Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-08-04
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and wore an anxious look. He was re-
movedssto the halls and immediately be-
came quiet, except frequent starts, when
he would cry out eshoId me, 1t is coming,
and in an instant j, would pass oil and he
would say ''there it's gone"
These STARTS or SPILLS were unlike.
anything | ever saw before and almost
indescribable He said that sorreihip@
hot would rise from his stomach 10 his
throat, threatening him with suhocation,
and then it would be gone. When it was
,on,ing on. he would jump FOR something
TO take hold Of, and during the paroxysm
he had the appearance Of person aw-
fully frightened and would grasp anything
with Great force, then in an instant it was
over. Perhaps it might be called a spasm,
but if so, the muscular contractions were
much more transient than in any other
disease with which 7 am acquainted. He
now refused TO drink, although he said
ne was thirsty.
His pulse, from This moment to the last
was much accelerated and irregular, and
he was very impatient of restraint and of
the least contradiction, and would say
don't contradict me, that makes me mad +"
At this time and during the day, he look
cd and acted like Il raving nahiac, and
dreaded to be left alone
us companions being now excessively
afraid of him, he was put in "a room by
! himself; aud, as he commenced tearing
and breaking things in pieces, everything
save pail and The bcd-cIothes for one
| bed, were removed. IIo then stripped
himself of clothes, tore up portion of
! The floor, halloed and danced about the
room IN frantic manner, and made u noise
! that WAS likcned TO the barking OF dog,
| by some who heard il hut never In my
/ hcarin" did he bark like doc, that noise
/ being produced, IN all probability, 10y a
. kind of Involuntary, convuiaiyc action of
the muscles OF respratlOn, while he WAS
/ halloIng. After one of these ravium fits
/ he would appear much exhausted, and
, for moment would seem quite rational ;
: then his mind would wander In an moo
hercnt manner, he being all The while
/ subject to those conyulsiye starts or spasms,
of Ifhich mention has already been made.
! About noon, DR.. Fischer was called in.
I / T., i,.l e a. 1.
/ elsewhere, hc SAID aud had he seen this
case III private practice, removed from
any inducements to deceive, he would I'M
hcsltatln3!y lave pronounced it case
of llydrophobia; there still being some
doubt about 1t, however, Il positive opin-
ION was deferred, and we agreed TO adj
minister Iiydrocyanic acid forthwith. The
acid WAS of the ollicinal strength, and five
drops were poured Il piece OF bread
! for dose, but john refused to take it,
and declared that he would take no mcdi-
cine. This he had declared since ycstcr-
+ day. lie was told that he must, il Il
/ threatening tone, when he consented
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