, 1880-12-22
1IYDItOPliOIlI.A,
a Remarkable cnso Near Phl'adcl.
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Special Dtspateh to The 3'nteapa 7rtb,tne.
PHILADELPHIA, dec. 21.-Seth Foster, Of
ksrkw1od, across the Delaware River, WIS
bitten by n dog six weeks ago, and Is now b.
lieved to hc threatened will, dentll FROM
llydro1'lobia. The case Is peculiar one,
and exciscs much interest. Foster was out
rabbit -l,inling wltl,,is dug. She struck a
rnt'blt track, but. with n spirit Ut tisobeti-
e'lce never bcfore exhibited Us her, nbs.nate-
ly refused ito follow 1t, although ngain ul,d
agnt', urged MI by her master. Foster at lust
got the animal upon the trail, but,
instead of taklng up tic trail, she turned
upon him savnyely, and bit h!m upou
ttl8 right thumb, 1nt!lciEng .lecp aui lucer-
ating wountl near the Joint. Alarmed and
anRry, Foster eyeled Ills gun at the animal
and fired. but failed to hit Il. Foster then
returned hume as quickly us possible, mud
exhibited Ills wounded hand to his wife.
WHO Immediately applied ontum a!ld salt 10
the wound. III tho meantime the dog was
shut MD killed BY i.elgsbor. Foster did
not suffer great deal from the wound, but
was evidently terribly alnrncd. WHISKY
was Applied to the injured thumb, and
later Mrs. Foster covered 1t with Il
poultlco nlaio OF mild Indigo ro0t which, Il
was satd by lnany Of the country people,
would heal the c1catrcc and tlloroligly crntlt-
cate the gerills0f ydropisobiA If u,ly existed.
The wottlltl fnally healed. leaving n deep
scar somewhat red and " little tender, but
otherwise exhibiting no prcufaritN 10 all
appearances Foster had recovered frnm the
elects Of the bile. although MANY Of the old
residents 0f t!U nelgiboEllood said. "Ile'll
feel 1t again SolMe day." IIo dill. On
Wednesday, the 18th inst, lc was taken
With clllls. The thumb began 10 Itch
and stnart, and he fclt Shooting pains
III Ills nrtn. On Fri,lay he suffered head
ache accompanied by melancholy and gct,-
cral indisrositlon. 70 these symptoms wrru
added decided dread Of water, n,ld It was
only nd,cr tho greatest difficulty TINT lie could
be Induced to swallow mcdc!nc. lie i.l,-
aElnetl that he saw II dog in tina medicine,
and With this Idea firmly impressed upon his
hEna would saap savagels ut tic offered
spoon, a1d grind his teeth together y'ciously.
On Saturday there was no nlatcrlal change
III Ills condition, excepting tlut Ills nlud
heEan to wander, and te became so
irritable and peevish that tlle members Of
his fainiiy,, becoming thoroughly frightened,
lMInored slini J., every why 10 keel, hinI
u'lfet: On Sunday luaily persons calling To
srG him, Foster bccnine very n!ttch excited,
t'tlu tore around the house like Il mad mun,
,e9r: ,i,M 1,p ti!e earpet alNl tl'rowl's tc tu,;
sx mon io sub!tle ]!iM. Toward evening I,u
became calni, but his mind continued to
wander, while his lrei!l of wafer and fluids
Increased. Tl's very sight of them caused II
lilns, ai!d 1t WIS plain 10 sec tllut
their presence caused lin tho utmost pain.
I!ese symptoms continued throughout
ap..'my, Mpay, a,l! a., TO- ast evening they l!. u.
l'aggarl an!l distressed .at,pParaacp,-fear.
nnxiety,nnd l,urror being depleted upol,eyt ~
featllre: Ihe pupils are dllnte., al.a the eyes
aEs Is Esar la nI gSyx a a sxrsiss s io Ts T.! Sco
:, lie gazed upon the reporter Will, ali Miset-
tied l9nk, nd Ills appearance INT! actions,
Gnlablned witt! the i'Icol!crtMt. and untnt.l-.
iiE;lh';s expressions l'e made; showed unnts-
Mrs. Foster stated tlInt he had not slept
for six nights. all1 that IT. was rs m,tc lis
they conlt Ito 10 keep him from wandering
from tilo house. Although ut tlmcs llu ai-
TIN physicians nro Of tho opinion TINT hn
Is afflicted with iydrophnbla, nl,d express M
i!niM .!i for III recovery. The most remarkable
fsI'1rs f m Of n"scf IT ~ ss nd T. i II
cases TIN iiertod varies from eighteen hours
70 week, thu areraEc, however. being three
n,,. days. II H., tho larEs in'jnrity q eases M
proves to be hydr0pll0lEa, his Is thu first cnsB
Of thu kitNl on record where the patEGnt sur
slyed week nfter the nttaCk. The tlrciu nr
water M y ths ~ most marked fe!tnre III Fosters
ntr!bnte It 10 tho Influence Of tllu puisonn
generated by tho bite Ut the dog. Mnny uWu-
|io, ut the county Alseretl!t tho story Ut
l,ydr3phnhla, thinking TINT Foster has been
bs.curle fully Md Automatically explained it
will 10 watched with tho greatest interest,