The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-22
HAS EPILEPTIC HYSTERIA.
MISS DoUGHER7r. HOWEVER, THOU0HT
TWIS HYDROPEfOBf4.
The Symptoms Nerc JUst sGch as she sop
posed Those OF Hydr 3phobiH 10 Be-she
Stamped Like = Dog and R1t nt thc Doctor.

| posed Those or Hydr3phobiR 10 Be-she
| snapped Like - Dog and Rii mt the Doctor.
| MonRIsrowS. Feb. 2l.-Mss Annie Dough-
erty. young woman who on Friday was sup-
posed to be dying Of hydrophoiia was to-day
| declared to lie out Of danger 10y Dr. Clutter
bach. Miss Donaherty IL 10 years old. large.
| strong. and healthy. About four years ago.
| she says she was bitten 10y monCrel dog.
| though her parents don't remember anything
| ahout 1t. The bite. which was on the leg.
healed rapidly. She never suffered any In.
convenience from II after it healed. She says
she never thousht Of 1t.
But last week she began complaining OF
headache. and on Wednesday morning she
didnt want TO get up she felt SO bal Her
mother brought her breakfast to her in her
led. A cup Of tea was a part of H. She ate the
meal. but when 1t came to the tea she lifted 1t
toward her lips and then screamed for her
mother to take IL away.
I'm choking. I'm mad. she screa ned I'm
crazy. I'm mnd!'
She dashed the tea to the floor and then she
frothed at tho mouth. In nom, n, she was
in commissions. According 10 her mother she
snarlcd and screamed continually that she
was mad. occasionally cluichinG her throat
with her fingers. Ey and by she declared
TINT n dog had bitten her. Her mother
told her that she was mistaken The
girl said no. that dog had bitten
her four years ago. Then she tore some
Of the bed clothing to shreds and gnawed the
bc1stead. Mrs. DouGEe.ty. hnlf frightened
out Of her wits. sent messengers after doctor
Dr. CIutterbGch came. When no reached the
house the girl was on her hands and knees
snatlng and barking like a dog When the
doctor came near her she snapped at his nm
ger. but missed it. Then she tore the bed
clothing mure and chewed ut the bedstend. |
This CONFUSION listed nine minutes. and she |
was almost IN a state " collapse when 1t was |
ovo:.
The doctor at last got her down on the bed. |
wnsn', satisfied that She had iydrorh"Cia. SO
he tried tho water test on hcr. I his was ABOUT |
S n etis " Wrh the nn previous ninssa
water 10, her lips she screamed ngain
n"a n Violent aaU shsn Ts was
snapped md barked and scratched. Two men n
hold her in the bed, Froth cams to e'h her III iips
Snd rs she isI i all ABOUT The room Her eyes
other drugs. This second ecnvulsion lasted
el H% %h sat Eens hsr e
ny ThG sight e. glass Of water set her
barker. and after n consultation they decided
i i must bS S, either hydrophobia or epileptc
piio cutpne. the ntest drug used in cases Of
hydr1plohia was the best.
ON Ihnis'uy morning at 3 o'clock Dr., Clut-
tcr.ach was called again. and he found her in
as bad n state as wien lie had rst been called.
II ANYTHING she showed moro violence. and
come t near her. Men We're called 10. and while
She cnmee ont q this CONFUSION in, u few min:
ut.s. and after it was over she took a drink OF
water This was u black eye to the hydro
The co9nvnlslons continued al! day Thursday
an , Friday at intervals OF about an hour.
kept under the influence OF the new drug pa
saturday afternoon tic Commissions ceased.
Md the organs 81 the body began to perform
heir nncratipn. She was greatly relieved after
hat ana SHE nus Dren On the msnd since.
To-Day she took some nourishment She
or ss nt fGis dof bit" but the doc,
HI! .tonisht ,has e was '"s sa!isiIsi
ivstera and that she imasipad sRe had
and acted accordingly. She I
5 a girl that has worked hard and is Of a
'rcame unstrung ana the hyateria was the !
nat nrAl outcome. lfshe was nittsn she per-
.Hns s thtGnght :. # ama when she fe bad con
had been given four years ago. Or it 10 pos.
ble that she had been reading a story Of
IN te en o
anne, ip that way to be ''' Frightened ned
nto hysteriu., 1t is, curious ease aud I
publication Of 4 rs ease Of hvdrophohia has :
n" lititc apprehension, here in the !
Hnss 81 mi ,I.H doctors who
ais from iriGht"n"d people. some Of whom
+ H. nee. IN. o'rH ~. InS as" rs fifteen years
hat Miss, D"ughteity /, mrndlng and will I
robah!y be about, 1T her work in n week.
One OF the folks who havn called. the doctors
ay We're very ably frightened.
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