The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-11
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sad Case of HydrophobiR--AI Lady the Victim
The Virtues of the Maidstone to be Tested.
The Cincinnati G0zetip of Saturday contains

sad Case of Hydr0phobi9-A Lady the Victim
The Virtues Of the Maidstone to be Tested.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Saturday contains
the following
Two weeks ago yesterday, Mrs. S. E. NJ, who
lives at No - Blank street. was playing with
little pet dog, only three months old. While
thus engaged two children came in from a
neighbors house, and taking them on the sofa,
she transferred to them her attentions AS a
servant, who was in the room, expresses 1t, ''the
dog became apparently jealous of the children,
and in revenge bit Mrs. M" His teeth
made two little scratches, one near the thumb,
the other on the wrist, such scratches as
might be produced by pin, the blood flow
ing from neither. Immediately after inhcting
the wounds the dog ran directly from the ROOM
was chased upstairs, where he leaped upon the
bed, caught the pillows between his teeth, shook
them violently, biting them meantime, then
rushed like a wild thing from the house and into
the yard, where he was killed. Mrs NJ. paid
apparently but little attention to the two trfing
scratches. At any rate 1t was not till evening
seven or eight hours after, that she called on
DR.. Pulte and had the little matter attended to.
The doctor cauteriZed her wounds with nitrate
of silver and in this treatment he has persevered.
Mrs. NJ. has continued to attend to her little
home duties, bestowing no attention and no
thought to the matter. She has occasionally
felt slight sickness at the stomach, and it has
been noticed that her appetite was somewhat
irregular. The doctor appears TO have been
more concerned about the matter, and has on
more than one occasion expressed his fears of a
fatal result to members of the family. Such
fears, both on the part of the doctor and
friends, had the effect of causing Mrs. N. to
determine to pay avisit to Mrs. Wormsley, a
ladywho resides at Cleves, and who is said to
own maidstone. The visit was to be made on
Saturday, but when Saturday afternoon came, a
drizzlng shower prevented the trip. Yesterday
noon two ladies were about concluding call on
Mrs. NJ. Their hats were on, and they had
already risen to take their leave At that moment
they say, Mrs M. s. eyes suddenly became filed
with wild glare her limbs stiffened, from her
mouth issued the terrible evidence of hydro
phobia, and with wild scream she cried that
the dog was near her. There is little need to
follow the awful scene that ensued no need to
picture the horror-stricken family, the hasty cry
for help, the moments that passed before that
help came, each moment seeming a century, the
fearful helplessness that overpowered every
one who thought to bring aid, the utter
ignorance of the remedies. In that terrible
moment 1t was resolved to seek at once for the
maidstone, for where else to turn no one knew.
Messengers were at once despatched for Mrs.
Wormsley, and late last night the stone was
brought During the intervening hours the
awful spasms which are the concomitants OF hy-
drophobia continued, their fury lasting from
three to ten minutes, when they would release
their hold. The physicians in attendance began
TO despair of the case, and all hope seemed to
be lost. About II o'clock the little stone was
applied, and when our reporter visited the
house, about midnight, the lady was more quiet.
During the hour but single spasm had occurred,
rized the previous attacks. Our reporter was
allowed to enter the room where the patient was
lying. -Four persons were present, three ladies
and gentleman. One of the ladies was
holding the patients hand in her own, and
on the back of the hand the stone was clinging
In color it looked like a California diamond
Its form was oval, its length about an inch, and
its breadth half an inch. In its healing virtue
Mrs. Wormsley and her son, who were present
were putting great faith, telling of strange
it had already performed. We had been ex-
amining the stone for a few minutes, when sud
denly the patient raised her eyes and saw bend
ing over her the face of stranger. With a
scream that thrilled the heart, making the blood
run cold with horror, she leaped from the bed.
and, amid sobs and cries, shouted her fear of the
pursuing dog. We left the room at once and
she speedily became more quiet, and when we
departed from the house was again breathing
regularly, and was free from all delirum How
| this awful case may terminate we cannot, of
course tell. Should the stone prove eficacious
in the case it will be yet, we are told, two or
three days before il has performed its full Offices
In the terrible uncertainty and anxiety, it is
| yet comforting and assuring to know that
Mrs Wormsley processes unbounded faith in its