The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-24
Iiydrophobia.

tufA sltAN NNNcHi Ncuef0hlc Cltlel nhu
iSN,p,rii.nV'o4., 4, communicate The fl
lowing. r,cts to tue Dea9euDtiy Ad,crircr
w Eiilor : number Of years ago re-
ccNud, yvibal'y, rom Or brluiali Suuhorn,
of uhornjun, New Hampshire, III account
I h.s rteefs,fi lreninvnl oG hydrophVbS--
Dr.. :. had u IMsy practice m9ny eHf-, 'Was
sL,ihul, aud stood high iof moral and iniel'
l,cuA worth.
once passed nigh, at lr. Sanhor's
r.uufc. Walking with him ia tho morning,
wc picked up some plants pl IoJelic hy Iho
way. ode. This led To conversation on lid
properties Dr. S. observed That lac had dis.
covered thal il IVES . cure for that dreadful
disease, hldrouluhia. Having asecrlnined
that IL is ma aILIdotc 90 poison Of extremely
,irheIi character, hG surpassed IL nigh, lie
rnactuui u,,.. :" htdIophulin. An oppor-
tuniiy 10 icstit soon offered. Tic swine OF
four lhuilcs, Oh the contiguous borders OF
Saubuuriou apil MeIcddli, were hiUcu 10y -
dog suppCsetf'u bG mad. ID, s. proposed
tile cxperitusD u; ullobclia. To Tie Swine OF
tlirco of the families II was given MS soon ns
possible. hinh by moislening their food
sWiIttNStt Oug t'rcociiuti. IL ,rrr t.ireh freely
aud continued 10 lac given, Int ! do uui rec
o'lcct how long TIE dog proved 10 be r0bid.
The swine to- which the luhelia was, yivpn,all
fixed. Tlic swine Qf lhc other tanllyTfurrri
mad, aud died Oily drAphohih.
Dr, SanLurn aiierMard Used lphelia. Will
entire success, ia the case oT q SON tl Esq.
Mooney, Of Canterbury. tte IBTioEt VIA
nluc years old II WIS tho clcvculh duy-i
cannot rCcUliocl whether tlG eleventh from
receiving ihe wound, % iiom tie comnicucc-
mcut OF ~ upiguis. NLcl liz DR. visited him
ole hid become Wild Spnstrs were 50 scs'
we're Tint IL WIS necessary to rohdnc him In
order to administer Anything" While tie
iobclia was preparing, aud in horc OF nlay"
iug the glin,Ums, n powder WINS riVtn though
with diiicuitl, in Inolnsses. Tie powder
was composed nfouc gr. oriuRi, one gr san
nilrc. one CT. gum cnnphor, und TWO ers tig-
tails, all finely powdered. a strong derOc-
ZION ofluhelia Vas prepared II was ,nke'.
w;th difficulty al first. For some lime what
,,rs given was elected from his mouth and
nose, Il secured to be impossible for him to
| swallow. Efforts were continually nude,
md succeeded. The DR.. observed 10 me
that if, three hours the patient WIS relieved
md beloreaiU-lea him, WAS ahle 20 iii Mt th,s
tnblc, aud take ten With him comfortably.
Dr. =. informed me tina, he WIS called TO
attend Mr. Nonh Newell, of RcndCuE Mass.
/ IA case of hydr0phoha; whose cure was sf
/ feet hy the snine UeniucIii. DIR. :. men
! toned oils. "asas. The circumstances it.o,
,.ai allret ii.lf illal ihe Lsi,tl-
! of tl+. patients was-vcr, badly brlcu, hpfins
several Wounds.
y IN Il ease somewhat advanced the ieuticr
was given a. rec tin,cs, Mt intervals uf thirty
minutes. Afterwards once in four tours. -
When The symptoms are mild, three or iou,
powders in twcnty-four hour, nihy be suilic-
icu' Half tho .qunihi,y for the smailcs I
clihl
/ 4 strnnE derceti0n uf iohri.a pllould ~
given ~ soon ne possible, ui;H followed III!
Il Nomits. Ii should be Continued but not ~