The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-04-18
[From The indianapolis ~Journal.l

NreAstng Ease In INDIANA SUE. /
erings Of - KOnng Lady Bitten
by a Mad DOg-A Cure
Some eight weeks ago, Miss Selin
Eller, an intelligent young lady 0
twenty-five years, daughter of Mr.
Harvey Ellcr, residing at Beck's sta
tion, on Peru railroad, in Hamilton
county, some fifteen miles north Of this
city, was bitten by a rabid dog Will,
she was endeavoring to drive him on;
of the house. The wound was on tbs
finger, and SO very slight that it excit.
cd no a%larn:, although the dog wac
known to be mad. AS usual in cases
of hydrophobia, she thought nothing
more about the matter until the morn
ing Of Monday, the 25th ult, when on
going to wash her face tho touch of tn,
water "made her shudder" as she de-
scribed it. The fearful truth flashed
on her instantly, but being a lady o
great self-command, she simply said
to her sister, " l am going to 80 mad
l can't live" adding hat she would,
however, "fnish spinning the rolls"
then engaged upon. She worked On
during the day with some increase of
the horrible symptoms, but nothing
visible to others; and the next morn
ing, on sitting down to the table, she
remarked to the family, You must
take that water from tho tallc, or l
can't eat anything" She ate but little
and got up saying she would go to
work again. She continued through
the day as before, but with a decided
strengthening other rcpugn'n ce to
water, Of which sho said, "the very
sight sent a tingling feeling all through
her" She also complained that the
gliStening face of.the clock affected
her in the Same way. On Wedn esday
she was too far overcome to work, and
while standing on the floor speaking
to some of the family, she began grin
ding her teeth, and directly after fell
down in q fit, the foam working out of
her mouth, her teeth g~nashing, and
her body frightfully convulsed. Some
Of the younger children, who were
with her at tho time, ran out in great
alarm, and the nelghbors hurrying in,
found her on the floor noar the FIRE in
the sane terrible condition, but she
bit furiously at every one who
touched her. The fire was removed so
that she might not injnre herself by it,
and was left lying until the splsm
passed of. She was then placed upon
the bed, and DR.. Rocker calledjn.
When he arrived she was AGAIN
c%onvulssd and senseless. uttering short.
barking sounds, and swapping ut every
thing that approached her. A bloody
froth was constantly issuing from her
mouth, which she tried to. spit at those
around her. He caused her to be tied
down in the bed, and proceeded to adj
minister morphine to relieve heragony.
In a lucid interval sho demonstrated
saying, 81 must die. / know il, and I
want to die in my senses, so dou't stu
pefy me with medicine" After anoth:
er fit, the doctor proposed another
dose Of morphiAe, and last she consent
ed, but added; lyon must give it to me
with water" But this remedy pro.
duced little effect. The awful parox-
ysms continued, with the same fright
ful suggestion of doggish sound and
the same frantic efforts to bite. She
bit her hands terrible, and bit peices
out of the pillow and bed clothes.
DR.. A. G. Ruddlo was also called in
but his assistance was ~unavailing q,
that Of DR.. Rocker. This, we believe
was the next day, Thursday. but, at
all events, on that day DR.. Rocker de
termined to try tho effect of promido
of potassium, which had been recon
mended by some European physician
in cases Of hydrophobia. Dir. Ruddle
happening to have a small quantity
. with him, 1t was at onee administered
and tho treatment has been stead,
kept up'sincc, till nearly two ounce
had been given. The SYMPTOMS con
tinued with little or nc apparent abate
ment till Sunday or yesterday, who
they were considerably less marked
Tia fits occurred less frequently, an
with less severity. The unfortunat
lady had ceased biting herself and ha
sufficient knowledge of her ~situatio
to wrap her arms up tightly in til