Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-08-18
Hydrophobia Terrible Sufferings.


Under date of the 2Cth Of July, DR.. H.
IL. Gaines writes as follows to the Mobile
(Ala.) Tribune, from IoulminvIe, Alabama !:
Sometime in the month of February of
this year. as Mrs, Tucker was walking along
the road, large dog, which was quietly ly-
ing down, sprang up and seized her She
caught hold of lin, and, in the desperation
of fear, held him until the owner came and
took him off. Mrs Tucker visited me the
following day to have her hand dressed 1t
was very much cut, and also nflamed AS
the testimony heretofore was so strong that we
could not have hydrophobia in this climate,
and as it was the season of the year that we
would scarcely expect it any way, and as the
dog WAS not far from his masters residence,
it seemed unudvisablc to use the severe
means that are recommended in such cases, u
less the proof was positive that the dog was
mad
After the dog returned home, he acted SO
strangely that the master concluded he was
mad, and therefore shot him. This, howcv-
or, was but surmise; how sadly true, the
sequel will show. Mrs Tucker, after much
suffering, as from any other inflamed wound
finally got well, and remained so until Mon
day last, July 18th, when she felt little un-
well; on Tuesday, had some pain in the right
hand and arm, (the one that was bit,) which
travelled up, as she said, into her right side.
She also fit 4 !:t.!e feyerish, ond had some
headache. On "Wednesday, these disagree
able feelings continuing, she found suddenly
that she could not swallow water 1t pro
duoed spasmodic feeling; in word, the eff
fort to drink took awayhcr breath. s,w her
on Wednesday evening. She was lying down
On bod 10 ;to~
skin felt pleasant, head little too hot, pulse
soft and weak, but not excited asked her
how she felt, and she said she had burn
ing thirst for water, but could not take it.
had some brought to her then. She be-
gan to look excited gave it to her, and the
very sight of it caused spasm of all the res
prating muscles You have had a dash of
cold water thrown suddenly i'll the face and
breast; you gasp; it takes away your breath.
In such manner d'l the very sight of tho
water affect her, causing such II feeling of suf-
location that the patient cried away with it,
you will kill me-" Imagine in this dry and
heated weather, when there is no moisture
even in the atmosphere, that, consumed by
terrible thirst, tho very sight of water shonld
produce such an erect Can anything re,
more horrible? On Wednesday night. urged
by this desperate thirst, she rushed to the
bucket of water saying % will have water"
but on reaching it, the very sight brought on
a spasm, and she would have fallen, her dau-
ghter told me, if they had not caught her.
On Thursday, the spasms began more frc
qucnt-t the secretion of frothy, tenacious
mucus in the throat, which added to the dis.
trcss, causing a constant hawking and splitting
The countcnauce seemed more wild and hng-
gard she WAS sensible however, and recog-
nized her acquaintanccs. She never showed
any desire to hurt any one. She steadily
grew weaker, and about / O'Clock Thursday
night closed the sad sceno.
TEMPORAL BLEsslNGs.- Wish for them
cautiously-osk for them subnissivcly-
them contentedly y-obhin them honestiy--ac.
capt them humbly manage them prudently
employ them lawful -iinpart them lber-
aIly--esteein them moderately y--increase them
virtuously--uso tho'i Observation-Disclosures
them cosily.-resign them willingly.