The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-06-24
A PLUCKY T.
The Victim of a Mad Dogs Bite De
scribes His Suffering.

was permitted, writes Il Watertown col
respondent of The NeW YOrE Times
to talk a few moments in private wit
Jere Coughlin, OF The WatertOw;
Times, who vas bitten by a rabid do;
on the evening of May 10. Mr.. Cough
lin was reminded that the people wer
suspicious that he did not tell the Who'll
truth about the dog. 81 did not il
print" he ~candidly replied, ''for had
done so there would have been great ex
element. People die from fright, an,
| did not care to kill anyone if the do!
did try it. The truth is the dog mad
his entrance into my dining-room b,
butting the door open with his head
That caused the tired appearance. III,
was simply stunned. My wife turned
him out and. watched him 90 arount
the house, calling my attention to tin
fact that he was frothing ut the mouth
l went out the other way to look fol
him, taking Il coal shovel in my hand
As | got out the dog was running to
ward the barn, one of the large door,
of which was open But he did not %
in. He struck his head against the
closed door and turned almost around
de jumped up quickly again and raj
straight toward me. L raised the
shovel; he sprang for my hand, but
caught my leg, but a blow from the
back of the shovel made him loosen his
hold, when he went straight under the
lack steps and lay there until he was
shot.
"What has been my treatment? DR..
Spencer must tell you that. I have fol-
lowed his advice and taken his medi-
cine; have kept cool and calm; saw no
one but the doctor for eleven DAYS.
My symptoms have been carefully
noted down, sometimes by myself and
sometimes by my wife. [ noticed
alarm in the doctors face the eighth
day. My temperature was normal and
my pulse 120. l Gained myself as best
l could. That morning l began to have
sharp pains in my eyes. The eyebaIls
enlarged so that l could see to read
nonpareil without glasses, something
which | had not done for twelve years.
There was an uneasy restlessness all
day. Although my temper is usually
calm. it was with the utmost endeavor
that could control myself. / wanted
to scold or hit somebody, and chewed
up a whole leadpencil in my fury. Ire
tired between seven and eight in the
evening, not because | was sleepy, but
for the purpose of get ing out of the
way of everybody. Hot and cold
flashes passed through my system I'M
til midnight, while | tumbled and
tossed about the bed wrapped in flannel
With almost lightning sudden
ness then began pains, sharp ones,
seemingly coming from the wound at
first, but SO rapid that within a short
they seemed to start from every
part of my system. was burning, in
pain. and thirsty. My first impulse was
10 take a run in the cool air.
my second was to stay in bed and
light it out. | did not care to call any
one, fearing that their talk would cause
me to lose what little reason L had. |
so light that it seemed to me there
vas danger of my floating out
If bed; l firmly grasped the side of
he bed and held on, believing the
Unusual pain and heat would soon
away. 1 held myself in that
until a few minutes before 4
four hours when the pain and
leat suddenly stopped. My mind was
perfectly clear. The flannel sheets
we're wet with p~erspiration. l got up
exhausted and attempted to
axe a spoonful of aromatic spirits of
mmonia in half Il glass of water which
ad been prepared for NE to drink
trough the night. NV stomach re-
'elled it with terrible force. | waited
the stomach had quoted down,
nd then / swallowed the medicine
uickly, shutting my mouth with a
rim determination that it should not
ONE out. The stomach acted the same
5 before, but | would not open nv
louth- 1t was hard, and my throat did
ct feel just right. Well. | got it
own, and got such Il terrible wrench
~ of the body that l have not yet re-
overed- l took my medicine next
ay with my eyes closed. There were
OF the symptoms of the night be-
IRE. but they were lighter. ard
ave now entirely passed away t
+ least | think so. l could a s. ,
v have gone crazy had l not f
ept mly senses when burning with |
and thirst; would probably have r
me so had not DR.. Spencer sent me f
ONE from the office TO remain quiet. +
have a sor leg. and just as soon as +
lat is healed | will b. at work again, +
that there is us much hydro p
ho5ia IN u persons mad as in 4 dogs h
re, and believing that our best Ameri- 4
N physicians can cure what disease :
Iere is if patients WI only control =
lemselves, and not 60 off into c
rsterics." =
DR.. Spencer was next called upon. Fl
e said he had no means of positively =
that the dog was mad. He adj q
sed against the killing of it, but ii 4
as killed before his advice was known. :
the descriptions Of the dog given K
an eyewitness and the symptoms OF h
5 patient he believed the dog was n
nd. He die not appear as positive as q
I, Coughlin in thinking that the lat II
I would be able to resume work in a i
W days, but he had no fears OF the re. n
It.. As to the treatment. he prefer =
d SAYING nothing about hat until the Il
Sc was ended. Then he would have n
objection to making it public. =,