The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-06
HYDROPHOBIA CURED.

SIX Pounds OF Blood Letting and tha
Cola and Early Use OF the Lancet
Successful Treatment OF Case by
Venesection by Assistant Surgeon Glib
SON, OF His tIajesty's sixty-ninth Regi-
ment.
While so much Is being said and done TO alarm
the people about hydrophobia and needlessly to
disease their minds and bodies to that extent
which doctors aver may arise from morbid imagin-
ings, IT Is refreshing to turn to the Asiatfc slD
volume 4, page 2l9, wherein remarkable case
OF hydrophobia is reported as cessluly cured.
The cure made was substantially thus, by As
sstant Surgeon Gibson, OF His Majesty's Sixty
ninth regimcnt:-
Isabel the wife of Sergeant Mcdaniel, OF His
Ma1estys Eightleth regiment. aged twenty two,
was taken Ill this evening (l9th of September).
pain at the scrobllicus cords. About an hour az
forwards refused to take her tea, and showed
o 81 er a ee ns and o wa she
also refused, and looked az 1t with dread was i'm:
mediately seized with conclusive ut, IN con
sequence OF which was sent for and found her
iaboring under strong muscular spasmodic action
OF the whole body; her countenance expressive OF
a degree OF horror had never before Witnessed;
her eYeballs were turgid and gliAsened with va-
cant stare;
ATTEMPTING TO BITE THE ATTENDANTS
and everything that came 10 her way. While she
was in this state some oilcous person threw cup
lul OF cold water in her lace, which aggravated
the spasms very much and increased my
suspicious oil the case being hydropbobia. This fit
continued about an hour. When she became
little quiet desired some water to be offered her.
at which she shuddered, yet attempted to swallow,
and succeeded with great difficulty in taking ABOUT
taSIespooSiu when produced ra repeM,l1n n or
the former and attended with most dreadful
sense OF sunocation During this paroXysm the
saliva collected in Increased quantities and dis
charged AS the violence Of the muscular action
subsidized she cried loudly in peculiar toiie 0!
breast, Expressive Of severe pain. Pulse liz ia
minute and small: Having. now q thorough con-
o an e e ene OF
pnobia ever coming under my charge, to follow
the r by M aad 81
eutsa. u' opened a. YEN ia nc rsns
WHIST ceased, the strong convulsiye muscular
action also ceased, her coun!enancc became pa-
cid ana the turgIdity OF her eyebas dlmn shed.
delnquum superyened, the patient being kept IN
the horizontal position; The BLOOD was extracted
nor was 1t cupped. Pulse shortly after tue bleed
ing ninety-six. Rec. tinct. Opt git. l.; az.
meath. plpp OF. |; mix; to be taken Immediately.
l0th. 10 r. M.-Succeeded In swallowing the
draught, and shortly aiterward, at her own re-
lowed with avdity and without much dlfilcuiry:
has great aversion to strangers ana in her placid
intervals does not recognize those she knew for
merry has also great aversion to the admission Of
light into ner CHAMBER.
IL 7. M.-Has taken with great e1Ort Two cup
rals more OF tea, which brought on a slight spas
modic action OF the muscles OF the throat and was
succeeded BY vomiting. Pulse eighty. Adplecet
emp mel, vescat, cervice. Being now sensible,
has Informed her husband that
SHE WAS BITTEN BY A DOG,
supposed TO ne mad, about ten weeks ago, at st.
Thomas Mount. Anodyne repeated.
GOTH. A. M.-Has not had return OF the con-
yuisye paroXysm during the night; drank water
now much detected and melancholy; Is extremely
sensible to all external IMPRESSIONS, signs fire.
nf1nn ftV ND n 10 fHns tp
the seat oil pain.
10 A. Mt being necessary to raise her in bed
syncope was induced unth she was again put III
the horizontal position. Still expresses the greatest
dread or water, and can take her drink only from
the spasm ISIS Succeeded each time Sy vomiting Sc
Slight return OF the commissions, muscular action
Of the throat; her eyes are slightly turgid, but
minute. Sumant, extract Onii. grs. IL.
7P M.-since my last visit has had occasionally
slight returns OF the spasmodic fits, brought Oh by
some of her relations ana children. Has swallowed
tea in the same manner and with the same DIM
Guilty as before, but was not followed by vomiting.
Has had rather severe ut since l entered the
Pulse II; skin moist, consiipated since yesterday
morning. Sumat. pill. calomel grs. viii. Reptr.
'2 a1ss 10 Sp 4. M-Mr. steddy garrison surgeon,
whose absence from the cantonment these two
days very much regretted, visited the patient
opinion with respect to the nature Of the disease
and approved OF the plan adopted. She has en-.
lOyeu KOOu rest Tile nlRnb, out Is sui cks
tremey irritable has the greatest aversion to the
sight OF q mirror and shuudered at the idea OF
drinking water, the sight OF with produced re-
currence OF the spasms. Pulse 100; heat of sur
face increased; tongue white. No alVne evacua-
tOn since she was taken ill. HABIT. stat. enema
com. ct. capt. pill. aloe comp. No. u.
II A. M.-The spasms have been frequent and
severe since last report, excited BY her repeated
with Mr.. Steddy 1t was determined to repeat the
bleeding. accordingly opened another vein ana
extracted twenty-four ounces Of blood. Pulse I'M
X
tremely weak, her eyeballs less irigid and her
features altogether assumed q more favorable ex-
preston; has retained the enema.
since last bleeding. No alvne evacuation. Repe-
tant. piiula ct enema. com.
9P. M.-Has had very severe ht caused by the
administration Of clyster, but Is again perfectly,
or. u, gum. camph. scr l. d. ri. bolus stat. su-
mendus
ent in sound sleep. Pulse and heat Of surface
ed. A. M-Has enjoyed good rest she has
drank freely out OF teacup aud can look at the
sensations; the turgIdity or her eyes entirely
gone and her cOuntenance Is calm; one copiOus
evacuation from the clystcr pulse and heat of sur
lace natural; quetnesS TO DC observed ana all lrrl
tatons removed.
IL M.-No return or the spasms, although she
has drank tea out OF q cup twice; pain at the
scrobilfcns cords much abated; the extreme
sensibIlity which has marked the disease through
out very much diminished, she having now no
dreadful apprebensions OF her fate, aversion to
strangers or the admission OF light; has even no
was stu dsagreeable to immerse heg hand IN it.
9P. M.-Continues tranquil. no alvine evacua.
ton since the operation OF the Oyster; pulse and
heat OF surface continue natural. Rept, pill aloe
2ad 10 A. M.-fiad troublesome dreams during