New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-25
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The bosom of his Father and his Gosi.s'
A Gsnuln. Case e . + 3 Hydropl.os,r.s.

Under date of the 10th DIR. E. p. Gaines writes
the following letter to the Mobile Tribune from
Tonlminyle, Alabama:
As it has been a disputed point among the medi-
cal men of our city whether we have ever had an
undoubted case of hyd spAobia which occurred \
in this section of the couury, think it my duty to
inform the public generally. that we can have this
disease; so that hereafter all those precautions
can be put into use which science has suggested
in countries where 1t is prevalent. Sometime in
the month of February of this year. as Mrs. Tucker
was walking along the load, o large dog, which
was quietly lying down, Aprang up agia seized her.
She caught hold Of him, and in tho desperation of
fear held him until the owner came and took him
off, The dog. however, bit her hand and Inangled
it badly. He also bit his master when he took him
OFF. Mrs. Tucker visited me the following day to
have her hand dressed. It was very much cut
and also inhamed. As The testimony heretofore
was so strong thatwe could not have hydrophohia
in this climate, and it was the season Of the year
that we would scarcely Expect II any way, and Az
the dog was not far from his master residenee. 1t
seemed unadvisahle to 1lse the severe means that
are recommended in such cases, unless the proof
i was positive that the dok was mad
After the dog returned home. he acted So
| strangely that the master concluded he was mad,
and therefore shot him. This, however, was but
surmise; how sadly true, the sequel will show.
Mrs. Tucker, after mufh suffering, as from any
other infiamed wound, finally got we'll, and re-
manned SO until Monday last, July 18th, when she
| felt little unwell; on Tuesday had some pain in
| the right hand and arm, (the one that was bit)
which travelled up, SHE said into her right side.
She also felt little feydrish. and had some head
| ache. On Wednesday these disagreeable feelings
continuing, she found suddenly that she could not
| swallow water. II produced spasmodc feeling
in word, the effort to drink took away her breath.
/ saw her Wednesday evening. She was lying
down on the bed, dressed and looking quite natural
skin felt pleasant heal little too hot pulse soft
and weak, but not eXcted, asked her how she felt,
and she said she had burning thirstfor water, but
| could not take it.
1 had some brought I'd her then. She began to
| look excited. gave it to her, ana the very sight
oft caused spasnl of dl the respirating muscles
| You have had dash of dold water thrown suddenly
| in the face and breast; you gasp it takes away
your breath. In such manner did the very sight Of
water affect her, causing such feeling of 5ufoca-
ton that the patient cred away with it, You viii
kill mef Imagine in this dry and heated weather,
when there is no moisture even in the atmosphere,
that consumed by terrible thirst the very sight
of water should produce such an effect Can any
thing he more horrible? On Wednesday night,
urged by this desperate thirst, she rushed to the
bucket of water, saying :. will have WATER buf
on reaching it, the very sight brought on spasn,
and she would have illlen, her daughter told me-,
il they had not caught her.
On Thursday the spdsns became more freqnenyf
the secretion of fsoilly, tenacious fnucus n the
throat was also added to the distress. causing
constant hawking and splitting. The countenance
seemed more wild and haggard she was sensible,
:, however, and recognized her acquaintanees. She
, never showed any desire to hurt any one. She
l steadily grew weaker, ami IL O'Clock Thursday
night closed the sad seine.
Dls Mordecaf Herndon and Gayle saw the case,
, aud agreed with me that II WAS q pure case OF
hydrophobia, and only publish an account of it
in order that the peoplf, being foreWarned may be
farcarned, and hereafierin all suspicious cases of
bites from dogs suggest that they visit physician,
so that the bitten part can be cut cut or sueh
other means be used as the profession are ae-
quainted with. y z. GAaNRs.
THE DOG C.EsAR.-Why do old dogs bark and
howl SO much mnre thhu Yanng ones? The yener-
able Caesar, at Idewild--the only surviving New
fouudlanderof Of lie Kane Arctic Expeditinn-seems
more and more to ddlight only in noise. Lame
wheezy and half blind, he sleeps under the trees
most Of the day, hut at night seems unhappy thai
Tho world Is 40 STILL Ihe old ears ache for more
, elamor. His celebrity alone keeps him from heina
, removed as nuisance but the continued bowling
has nj least resulted id the iaaietion Of new namt
upon the old Arctic ybyager. He Is dispaTagingE
Known III tile family al present by the sobriquet q
:, RDarer BoreaIis.u ITInme Journal.
= A Young lady SAYS 1he feason she carries para
. sol Is, that the sun il ~ the masculine GENDER am
e she cannot withsta' a his ardent glances.