Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-02-25

FRIEND EDrroRs.-By publishing the following.
you may probably subserve tho cause Of Humanity,
as il may serve as beacon to direct some unfOrtu-
nate being how to obtain relief from one Of the
most terrible forms Of disease which liable.
As there has been number Of cases cared by SINH
lar means, il may be worth public assention.
From the Thompscnan Recorder1
A case Of decided Hydrophobin, cured BY Steam,
L.obelia, and their concomitane TAomsonias
Remedies.
There are, no doubt, many true voiaries Of SCI
euce who will be disposed to carp ut this assertion
hut IL is nevertheless, a fact. The writer Of this
was called in on Thu rsdav the 18th inst, to see
negro boy about ten years Of age, the property Of
Mr. David Harper, Of this county. who had been Bit
ten bv mad dog sometime in the month Of March
or April last. For some days previous to the 18Th,
las thew informed me } re had shown some strange
symptoms, such rs occasional arrangement of mind
and disposition to wander: and, one occasion,
opt of from home, and had the whole family, con-
s;sting Of six, eight, ten persons in pur
suit Of him, for some time before he was overta-
ken.
On the above named day, he was taken with the
most violent and alarming 6's Of madness. Bark
ing, bowling, slavering, or forming at the mouth,
and attempting to bite every person who approach
ed him; and, the presentation Of water, any
&c. sci which he mig Oh, think contained water, these
SVmDtOmS became
pitch He was somewhat calm when first cane
iu and remained % for some two or three hours.
The FIRST now beginning TO return, caused some
~ater 70 be presented TO him and shaken, when the
most horrible sight ever beheld, was exhibited.
The above symptoms, in all their very worst forms.
I, was 40 much three grown persons could do to-
hold him asd keep him from biting them. He
would even seize TIE bed clothes, and grUwl and
shake them with a. much seeming canine ferociiy,
m ever q mad dog did. With much difficulty, q
poured into his mouth probably table-sp'o"fals
Of which was swallowed, but with difficulty, for he
Vas considerably swelied about the root Of the
tongue and under the jaws. lcaused = good fire
to be raised immediately, and warm rocks kept as
we'll a. could be done To his feet, legs, and the
lower passs Of his body. While the 6.s were on |
him % severe. hiss pulse could hardly be felt at all
In the course Of half an hour the violence Ut the
began to abate. I then gave him two OF three
cups Of strong composition tea, made very hot with
lion Of No. / in each cup, and put him over the !
steam, keeping il pretty high. and every Eve or
len minutes repeating the composition AMI third
To be short, administered the medi-i
c:nes with no -parsng hand; for ] was convinced
lhev were harmless. and was determined to SEQ
what effect thew would have in this case. IN less
han twenty minutes after I had put him over the
steam, he was perfectly easy, broke out in geatie
respiration and hrs pulse 10 the full and heal
nv stage: and, % soon ~ the sseamng was over,
md he wiped dry and put to bed. b. fell into .
,ouud Sleep and slept without iniermissioa for tent
% twelve hours.
While he vas asleel, I left him aud went home,
,bout two miles distant. and directed that, when be
woke. the same medicines must be coniinued un-l
IL tley psoduccd vomssing. had been . little
uspsised At biz not having vomited before Ie,l