Tombstone daily prospector., 1891-02-27
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not nlOft than SIX fnOulliS oiu ofl tnT upper part of the heel. only one tooth entering the flesh and making an in- cisive wound, not much, if any, larger than would be made by an ordinary pin. The wound bled but little. and | no attention was paid to it. as 1t gave little or no pain. and in . few days n healed. On the succeeding day after | he was bitten the puppy showed symp | toms of hydrophobia and was killed. l And ie' me here state that about three | weeks before the boy was bitten & | poiecat was driven from the bed l where the mother had her young. On the forty second day. the boy, whC 1 was at work with me in my garden, complained of feeling col! and thought he had chill. lsent aim to the house. and that night gave him Q purgative, followed the next day with quinine, suppcsing 1t was a malarial uttack
 He was up and going about during the day. but late in the evening com. plained of feeling badly. That night . administered another purgative and followed it the next day with quinine, and he appeared to be doing well. and so continued uptil the following even | ing, when he again complained Of | chilly sensations. and was put to bed. | Before retiring for the night l went to nis room and found him sleeping ! quietly, and did not disturb him. The | next morning. which was the fourth | from the day he was taken, l went into | his room and soon discovered some | thing very serious was the matter with him. l telt his pulse, which was ] beating very rapidly with difficult TO spiration. without fever and no un usual heat asked how he felt, and be replied: I feel mighty badly, but have no pain.
 Believing him to be in dangerous 1 condition, l sent immediately for a | physician, but before he arrived con yulsiuns came on The physician, on arrival. examined him. and after do ing so said he had never seen or treat cd a case of hydrophobia, but that this mad all the symptoms of IL He thCI gave hypderomic injection of car bolic acid. but without any apprecia bic effect This was followed by chlors,l used in the same way, which bad the effect of lessening the severity of the convulsions, but did not stop them. As the day advanced they be- cane more frequent the chlorAi 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 his death, which occurred al s o'clock D. m. his mind was unusually bright. except when in convulslous. Hecould not 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 convulsious 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 diff culty Of swallowing gave him an aver sion to IL This WAS and Is the only case of a human being that has come under my observation, and l am con ! vinced that II was a clear a1d devel oped case of hydrophobia, and that II was iInparted To tie puppy by the bits of polecat- -Malagarla CT9x.) Cor
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 inc past to insure in the case of every jar a thorough penetration of each Eber by the protecting compound, ow ing 10 the considerable amount of air which the fbers themselves and the space between them contain. This difficulty has been happily surmount- ed by the ingenious device of treating tie jars m vacuum, whereby the air is removed, and then, while ths . jars are still submerged, admitting the air on top of the fluid used for treat , ing The air pressure thus forces the compound into every portion of the 2 maternal forming the jar, and rends,x certain the protection of every Gbsr..- New Yosk Telegram
 ca-crs-l is dangerous vca pon. but 5 like other dangerous weapons. 1t is . | very usCsui on occasion. A Maine ] street CT was lacCing along at the ! rate of mile an horIf. and the conduc- tor vas s;sarring with himself to keep < from freezing. At the same time he consistently left the door open. to the great annoyance os the shivering pas seugcrS.
 1. Finally pretty young lady beck D oued to hum, and he hastened 10 her e side
 1 will you please lower this win. J dow, scil she, in matter of fac, s tone. and then bring me a glass oi 1 ice watcrf
 } Tle conductor hastcncd cut and @ slammed the door behind him, and F the passengers showed by their smiles