The Daily spy., 1848-12-16
(From the AibIny Cuitirator J
HYDROPHOBIA.
(Conciuded.J J

u0Siui III preventing the consequences OF this
dreadful malady.
"The early symptoms of rabies in the doc ara
occasionally very obscure. In the greater nr,n
Der of cases these are sullenness hdgetness and
continual shifting OF posture Where havahod
opportunity, have generally found these cir.
cumstances in regular succession For sevar.l
consecutive hours, perhaps, he retreats to bis
basket or bed. He shows no disposition to b;te
and he answers the call upon him laggardI,,'
He is curled up, and his face is buried betwosr
paws and his breast At length he begins to ba
hdgety He seai ches out new resting pIaces.
but he very soon changes them for Others IT,
takes agaiu to his own bed; but he is continpoII,,
shifting hir posture. He begins to gaze strange,
lY about him as he lies on his bed. His com
tenance is clouded and suspicious. He comes to
one and another of the family, and he fixes m
them steadtast gaze, as If he would read tbei.
very thoughts 81 feel strangely ill., he seems to
say; 'have anything to DO with it? If we havo
observed rabid dog at the commencement of
the disease, we have seen this TO the very life
GA peculiar deIirum is an earlv symptom .,1
one that will never deceive. young man was
bitten by one of his dogs was requested TO moe,
medical gentleman on the subject. was a
hlte behind my time as | entered the room 7
found the dog eagerly devouring pan of sopned
bread. 'There is no madness here said the qar
tieman. He had scarcely spoken when the doc
quilted the sop, and with furious bark sprung
against the wall as if he would seize some inaoi'
nary object that he tanced was there. did vop
see that" was my reply. 'What do you think nj
1t" Il see nothing in it, was his retort .tbe
dog heard some noise on the other side of tho
wall. AT my serious urging, however, he con.
sened to excise the part. | procured non,
worthless cur and got him bitten by this dog and
carried the disease from this dog to third victu.
they all became rabid one after another and there
my experiment ended, The serious matter nm.
der consideration, perhaps, justified me, in doing
as did.
"Ihis kind OF delirium is of frequent occur.
renee in the human patient The account given
by DR. Bardsey of one OF his patients, is verv an.
propnate to our present purpose 81 observed
that ne frequently fixed his eyes with horror and
aHrght on some ideal object, and then with
sudden and violent emotion buried his head bo.
meath the bed clOrhes. The next time sav
him repeat this action, was induced to ,noniro
INTO the cause OF his terror. He asked wbetber
had not heard howlings and scratcbinps IN
oelng answered in the negative he snddenlv
Threw himself on his knees extending his arms
IN defensive posture, and forciby threw back
his head aud body; the muscles of the lace were
agitated by various spasmodic contractions his
eye balls gared, and seemed ready TO start from
'heu sochets anu at that moment, when CRYING
out In an agonizing tone, DO you see thai bIacI
dog his countenance and attitude exhibited ,bo
most dreadful picture oi complicated horror dis.
tress and rage, that words can describe or insr;.
nation paint
"There is also in the human benq = neonI;.u
ity in this delirium which seems to dist,nopisb :;
from every other kind of mental alteration -
'Ihe patlent,' in Mr.. Lawreuce's language dc
pursued by thousand phantoms that intruda
themselves upon his mind, he holds conversation
with imaginary persons; he fancies himself .nr.
rounded with difficulties, and in the greatest die
tress. These thoughts seem to pass thropqh hi.
nina with wonderful rapidity, and to keep him in
STATE OIL the greatest distress unless he is quick.
ly spoken to, or addressed by his name and tben
in moment the charm is broken: every nbau.
tom of Imagination disappears, and at once he
begins to talk as calmly and connectedIv a. in
perfect health 80 :"
$50 it is with the dog, whether he Is wo,obina
the notes that are floating in in air or the insects
that are annoying him on the walls or the foes
that ne tancles are threatening him on every
slde-one word recalls him in moment Dis.
Persed by the magic influence of his masters
voice, every object of terror disappears and he
crawls towards him with the same pecnliar ex.
pressions OF attachment that used to characterize
hlm' men comes moments pause-a moment
" 'oNuity-tne eye slowly closes the
mead troops, and ne seems as if his fore feet were
giving way and he would fall; but he snrjncs nm
again; every object of terror once more sur
rounds him he gazes wildly around-he snans
he barks, and he rushes to the extent of his
CHAIN, prepared to meet bis imaginary foe.
"Ihe expression of the countenanee Of the
oog undergoes considerable change, principally
depending on the previous disposition of the AMI
NAL. II he was naturally of an affectionate dis.
position, there will be an anxious. inouirinv
countenance, eloquent beyond the power Of re.
slstlng its influence 1t is made up of strange
supposihons as to the nature of the depression Of
mind under which he labors, mingled with some
passing doubts, and they are but PASSING. as TO
Inc concern which the master has in the affair.
but most OF all, there is an affeclionate and con-
hding appeal for relief. At the same time we
observe some strange fancy, evidently passing
through his mind, unalloyed, however, by the
slightest portion OF ferocity.
I'm the countenance OF the naturally savage
brute, or him that has been trained to he savage,
there is, indeed a fearful change sometimes the
conJunctive is highly injected; at other times it
Is scarcely affected, but the eyes have an unus.
ually bright and dazzling appearance. They are
like two balls OF fire, and there is a peculiar
transparency Of the hyaloid membrane, or iniec.
ton OF that Of the retina
"a very early symptom OF rabies in the dogis
extreme nf