The native American., 1837-09-30

volution, and conducted us to Liberty and InJepen-
dence; and when an American is ashamed Of H. ii is
time that his country should be ashamed of him.
RECOVERY FROM HYDROPHOBIA -.rhe
following case If correctly reported, is deeply worth
attention, we believe instance Of the care Of
this dreadful disease in Europe has ever taken pace
at least none has been reported upon ndisputable au-
thority. We find it in the Ceylon Gazette-..If the
alienation or cure Of the most formidable disease -
which mankind is incident be of satisfactory
reflection to society. the which we are here 10
submit to readers may well warrant our conora
ations We shall proceed state the outlines Of the
case, promising only that il treated by Dr. Shoot
Bred Surgeon OF the Native Hospital, who has had
the good fortune to be the first ntIoduce to Benga
this successful method Of treating hydrophobia A
Bheestee, (water-carer) who had been bitten three
weeks before in the leg by mad dog, was carried to
the native hospitals with the symptoms of hydrophoba
strongly upon him. He was Immediately bled to the
extent Of forty ounces. The symptoms Of the disease
yielded In succession the blood flowed; and before
the vein was closed he stretched out his hand for
cup OF water, and calmly drank it off, though the mere
approach OF the water but few minutes before had
thrown him into commissions. After the bleeding; he
lay down on cot, fell asleep, and continued so for
nearly two hours. When he awoke the symptoms Of
the disease were threatening to return; another vein
was then opened, and eight more Of blood were
taken away which so completely subdued the disease
that ne has not had symptom Of it SINCE The Bhees-
In the hospital, need say more at this times but
we hope at future day present our readers with
detail Of this most satisfactory, and we may add un.
pTecedented case in the annals Of medicine. We may
however, further add, that the earlier the practice is
adopted after the appearance of unequivoca symptoms
OF hydroyhobla the greater is the chance Of success;
and that therefore, persons whose servants NAV be at
tackled with this formidable disease should not allow
them 10 waste time IN lncantatons and other useless
practices commonly resored by the natives on such
fhpm IN ha Y,lac II,
possible under the charge Of regular practitioner
In conclusions we must add, that the benefit Of this
discovery is probably not confined to cases Of hydro
phobIa for as the cure of this disease, has apparently
been missed for 5000 years, by considering il as dis
ease Of the nervous class and particularly analogous
to tetanus, we ale thence, perhaps justified in the hope
that the latter which is scarcely less fatal than hydro
phobla, may be cured by pursuing the analogy in an
opposite direction, and applying to teanus; and per.
haps other Affections the treatment which has lust
been proved to be successful in hydrophobia.
INCIDENTS IN THE FIRST PENINSULAR
WAR.-Late one evenings small party Of French dra-
goons appeared unexpectedly among the mountains
and the secluded valley where Ell Marico dwelt was
soon discovered by these marauders They approached
the old mans cottage, where civily received accomo
dated with food and wine their horses supplied with
corn and all that submissive peasants could do to pro-
Pirate their cemency tried. How was Ell Mari
cos hospitality returned! IIe had no gold to tempt
$3.50 SNPiu'J, anu III HIS pedceIuI occupation and fee
BILE strength there plea to excite apprehension
OF Justify severity But he husband and father
Ills wife retained some portion of her former beauty;
and his daughters, only verging upon womanhood.
were sngulary handsome. Morning had Just dawned,
the order to march was given, and the unhappy family
supposing that, pleased with the cvility thew had ey
perenced through the night The marauders would take
friendly leave, came forward to say farewell. Half
the party mounted, when, signal from their Off
Ger, dozen rufans seized on the peasants daughters
and placed them before two Dragons. In vain the
astonshed mother chung wildly to one Of her beloved
ones--in vain the father rushed upon the horseman
who held the other he manned for life by sword
cut and his wife was savagey shot by the horseman
rom whose fuian grasp she had strven extricate
her child Wounded and bewildered, Ell Marco lean
ed over the dying woman. In few minutes she
1rcathed her last, and her groans mingled with her
daughters shrieks, as they intervals from the
mountains over which the ravishers were carving
them; For three months 81 Marco remained an IDIOT
be obtained At length they returned to their once
happy and innocent homeone only TO die, the other