The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05

tention. The boys were taken to the Pas
teur Institute, and she read the accounts
of their treatment there with avidlty.
She began TO express the fear two weeks
ago that she would have hydrOphobia
Mrs. Burd tried to laugh her fears away.
and told her she could not have the dis
ease, as she had not been bitten. She
seemed TO be very nervous. however, amt
on last Sunday night tainted. When she
revived she complained OF dizziness ana
pains in her back. This IS the first symp-
toms of genuine rabies.
She was so IN the next morning that
her mother was notified. and on Monday
night she had "a long paroNysm, which
greatly alarmed the Burd household. Or.
Fallon gave her number Of quietin-
draughts. but admitted that he did noe
know what was the matter with his pa
tent Mrs. Terry came to Peapack on
Tuesday and took her daughter home.
She was too weak TO sit up and was
placed on "A mattress In the cart and driven
away She had another paroXysm that
night
/ called at the Terry farm house yester
day morning. Eta was lying on a bed in
a darkened room. She had received no
medical attendance since Monday night.
as Or. +. G, Jones, the only physician
In the neghborhood, had been too busy
to call. The girls eyes were closed, and
she was lying upon her right side, ap-
parcntly In stupor.
Suddenly her eyes opened wide and the
muscles OF the face twitched. She turned
over on her back.
Come here. quick John" shouted Mrs.
Terry; Eta IS going to have another fit''
tered the room and went to the bedside.
Mrs. Terry grabbed pillow and watched
her daughters face with anxiety
At once she opened her mouth and
barked, long and deep. Although the girl
has sweet, low voice when in health, the
sound that came from her lips was heavy
and coarse, like the bark of a big dog It
was an imitation Of the baying of a New
foundland that would deceive any one.
The barking lasted half a minute, and
subsidized into low, angry growl. Then
she tried TO raise herself
Directed by Mrs. Terry, John and I seiz-
ed the girl and held her while her mother
placed a pollow on the girls chest. our
united strength was not sufficient to keep
her quiet. The muscles of her legs We're
rigid, suffering from what the physicians
call tonic contraction. Her nostrils ana
mouth were raised high In the air ana
the top Of her head rested upon the pillow.
| Despite the iron grasp Of her brother, her
arms moved slowly to and fro
Suddenly she made vicious snap with
her test o5gs "a he m liner face ssod MIS- tp
| bite. Then she tried TO fasten her teeth
| I'm her own arm. but her brother her
| she was frothing violently. Her face
was drawn and tense. and Il was appar-
ent that she was suffering great agony.
and once more She Tell into a. stupor''
Finally her eyes opened and she began 10
sing IN clear, sweet, soprano voice. Tho
words were these;
Jesus. lover of my dog,
Let me TO Thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters ROLL
While the tempest still Is high
Guide me, o, my Savior guide
Till the storm of life Is past
Safe into the haven guide.
Oh receive my dog at last.
There was no blasphemy in the song az
she sang IL; only pathos. The tears rolled
down her mothers cheeks. and her BROTH
er's eyes were overlooking.
TITS always the dog" said Mrs. Terry.
Last night she started to sing John
Browns Body, but used the words and
his dog goes marching on
Miss Balzure soon recovered from her
stupor and appeared to be rational. / ask
ed her how she felt.
Il feel all right" she replied. "And IL it
were not for that dog ! would be all right"
Don't you know that the dog didn't
bite you, and that there is really nothing
the matter with you?"
II know 1t now. when 1 stop to think.
but there are times when II seems to me
that he did. and then / can feel the wound
on my hand"
Mrs. Terry gave her a cup Of beef tea.
which she drank with ease.
That shows there is nothing the matter
with YOU" said her mother f'If YOU had
anything the matter with you you couldn't
drink beef tea or water They would
choke you. You drink both now easily"
When ! asked DR.. George Haywood OF
No l43 West Thirty-fourth street about
the case, he said he could not, Of COURSE
give an opinion without seeing the patient.
in all probability, he said, the girl was
STEERING from lysophobia-a disease fusr
as fatal as hydrophobia without the
proper treatment. This disease often oc-
Cured where a person had been bitten by
dog, but he had never heard of a case
without previous bite. Lysophobia hI
sald, was caused by nervous fear of
hydrophobia.