The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-13

'iho cary symptoms nl Ihbihn ~ TIE hoF .
nre occasionally very obscure, 10 lle Rfen-
ter number OF cases these Rre sullenneFs,
Rdgeliness, and continual shifting ofposlure, +
When have Ind opportunity, have gener' F
ally found these circumstances ~ rePuhrsuc' .
.r-r-ter . lisg @sEeg4d ennAeculyc hnurs,por-
hupr huTclreHiH 10 hiA bnsVct OF urf' nv
shows no disposition 20 bite, aud lac answers
tho calls upon him lnggnfdly. llh u curlril
up. aud his face il buried beneath his paws
and his breast Az length lao lGRina 10 los
fdgcty. lie searches ont nav resting 1la-
cns. hut Inc very soon chnuRes them iotVolh.
ers. tie takes again 10 hts own bedi ha! he
~ ruu,inuaily el,,l,iaR -his poalnre. lie BIZ,
gins 10 gaZe s,mngrly about him ~ lao Hes
on his he'd. Ills N4funucn Is cluuded aud
suspicious. llr cares TO ono and another
of the il9ully and he fixes on thcni n stead
fast gnYe, M " lac would TeHd iLeir. very
Thoughts. Il feel strangely M he seems TO
say hive you my hing 10 do with II or
you or You = Has not dog mind enough
Tor lhisS Two have observed robld dog
az the commencement OF the disease, we hnVe
seen this to the very life.
"A peculiar dolirium IL an early symptom,
mud one rhnt viii never deceive. a young
nnn was TiiIeG ~ 0HH Ut- tIJirtuF--7 -rr-------
quested TO meet medical gentleman oH Il4e
subject. | wnr u liule behind my time ~ !
entered the room found the dog eagerly de-
vourinF pan Of sopped bread
There n No titHtlHeuS kere,' said the gen
tlcmnp.
'IIe had hardly spoken when the dog quit
ted tho snip, and with n furious bark sprung
against The wait ns II iIr wuttid- Sti5e -s,''.s
imaginary Object TINT he fIncca was there
Did you SEQ That? WINS my reply Whr'
do you think of ~
Il see nothing in it, was his retori; the
dog heard some noise NJ the other side ofthc
wall
~ nay serious urging, however, lac con
scented 10 exercise the part procured n
poor worthless cur and got him bitten 10y thia
: dog, mud carried the disease from this dog TO
~ third victim. they nll became rnhid one ne
ter another, aud there my experiment ended.
/ The serious inater under consideration, per
/ hnps justified ne IN doing NJ did.
/ This kiud Of 'dOllIium vs. of frequent uc-
rurrcnce in the huulhh pntiduL The account
given hy DE-. Birdsley of one Of lnL rnieni9
il very appropriate M Urr present t-ttt-t'''-'l-
/ u observed That lao freq Icutly fixed his eyes
with horror and alright on some ideul object,
aud then with sudden and violent emotion.
! burirh his bend hencah the bed clothes Tho
next lime saw him repeat this action, was
/ Induced to Inquire into The cause ufhis ter
Tnr. lilo asked me whether had not hcurd
howlings aud scrnichngs. On being answer
I cd IN the negative, he suddenly threw himself
IN his knees, extending his arms IN dcien-
Sive posture, and lorCihly threw back his head
aud body; the muscles of the fiec were nglsl-
ted 10y various spasniodc con;rnctious; he
I eyrbnls gnred, and seemrtl rradY ia=EtaTi
from their sors-s; md ~ that JT,f,,aiii ,slteH
crying on hmm nronlziug tone, do YOU see
lini bnck dog his countcpnnce mud attitude
exhibited the most dreadful picture of CON.
/ picn,ed horror, dislress,nnd rage, that wnrtis
can describe or Imagination puini.'
There y also ~ tho human patient Hpccu-
! lioriiy- in Ills deiiru,n which scemsto disiin-
guish IL from ever other kind of mental nher-
ration. The patient, I'm Mr. Luwrence's Ian
/ gungc, is pursued 10y thousand phnnioms
HAT inlrude themselves upon bis mind hc
holds conversation with imaginary persons;
he inncies himself surrounded with difficult
I ties, mud in great distress. These thoughts
setm To pass through his mind with wonder
tul rapidly, aud to keep him in STATE of the
greatest distress, unless he IL quickly siisleh
B TO- or addressed by his name. mud then IN
/ moment Tie charm il hrokeni every phantom
OF imagination disappears, and ut once he
hegins 10 talk M calmly and conuectcdly ms
in perfect hcplih'
so it II with the dog whcther he is watch
ing tho notes that are tlontiug' IN nir or IN
sccts TINT nrr annoying him on thn walls, ur
/ tho foes tim, he inncrS nrc threatening him
]
moment Dispersed Nv the magic influence
{ OF his mnster's voice, every object Of terror
disappears, aud lac crawls toward linn win
: TtG ENlnn peculiar expression Of Attachments
that used 10 chnrncicriZc him: Then comes
n moments pause-u momcut of actual VHeu-
ity--.thc eye slowly closes, tho head droopS,
aud lac seems as fIds fore toet were giving
way mud Ire would fall; but lac springs up n
gain; every object Of terror once more sur
L..
I sH#F=--he- baflt-, nnA'ho rushrs TO tho extent
of his chain, prepared TO meet his imnginG,
~ foe.
s'fhe expression ef tlia eauHtanancc of the
dog uudcrgors considerable chnnge. priu-
cipoity depending utt the previous dispa@i-
tons of the anmnl If he was naturally OF
mn utfrctiunutc disposition there will be an
anxious, inqulrlng, countennnce, ELOQUENT
beyond the power oircsisting its influence. II
IL mnde mp of strange snppos,ions M To the
nature olthc drprcssions of-mind under
which he luhurs, mingled with some passing
doubts, and they nre hut passing, ms 10 the
= concern winch the mnster has in THO affair
; but most ofnll, there is mn nflrctionate mud
conndng appeal for relief At tho same time
wa observe some strange fancy, evidently
, passing through his MUD, unnloyod, howev.
er. hY tho slightest, portion of ferocity
IN The countcnance Of tho naturally saw
8 age brute, gr him that has been Trained To he
savage, there is,ndeed fearful chnnge;sour.
/ times the -coniuuctivc is highly injected; al
, other times it is scarcely affected, hut the
eyes have an unusually bright aud dazzling mp
penrance. They ARE like TWO huifs of tirp,nnr
there is n peculiar transparency oithe hyn
loid mupIbrnnc, or injection of tllnt of tbs
4, retiHa. .''.s.,.,.r. o. 49,.
a very early symptom of rabies IN the dog
il mn extreme degree ofrosileuess. f'rUuttrht