Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-04-16

POSSIBLE RECOVERY.
Some eight weeks ago, Miss Selma Eller,
an intelligent young lady of twenty-five
years, daughter of Mr.. Harvey Eller, resid-
ing at Beck's Station, on the Peru Railroad,
in Hamilton county, some fifteen miles north
of this city, was bitten by rabid dog, while
she was endeavoring to drive him out of the
house. The wound was on the finger, and
so very slight that 1t excited no alarm, al
though the dog was known to be mad. AS
usual in cases of hydrophobla, she thought
nothing more of the matter until the morn
ing of Monday, the 25th ultimo, when on
going to wash her face the touch OF the
water "made her shudder,n - as she described
it. The fearful truth flashed on her instant
ly, but being lady of great self command,
she simply said TO her sister, 81 am going to
go mad; cannot 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 to the table, she remarked to the family,
'sYou must take that water from the table,
or can't eat anything" She ate but little,
and got up, saying she would go to work
again. She continued through that day as
before, but with a decided Strengthening of
her repugnance to water, of which, she SAID,
''the very sight sent tingling feeling all
through her, She also complained that the
glistening face of the clock affected her in
the same way. On Wednesday she was too
far overcome to work, and while standing
in the floor speaking to some of her family,
she began grinding her teeth, and directly
after fell down in fit, the foam working
out of her mouth, her teeth gnashing, and
her body irightfully convulsed. Some of the
younger children who were with her at the
time ran out in great alarm, and the neigh
bors hurrying in found her on the floor near
, the fire, in the same terrible condition, but
she bit so funously at every one who touch
-, ed her that it was impossible to do anything
with her. The fire was removed SO that she
: might not injure herself by it, and she waf
j. left lying till the spasm had passed off. She
a was then placed upon the bed, and DR.
=, Rocker called in. When he arrived she wal
A again convulsed and senseless, uttering shor
/. barking sounds, and swapping at everything
a that approached her. A bloody froth wa
a constantly issuing from her mouth, whicl
/. she tried to spit at those around her. I'll
caused her to be tied down in the bed, AM
y proceeded to administer morphine to relieV
: her agony. In lucid interval she remon
i strated, saying "I must die, know it, an
Il 1 want to die in my senses, so don't stupef
me with medicine.n After another fit, tn
a doctor proposed another dose of morphine
"a and at last she consented, but added: "Yo
must not give It to me with water" Bt
!. this remedy produced but little effect. Th
"a awful paroxysms continued with the sam
AZ frIghtful suggestions of doggish sound an
a, frantic efforts to bite. She bit her hant
an terribly, and bit pieces out of the pillow an
nm bed clothes. DR.. A. G. Ruddle was all
"a called in, but his assistance was as unavai
0s ing as that of DE. Rocker This, we believ
-. was the next day, Thursday; but, at I
AZ events, on that day DIR. Rocker determine
ne to try the effect of bromide OF potassium
ia which had been recommended by sor
md European physician in cases Of hydroph
ae Dlh. Ots huuuloi happohcN " nav - SAA''
IN quantity with him, it was at once admin
are tered, and the treatment has been stead
M kept up since; till yesterday nearly tV
rk. ounces had been given. The symptor
Law continued with little or no abatement,
Law Sunday or yesterday, when they were &C
ga siderably less marked. The fits occurr
es less frequently and with less severity T
ara unfortunate lady had ceased biting herst
pHo and had sufficient knowledge of her sit
ted ton to wrap her arms up tightly in the
for. clothes, when she felt the spasm coming {
at to keep them out of danger. Though ve
ION. far from being out of danger, the abatem'
nth of the symptoms has been so decided as
zets create some hope of her recovery, which
ma realized, will make this one of the most
abs. marl1able cases on record. A great ma
ain. physicians and hundreds of the people
tied the vicinity have visited her, and some
In our city physicians, we understand,
,een visit her to-day.
into The case has, as may be supposed, crea
men a perfect crusade against the dogs in all
YER, region around about. The citizens of Mob
inc, vile, some seven or eight miles north, m
sand an attack on their dog population few d
o be since, and killed all they could find.-In'
reat aapolis Journal ApTil 2.