Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-06-01
rRAcuu 10 A pol ecArs BITE.
A Hydropbop,a Case Of Rare Interest 90
ours In Texas.

A Hydropbonia Case OF Rare Interest o.
ours In Texas.
"a colored boy in my employ, about
Is years old, was bitten by a puppy
not more than six months old on the
upper part of the heel, only n tooth
entering the flesh and making an in
cisive wound, not much, If fanny, larger
than would be made by an ordinary
pin. The wound bled but little, and
no attention was paid 10 il, as il gave
little or no pain, and in 4 few days il
healed. On the succeeding day after
he was bitten the puppy showed symp-
toms Of hydrophobia and was killed.
And let me here state that about three
weeks before the boy was bitten a
polecat was driven from the bed
where the mother had her young. On
the forty-second day, the boy, who
was at work with NE in my garden,
complained of feeling cold, and
thought he had a chill. lsent him To
the house. and that night gave him a
purgative, followed the next day with
quinine, supposing it was u malarial
attack.
"He was up and going aboutduring
the day, but late in the evening com
planned of feeling badly. That rcht
/ administered another purgative and
followed it the next day yilh quinine,
and he appeared to he doing vel, and
so continued until hefollowing even.
ing, when be again Complained Of
chilly sensations, and was put TO bed.
Before retiring for the night | went TO
his room and found him sleeping
quietly, and did not disturb him. The
next morning, which was the fourth
from the day he was taken, ! went into
his roo and soon discovered some.
thing very serious was the matter
with him. | felt his pulse, which was
beating very rapidly with difficult re.
spiration, without fever and no un.
usual heat asked how he felt, and
he replied: L feel mighty badly, but
have no pain.
Believing him TO be in a dangerous
condition, ! sent Immediately for g
physician, but before he arrived con-
WILSON'S came on. The physician, on
arrival, examined him. and after do
ing so said he had never seen or treat
ed a case Of hydrophobia, but hal this
had all the symptoms of il. He then
gave a hypderomic injection of car.
bolic acid, but without any apprecia.
bic effect. This was followed by
chloral used in the same way. which
had the effect of ~lessening the severity
of the commissions, but did not stop
them. AS the day advanced they be-
came more frequent, the chloral
seeming TO lose its influence over
the nervous system. Respiration grew
more difficult, and the lungs and
throat filled with mucus or froth, and
had TO be frequently wiped from the
mouth.
During the entire day and up to
MS death. which occurred at s o'clock
>. m, his mind was unusually bright
except when in convglaons. He could
cot bear a current of air to pass over
him, and seemed TO be peculiarly sen
sitive TO both touch and cold. On the
approach of commissions he would ask
to be held firmly to his bed. He called
for water sometimes in the early part
of the day he died, but the great diti.
Guilty of swallowing gave himan aver.
sion 10 it, This was and is the only
case of a human being that has come
under my observation, and | am con-
WINGED that 1t was a clear and devel-
oped case of hydrophobia, and that it
was impaired to the puppy by the bite
OF a polecat. "-Malagarda CTex.) Cor,
Atlanta Constitution.