The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-12
A CASE OF HYDR0PlI0BIA.
THE DEATH or A LITTLE BOY FROM
the BITE or A DOG.
Rabies Seven Months nfer the Inatctiou OF |
the Mound-The symptoms of the Terri |
bic dy-IIomGopathic Treatment.

Rabies Seven Months after the Inaictiou OF |
the Mound-The symptoms of the Terri- |
bic MalHdy- IIom1opathic Treatment.
Freddy Treadway. about four years old,
started from The residence OF his parents. a,
1908 Second avenue, one afternoon about seven !
months ago. 81 e. % Central Park. lie
exceedingly bright little fellow. pet Of the
folks in the neighhorhood, ana was that day
one OF party OF children, mostly older than he.
who intended to spend several hours watching
the sailing Of miniature yachts. They rode In a
Second avenue car to Fifty-Dinth street. ana
thence TO a Belt Line car to the fifth avenue
entrance. They started across the street. two
girls holding Freddy's hands. dog troited
toward them. with IT'S head down. and show
ing no excitement. The group Of chill
drcn was in its course, and " went
straight TO Freddy, but not In way
tLnt alarmed him. 1t had the skulking
manner Of dog with hydrophobis, and not the
ferociousness that would scare an uniformed
person. 1t WAS Of the POmeranian hr cd, com
monty known as coach dogs, the treacherous
descendants OF larger AMI Hercer natives OF
Pomerania. II put It's paws on the boys should
ers and without the slightest provocation bit his
face The under teeth caught under his Jaw
and the upper teeth close TO his left eye. neither
doing mu,h more than to break the skin; but
one of the brute's tusks perforated his upper
LIP and tore its way out, making cut nearly
half an inch deep. Then the cog trotted away.
having at no time shown 1erceness except In
the actual biting. There was quickly an excited
assenbiige. but nobody tried to Kill or capture
the dog nor was anybody but the boy bitten.
Freddy wa. hurriedly taken home. His mother
was greatly excited. ~ once dresding hydro
phObia. she sucked the wound long and hard,
a. means of extracting the roisonous matter.
and thus drew out great deal Of blood. Next
sue took him TO DR.. II. Ciair smith, at 10 East
Thir;y-stxth street. arriving there about an hour
and half after the NM tion OF the wounds.
| she bad 50 steadily =ucNcd the cut ON his LIP
| that the hefIorrnage was almost wholly -topped.
| ana the loss Il blood added to tue frig I rad
| made the boy We n. Dr. smith did lot cauter
| lie the wounds. deeWlng the eNtr elton 81
| blood an efficient treatment. Ihey healed
| readily, AMI there was no immediate serious
Mr.. Ireadway. however. was apprehensive.
| A. means 81 lea niug the best ana the worst,
! She fercd to reward auybody who would cap
ture the dog. A police officer who had seen the
street st,tion. and g ia mat II VS. surely the
/ guilty beast. DR.. smith examined that dog
/ thoroughly, ana saba, he stll belieNes-thAt
/ i 40 not have hydrop' obia; but II was shot
Freddy wa watched dufiug last summer with
muoh s1hcitude b, bis mother ana ne. Detect
lns ner concern, WAS curious concerning II but
II 10 almost certain thai nr anew no,i,ng ABOUT
hydropno6ii. nor Of the seriousness Of Ter fears.
l~ health continued good until the fatal attack,
executing severe fever. from which he wholly
o. thursday last, as Freddy was asleep, his
| UptNeT IttffO tIht DIS breathing WIS not nat
| ural. Vdick to be alarmed BY any symptom Of
disorder. shs AZ once sui missed the worst. soon
| afterwari he had use. and v0mited several
time-. EARLY IN the evening she sent for Dr.
| smlta, who - homcoaa INST
"on entering the ROOM" The physician save,
] Mas struck by the peculiar expression Of his
face. There was evidently Ere.t l.Nsical de-
preston. lhe pulse was verv ranid. 10 or more
/ per minute. ana weak; temperature. lUlS !;
respra' ion raoid. more ia ia - per minute. 81
pertlcW and irregular. with an occ lsionsl deep
signing. Or spa-inUdic Inspiration. At the same
time IlIL extend his head ana Oxen his
/ m 1uth. a. II zasping for breath. Hts eyes had a
yer, pecuiiar anu ndescri b. able expression. more
Of fear. perhaps, tuAu ant thiNg else ana wNcn
he smiled his expression was ffishtful. II you
can Imagine u SHINING mouth oenea two Angry,
malicious eyes, Yea have tue picture. glass
/ Of W ater uissipatri any doubts nav have mad
ia regard 10 diaEnO-is. D. producing. as soon a.
/ !; .Duched bis lips, "a terrible lalyn-ell s9.suJ.
with iour outcres. M cough that resembled
tue yepiiks uSik OF a cur. The case followed
az iasi FROM laryngeal spasm, induced ny at
! tcfnplns u swallow so.n1 water. For two
hours .r.,ious to I'M, a had been able 10 drink
without much dithl uty.
There Il no recorded case Of recovery from
| hidropbooia, and physicians generally regard
any treatment As e1psrimentAl. DE-. smith fol-
lowed the homw '.n'hic theory. and gave the
/ patient a scrpent uuis u for scVer.l h1uIs, but
/ with no bsnehciai eject. BeAad 0nna aud hyOs-
cyhnus lthe active Principle ~ hen nanel were
al" ifoi with VI success. Inc bIN WAS cons
sc lu- almost 60 the last aud, when able a. talk.
+ nothing the m TIER win hln. Ms raruXy. is
we're -oy r'ted ~ spells ~ qdietH.e, out be
] dhd more violent lie had nervous dread OF
J hupt iug that 0pir achcd hi Do. could not -wal-
/ low. aui toward tne last struggled uoleutly 10
80 ~ "l, Ntl. lie death VS. un FRIDAY.
I A. az lhe ongin,l treumcn; = the wounds,
/ br. smith -afs: Ny nr-t impulse was TO eau
rnHse and tue fhtnfui sucking 10 nad received.
ana wisuihl 20 aVoid any pnl' cessafy oisb!ure-
meut That tnisAt result #, IA c4uterLAuou, de-
ciiet 10 close the wound ~ -utur.s. IL healed
Aiaily, aui 100 the course OF tafer or ur DAYS
nfi- ru az the tfra-l nf the face than