The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1867-05-02

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apostolic cure is related by the Indiana
polls journal, occurring OF Beck's station,
on the Peru railroad. some fifteen miles
north OF that city. The Journal gives
the further particulars as follows:
..Some eight weeks ago Miss Selma
Eller, an intelligent young lady oftwenty-
two years, daughter of Mr. Harvey Eller,
residing at Beck's station on the Peru
railroad, in Hamilton county, some fifteen
miles north of this city, was bitten By a
ratld dog, while she was endeavorng to
drive him out Of the house. The wound
was on the finger, and so very slight that
it excited no alarm, although the dog was
known to be mad. As usual in cases OF
hydr0pl obia, she thought nothing more
about the matter until the morning OF
Monday, the 2jth nit, when on going to
wash her face the touch of the water
made her shudder," as she described it.
The fearful truth flashed on her instantly.
but being lady of great self-command,
she simply said to her sister, 81 am going
to go mad; can't live, adding that she
would, however, finish spinning the rolls
she was engaged upon. She worked on
during the day, with some increase of the
horrible symptoms, but nothing visible to
others and the next morning, on sitting
down 10 the table. she remarked to the
family, "Y on must take that water from
the table or | can't eat anything" She
ate but little, and got up say n. she would
90 to work again She continued through
that day as before, but with a decided
strengthening of her repugnanee to water,
of which, she said, ''thc very sight sent &
tingling feeling all through her. She
also complained that the glis'ening face Of
the clock affected her in the same way.
On Wednesday she was too far overcome
to work, and while standing on the floor
speaking to some Of her family she began
grinding her teeth, and directly after fell
down in a fit, the foam working out Of her
mouth, her teeth gnashing, and her body
frightfuily convulsed. Some of the
younger children who were with her at
the time ran out in great alarm, and
the neighbors hurrying in found
her on the floor near the fire, in the same
terrible condit :, but she bit so furiously
at every one who touched her that it was
impossible to do anything with her. The
fire was removed so that she might not IN
jure herself by it, aad she was left lying
till the spasm had passed. off. She was
then placed upon the bed, and Dr. Rocker
called in When he arrived she was again
CONFUSED and SenSelesS, utt4rlug short
barking sounds, and swapping at every
thins that approached her. \ bloody
froth was constantly issuing from her
mouth, which she tried to spit at those
around her. He caused her to be tied
lister morphine 10 relieve her agony. In
lucid interval she rem onstratcd saying 81
must die, know it, and | want to die in
ny senses, so don't stupcfy me with medi-
cine" After another fit the Doctor pro-
posed another dose Of morphine, and at
last she consented, but added You
must not give it to me with water But
this remedy produced little effect. The
awful paroxysms continued, with the same
frightful suggestions of doggish sound and
the same frantic efforts bite. She bit
her hand terribly, and b pieces out of the
pillow and bed clothes DR. 4. G.. Rud-
die was also called in. but his assistance
was as una 'ailing rs that Of Dr. Rocker.
This, We be ieye, was the next day, Thurs
day but at all events on that day Dr. Rook-
cr determined to try the effect OF 'brom-
ide of potassium" which had been recon-
mended By some European physician in
eases Of hydrophobia. DR.. Ruddle hal
pehing to have small quantity with him,
1t was at once administered, and the treat
ment has been steadily kept up since, till
yesterday nearly two ounces had been Civ
en-. The symptoms continued with little
no apparent abatcn ent till Sunday or
yesterday, when they were considerably
less marked. The fits occurred less frc-
quently, and with less severity The un-
fortunate lady had ceased biting herself,
and had sufficient knowledge OF her stua
tiOn to wrap her arms up tightly in the bed
clothes, when sho felt the spasm coming on
to keep them ont out of danger. Though
very far from being out OF danger, the
abatement Of the symptoms has been 50
decided as to create soLle hope Of her re-
eovery, which, if realized, will make this
one of the most remarkable cases on rec
ord 4 great many physicians and hund-
reds Of the people have visited her to-day
The case has, as may well be supposed,
created perfect crusade against the dogs
in all the region round about The citi-
zens of Noblesville, seven miles north,
made general attack on their dog popu-
lation a few days since, and killed all they
could fnd.