Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-02

and Barking Patients Saved
from the Grave-NOveI Mode Of
Treatment.
Conc'u ded.
REMARK ABLE STATEMENT OF
HERMANCE, OF BROOKLYN.
DIR. Nj. Hcrmance was found
at his office, No. SOB Fulton
street, Brooklyn. He has prac-
ticed in New York and Brook
Ign for the past twenty-thrce
years, he states, and has to
great extent made a specific
study of hydrophobia. "On
Monday, April 8, 1871" said
the doctor, 81 was requested TO
visit Henry Wilkerson, eigh-
teen years of age, residing at
No. 304 Twelfth street, Brook
lyn. / arrived at the patients
bedside at about half-past three
p. M, and learned that he was
suffering from hydrophobla, as
stated by two physicians that
had already prescribed for him.
In addition to this, five other
medical men had called out OF
curiosity to see the boy, and
were all unanimousin pronounc-
ing it a genuine case Of hy-
drophobia, and one for which
there was no help, and advised
the family to simply tie linn
down to the bed and
LET HIM DIE.
Upon closely examining into
the case / found the following
condition and symptoms: The
lad tied down to the bed, hands,
arm and body. He was with
ing in commissions, barking like
a dog, swapping at the bystand-
ers and attendants, grabbing the
pillows in his mouth, and shak-
ing them from side to side, ex-
actly like dog; he succeeded
in tearing them all to pieces, al
the same time snarling a la ca
nine, discharging a large a
mount of vicid mucus and frotf
from his mouth, the quantities
of which were so great as tc
almost choke him at times. The
periods of commissions wher
the above symptoms were man
ifest would continue from ter
to twenty minutes. When thC
spasms would relax he would re-
turn to a state Of consciousness
converse nationally with those
around him, and complain OF
great pain in the arm and hanC
that had been bitten. The pc
Rod of consciousness generally
lasted for about five minutes
unless he was requested to drinl
any liquid substance, the eft
fort to do which would imme
diately throw him back into
spasmodic condition, when tn
barking, biting, snarling ant
frothing would be repeated
Upon inquiry, l ascertainef
that the boy had been bitten b,
a stray dog that entered a stor'
in New York, where the DO,
was employed, about ten day
previously. He having occasion
to go up stairs at the time, hac
to pass close to where the dos
stood, and as he passed, it bl
him on the
THIRD FINGER OF THE LIEF
HAND.
The wound bled freely, and tn
boy wrapped it up and though
no more about it. On Sunda,
evening, April Sth, while a
church he complained to a com
panion that he was feeling yer.
unwell, and at once went hom
and went to bed, soon after which
he was seized with commissions
Next morning the family physi
clan was called in, and, diagnos
ing the case hydrophobia, called
consultation Of doctors, who con
firmed the diagnosis. Being full.
satisfied that the case was one o.
GENUINE HYDRoPHoBIA,
With we'll marked and unmlstak
able signs, l set myself at worl
to give him vapor bath, bellev
ing that to be the only means tha
could be made available to rela1
the system and break the spasms
as it was impossible for him t
swallow any medicine in sufii
Gent quantities to do him an,
good. ] succeeded in giving
him a bath while still tied to thu
bed, by means of an extempor
lied apparatus, and in abou
half an hour had him in a pro
fuse perspiration. When the
system became relaxed tht
sDasms ceased somewhat, ant
with returning consciousness
steady continued Improvement
until he was effectually relieved