also no
u'euu OF iisht, nor any dislike on looking a,
sunny surlhces, or being exposed to a c,nrent
OF air. They are very costive, for some ncr;I
o. at least. The most important and constant
{ symptom Is peculiar change in the voice. and
/ In Inc manner OF barking the sounds emitted
are ehhcr higher or deeper than usuai---rourh
hnarse, dIsagreeahe, and Indicative of distress
! Inc bark docs not consist of repeated unin.er
| rup'ed sounds. but the first bark goes into q
snort howl, so that it is neither BARKING nor
continual bowling, but between both during
! IT, inc mouth is lifted up, as in dogs who are
made to howl by music. This change of the
Dark Is very easily recognized, after having
been once heard, and is considered as patbop.
nomonie Phiegmatic dogs, when affected with
rabies, hardly ever show an increased desire of
nitIng but irritable, snappish dogs are seized
with real fury, in which they attack and kin
every animal they can get at, and DESTROY and
bite at every thing near them; sometimes
even, they lacerate their own bodies Fl ap.
pears that their rage for biting is first direated
generally bite without any previous narKlfYe or
growing. and the bite mostly consists Of a sud.
4 & q j;
er dog comes near them, they sme! a: his
| mouth, and, at tho same time wag with the
tail before they snap at him; they also often
snap at the air. as If it were to catch flies The
external appearance is but little changed on
the first day; on the second the eyes become
injected. and somewhat irritable, by strong
light the skin at the head is corrugated, and
they lnnk as if they were morose and drowSy
at still later period, the eyes become lfeless
and turbld. as if covered with sand the whole
face or part of it, or the tongue, swells; they
become greatly emaciated, ard their coat is
rough As long as they are not quite exhaust
ed, they carry the tail turned upwards at the
last degree of debility, it hangs down the
mouth Is rather dry, and hardly ever covered
with foam; the hind legs are weak from the
beginning of the disease, aud always become
paralysed before death. In quiet rabies, the
animals are never restless, but become defect
ed, very tranquil, and sad. The most impor-
tant and clara .teristlc symptom consists in the
lower Jaw hanging down, as if its muscles were
paralysed. This depends not, as has been as.
serted, upon spasmodic contraction of the
muscles which draw down the lower Jaw, but
on real paralysis of those which close it the
| lower Jaw is, at least without any difficulty
lifted up, and kept an stu by very slight pres.
! sure. 1t happens, however, frequently, that,
when the animal is rritated, it recovers for a
short time, its faculty of biting, of which it APP
! pears, however, TO have no increased desire.
| By the above symptom the dogs are prevented
/ from swallowing: the saliva constantly flows
out OF the mouth, and the tongue is little pro-
trudcd. The bark is changed IN the same man
ner as in fierce rabies, but is very seldom heard,
most of the dogs emitting hardly ever any
sound except when irritated. The other symp-
toms. emaciation loss of appetite, absence Of
real hydrophoba, &c, are tho same in the
! other form. The duration of the disease is
nearly equal in both forms. The animals die
within six or eight days, apparently from ex.
hauston in very few only, sudden death, as
if from apeplexy, ensues at all earlier period"
The LATE Mn. ABrRNErnY. A country far.
mer OF immense weight came from distance
to consult him, and having given an account OF
his daily meals, which showed no small degree
said, i" Go away, Sir, | won't attempt to pre-.
scribe for such hog He was particular in
not being disturbed during meals; and gen
teman having called after dinner, he went iutc
tho passage, put his hands upon the gentle
mans shoulders and turned hun out oil doors
lie would never permit his patients to talk t,
him much, and often not at all /; and he desired
them to hold their tongues and listen to him
willis he gave a sort OF clinical lecture upol
the subject of the constitution. A loqloclou
lady having called to consult hlm, he could no
succeed IN sllenclng her without reSortlng l.
the following oxpedlent :-.'' Put out YOU
tongue, madam" The lady complied. "No,
keep it there till have done talking" Anotl
er lady brough. her daughter to him one da /,
but he refused to hear her or to prescribe, ac
vising her to make the girl 10 take exercs,
When The guinea was put iulo his hand, h
recalled the mother and said, 4" Here take til
shilling back, and buy a skipping.rope for you
daughter, as you go along" He he II his phi
in bag, and used to dole them out to his pa
tionts, and doing so TO lady who stepped ou
OF corohettcd carriage to consult HIM, sill
declared they made hor sick, and she coul
nevpr tnIyp n Mill N,f c,tli tS,Lnt o.,