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ever. oan hardly be worse than dying OF
sympathy and hone DOM ined with the ago
MES VI imaginary hydrophobia
HE DIED or HYDROPHoBIA.
" ~
Ono Patient Treated at tho Pasteur Insti-
tute Succumbs TO the Dread Disease.


tute succumbs to the Dread Disease.
ASHLAND. Mass. Aug. 19.-on the morning
OF July IA three young children OF Mr.. Charles
Adams, q farmer who lives on the outskirts Of
this town. were bitten by dog supposed TO DO
afflicted with rabies
On the following day they were admitted to
the Pasteur Institute. New York. and on July
81. or sixteen days after their admission. they
were sent to their homes. As their stepmother
led them from the Office the doctor in charge
said to her:
You need havo no fear for your children.
madam. They might DO bitten thousand
times by mad dogs in the next six years. but
they would he in no danger OF hydrophobia."
Nine days later the little boy was corpse.
and the three doctors who wore called in con-
sultation certified that death was caused by
hydrophoba Tho case is one OF peculiar
interest inasmuch IS It Is the first one on
record In which patient has been discharged
from the pasteur Institute warranted hydro
rhobia proof only to succumb to the disease
soon sfter he had passed from tho doors OF that
institution.
1t was O'Clock on the morning OF July IA
when q shepherd dog ran madly through tho
streets OF South Framineham. The only per-
son who saw the dog at that early hour was
James Dill. The animal sprang upon him and
OIL MIN IN soNoFbl plBcoss
Then It ran on and Mr.. Dill made bee line
for doctor. Tho dog was not hoard from for
two hours and then 1t appeared in this town.
Mary Adams. years OF age. had started out
to nick some raspberriss. and was about 100
feet from the house when tho dog rushed upon
II Her a arms and legs were horribly lnceraeed.
no less than twenty-one distinct bites being
found. Her screams brought her .tepmether
It Was at the door seiore Mrs. Adams real;
, seized nf Ei R '5 hama IN is ieetS he
mother beat it of. and the dog jumped ftom
Little Iyron. aged 5, xas ; stan, in irens
ground and hit his face. neck. hands arms.
nThs three sh!drs, we're , ,sksn to Dr., Charles
N They knew @ 81
that racked their parents hearts; Tho boys
Wound, were .t ths most serious He was the
Dr.: Pierce. advised Mr.. Adams TO send tho
All We're a Subjected to the custom ar!
than usual on account OF the unusual severity
On ne isst day Of Jql, the children and their BE-,
AZ went well until Thursday; Aug. g; A.
nelRhbors dog accompanied him. aud 1t was
father between him and tho dog
n,Cn Friday and SATURDAY he was III. and Pr.
became so serious that DR.; James Boynton OF
| South Framineham Was called in consultation.
=, The two physicians agreed that the little pa.
tient was afflicted with hydr"phobia spd TINT
| died ut II lis on Sunday night.
| DR.. Pierce bad IA tho meantime written to
| DR.. Gibier OF the Pasteur Institute. informing
| him OF the serious condition OF bis former
On Tuesday. the day OF the funeral, DIR.
Pierce received from DR.. Gbier . reply in
which, he expressed deem sorrow at the news.
he admitted that nothing could then be done
to save the little follows life. but suggested
certain palliative measures to be used when
that time the boy was out Of pain.
DR.. Paul Glbier said about the case last night
that he was very certain i was one ct
Vas isariaily bitten. He had nineteen cuts on
who was with him had twenty-one cuts, but
thoy were not so serious. and the other ono had
said: lie cannot always be saved:
We ex peot to lose some. hut the percentn 90
Is very small. Since the institute WAS opened
25l persons bitten By mad dogs have been
the institute in Paris the average lost is about
one case in every one hundred. Some years It
gets down to one case In every 200 or 300" The
Adams childEen were for eighteen days under
bsd been bitten. In the Soss case H so much much
virus had been absorbed Into the system that
a sufficient quantity Of the Pasteur virus could
not 10 injected TO counteract its effect.