Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-30
SIMULATED HYoRuPHoBiA.
a Cir Manifssts symptoms of the Malady
After Reading on the Subject.
N.tc YORK. Strr.

Il dir manlIest8 ~ m pJOns az tho AaA1uV
After Reading on the subject.
N:ir YORK Star.
The researches of Pasteur instead Of SET
fling the question as to the existence Of
hydrophobia have given rise to two great
schools of believers, the one maintaining
that there is distinctive nervous affection
arising from the bite of dog; the o;her
half claiming that hydrophrobia cannot eN
lst, aud that Pastures experiments have
proved nothing. A case of simulated n.y.
drophis, msuifssting all the symptoms OF
the true disease, was rscs6tly treated by q
wellknowa throat specialist. A score OF
physicians, who have investigated it have
not vet been able to assign cause for the
peculiar manifestations.
Toe specialist told the following story:
About a week ago Vas called up by one
Of nv colleagues, who begged me to go at
once 10 the house of one OF his patients,
who had been taken i'll during the night
and was in immediate danger Of choking
unless relief was speedily afforded. Whit
dressing, the doctor told me that the patti
ent, a GIRL. not quite IL Of a highly nervous
temperament, with an hysterical tendency,
had been attacked with apasm OF the
CLOTHS. which refused TO respond to active
treatment. Il did not take me- MANY min
utps TO reach the bedside Of the sufferer
She was unconscious when | entered aUd
by the dim light which was burning, |
could not get q good look at her face 1t
was a. far "a could make out, blsuched
and distorted, and, st every short, conynI-
sivs gasp, she tvsmbled violently aud shit
ed about on the bed.
"She lay halt on her side, apparently IN
great pain. Fortuus'el7 | had my laryn'
goscope with me, aud | threw q strong
Iiohtinto the throsE and examined it. Here
I observed that the muscles at the head OF
the vindsipa were turgid and swollen, IT.
tsrteriug with the movements OF the epIs-
lot,is aud only a very smallsmonnt OF ar,
not enough to ozgyhs'e the blood, could
gst into the lungs The PATENTS condl'
ton was critical, and, without stopping 10
investigate further, l took the attending
nbysician into al ad joining room and frank
10 bonfesssd that | was puzzled. tried to
oct the girls history, but her mo,her was
a. excited thrt she could scarcely SPEAK.
Recognizing the great danger l admins,
tered a relisbls reaedy, and ss4, down and
ovoitsd results To my surprise the RENE
dv siyusll7 failed Then uied anoihee
Tbsu tried another, running through the
sntire list of drugs, With co etect.
"Tbs ps.isnt beams more rigld. sud TO
s55 N orr dismay lOckj9w sc. n and tue
mnscles Of her back crsmoed up s'ch'ng
her BODY 20 that only her head ana ms TOPS
oF her heels touched the Ssd. We. were
r,nrsnsrsd for this emergency bat Ii gave
ma a cIue. and in q short time / succeeded
N relieving the rigidit7, and our patent
yas onite comfortable wh'u We LETT Inc
c,i,;s uad been tided oVsr GEd she wa
much better. =, &,
MAXI morning, when | again called
tho GIRL was concious, apparently tree from
Da;5 and breathing normally. She Lacked
ra,;oniaEty. The mother told me ina
three DAYS before her daughter hal aee'
bitten by her pet dog, p shaggy pooaiS,
| The animal playfully snapped at the g!.rl
,orapsd her nose vito iis sharp teeth II
giotiny trifing scra,ch that Scarcely o'sG
examined the dog and Satisfied m7ss!
that these we're no signs OF RABIES p7essn'
In the course OF conversation with the glr
7 Issrnee that she hai read the neTSpspe
sccouuts!of the methon OF lnoca'st'o'
n-acsicsd Pasteur when he trestsd ne New
ark children, and had token 8 lively inse'
esd in the discussions OF the msdics! tFa'el
aity upon the value Of PAs'ears discover
les. -,
"Whils sAe WAS speaking she was saddeI
L. ssizsd With . violent sRAsm' ana Wer
into couvulsion4 Her eyes roilsa Hoot
and creeping on ell tours she nova over
~Sers I was sitting, aud bsgsn TO bar : hs
} Jog In her agony she tore the sheet
7, vsS all I could do TO restrain her tro'
. ;D;nr;ng bsTselt until her mother ard isth'
80 20 nv assistance sn3 held her dow
} Sbs Continued to bark and snap tor -
hours. The lockjsw returned: Inc sg
> Al Vsisr aggravated her 1T OF oSfxlos "a
t Che made signs to have II taken ava
D IT, IT, - this time hsd bess undecided no
( -. 5;ognose the case. Hyjropnoois W
W. af The question, ss the period OF Inc
E Sst;on which Is usually at least TWEEN
80 I, this case was less tssn three
SNoruhis aggravated h'r condition, a.
,nocs.s;on / tried doz au remedies, .
: ALL I could not control the s.pa'm. L
!, .us ; Of any chance Of Saving my pa
.nt I summoned several OF nay eo"sso'
. M vbsn they learned what hsa AREA
: Sssn dome they turned ny. NOT one
So. al, warranted in naming the disco!
Ar Finally hit upou opium g, last reso
: and I administered it in hsTo, t., doses
4 two grains ssss, .sosAted s. in. .Ss ss;i.
d her highly nervous cond;G9a -: