Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-12-05
[WHoLE No. 453-
HY N ROPHU tAA,
MIR. JENNISON'S REMEDY.


death Of the patient. As far as have been
able to ascertain, the cases reported as hydro
phobia, when recovery has taken place. ara
all subject to reasonable doubts in this respect.
Mr.. John Hunter relates a case with strongly
marked symptoms Of this terrible malady,
which was most probably nothing more than
an agony of fear. The patient, young man,
was seized with the apparent hydrophobia,
four days after being bitten by dog soI-
posed to be rabid. lie was near dying, in the
opinion of Mr.. H., when the dog was toufd
alive and well, and carried into his presence.
The paroxysms ceased immediately aud tho
patient recovered very rapidly The ate DR..
Bushe, Of this city, related case to the wr-
ter, which proved fatal, though the dog never
exhibited any signs OF being rabid. The pT'"
tent vas u fellow student in the city OF Dub
lin.
The fact being conceded that oil gcn"'ne
cases Of hydrophobla hitherto recorded barp
terminated fatally, taken IN connection WIN
the known uncertainty Of medical dlscrInina-
iion, renders 1t more reasonable 10 suppose
there has been mistake IN the diagnosis ot
a recovered case, than tbat an actunl onre
has been made of genuine case Of hydro
phobia. II has nevertheless been the univcr-
sal CUSTOM in supposed instances Of success
I
publicity TO the circumstances, in the (nearly
/ forlorn) hope Of discovering and corrobora-
|. Ting successful mode Of treatment.
Il This is public duty IN the case of Ann
/ Decker Having seen this case dnring tho
existence of the urgent symptoms of the
sickness, and several times subsequently,
state, at the request of Mr.. Jennlson, the pro-
prietor of the nostrum by which II 10 suppos'
cd her recovery was effected, the reasons
which indncrd me to think IL possible that 1t
was hydrophobia
\ !. Ann was twice LHtcn. The first ,Do
was about five months before the attack
The dog disappeared very soon after ntilct-
ing the wound, and has not since been heard
of. Her wound was on the outside ot tho
thigh the clothing was torn by the bite. it
was deep, and long time IN healing; but
the patients general health vas not disturbed
at all nt that time.
| g A few days after she was bitten, Mr..
Dckcr's horse slckcncd aud dled,wth strong
ly marked symptoms Of the disease.
| 3. About II week before Ann was taken
sick, she was bitten n second tin by small
dog which she had in her lap, and was teaz-
! ing. at the nose. The wound was in the end
| Of the nose the teeth of the dog Nanshxed
the scptunc nariun. The animal was killed
| Immediately.
!. The family observed for several days
before the hydrophobic paroxysms commonc.
ed, tha, she was indisposed 10 conversation.
was much of the time alone: that her face
was very red aud swclled,an her expression
uneasy and anxious. She was frequently IN
tcrrogatcd respecting her health, during the
day on which she was severely attacked, ana
though very much depressed, restless and
anxious in her department, she declined me~
! dlcal assistance and did not wish the impress
sion that she was i'll to be entertained by the
! family. I'm a fatal case othydrophobia which
| attended two years slnce,ihls desire to con-
ceal the symptoms from others was very pro-
minent. mention it as possibly being PEE
culiar TO this dlscasc.)
II ; The first paroXysm occurred on her at
tempting TO pour tea for the family. She re-
collects feeling an aversion to filling the tea
| kettle with water, though the idea of tho
| nature Of her disease had not occurred To- her.
| On attempting to pour the tea she fclt an ir-
repressible horror; she was obliged to leave
the table. and,as soon as she could do It with
out attracting the attention of the family, she
went out of doors to get where 1t was dark
and be alone. In going through the yard
she happened to puss the WELL and the act Of
looking at it increased her sensations in
nizcd for The first time fully, the defined
dread OF liquids. At the well she had de-
cidcd paroxysm Of hydroph"bia. large
! quantity of vlscId frohy SLAYER issued from
| her month"; which, after the lit passed over,
she had some difficulty in removing. Dis
sections show considerable inflammation in
the mucous membrane Of the air passage OF
the lungs, aud from several considerations |
am led to think that the hydrophobic SLAYER
is Il morbid secretion from that part, instead
of the salivary glands. The abundance of
| this fluid, its consistence. and its being fill
led with air-6ubbles, without having been
! churned through the teeth, as in some con-
| yusions, are among the reasons for this opln-
| ion. ] consider the presence OF this peculiar
SLAYER, at every new accession of horror at
liquids, which was the fact in this case, a
very strong circumstance in support OF tho
idea that 1t was true hydrophobla.
Il q. There was in this case the dread Of
! bright light, aud the aversion to shining sur
faces, and many other OF the conconi,ant
| symptoms do not occur in hysteria very often
it at all, and most probably not ever IN con-
junction with the general state OF the system
\ present in this case. The same remark may
Il. be made with respect to the aggravatlon
of the sutIcrlngs by the entrance OF strangers
into the room, the sound of crockery ware. or
any Indifferent and trivial circumstance cal
cuated 10y association Of liquids.
Il :. The mode aud the effects of the mcdi-
cation adopted, furnish some arguments IN
support to the genuincness of the case. u,
II is new method 1t consists IN the nppli-
cation Of mcdlcomert 20 the SKIN, without
the exhibition of drugs internally. Po~er'u'
narcotic drugs have always been gwen 70
hydr phobic patients nnd often IN incredibly
large doses without producing narcosis. u
i. possible that these drugs, or some one OF
them, would have controlled the malady, u
they could have produced their specific ef-
feels. DE-. Babington gave leo grains OF
opun 10 a patient IN i4 hours, without any
effect being perceived. MugendIe tried tho
Ilinec,on of an enormous quantity Of this
dr,g INTO the veins Of rabid dogs, without
producing any narcotic effect, while lees
Than tenth of the quantity applied to heal
lltby dogs, produced immediate nnrcotism.-
The difficulty IN treating hydrophoba may
be the not being ObIo 10 produce gepetai
abiding impression os 1t g reasonable To
suppose tha, such impression would oxtin-
"a sh that Of the rablfic virus. This propo-
N stion is rendered the more plausible by the