The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-25
lie TOLD The TERRIBLE STORY
OF How Rabies Took It's Awful Hold on the Reasoning
Power Of Himself to Physician III

thn writer's should be punished for
scnding tseht he said
Scientists Greatly Interested.
Air. Marsb's case was of great IN
tegest to TIE staff of the pasteur nsji
tute. Or. Wheeler said that he had
known only two other cases like It.
and he had not had an opportunity 20
observe these cases Mr. Marsh was
inoculated with the virus while he Yas
ministering TO "a homeless cur that hal
been wounded IN the side. The inpcn-
tor washed the wound and sewed II uu.
and while he was doing so he dog
gratefully licked his hand. Mr.. Marsh
did not notice AZ The time that tbare
was slight abrasion where a hang
nail had been.
u was nearly seven weeks ago that
Mr.. Marsh dressed he wound OF the
dog. and it was not until last Sunday
that the FIRST symptoms of hydrOpbo-
hia developed The inventor discov-
cred his affliction when he tried to
wash his hands He could not bear
the sight OF water and he could moi
take drink OF water Mr. Marsh
grow dizzy when be realized what was
the matter with hima lie had studied
medicine and surgery, and hurried 90
his library to get book treating or.
ltbe subject Tie was quickly convinced
that nc had rabies
Without telling mis- family he Went
to his family physician. Dr Henry NJ
Cuidnan. of No. 3, Linden avenue Dt
Cullinan advised him to go 10 the Pas
teur institute and accompanied him
there in an automobile The doctors
az the Institute told the inventor that
he had come too late Mr.. Narsh in
sisted upon being told how long he had
TO live. and listened calmly as he wds
told that ne would die within three &c
four days
pc Pasteur treatment was given %
Mr. Marsh twice, but the doctors said
thai the disease was In such an al
vanccd stage that lhe patient would
not respond 10 treatment II WAS the
Thought of impawing his news TO his
family thar gave Mr. Marsh more am
guish than ihs knowledge that he must
die. He gave his family only an ihu
malion OF his trouble on Sunday. and
on Monday after hts second visit 90
The paslcur insuuie, hc gathered his
wife and chfdron about him and broke
tke dreadful news.
Did Not Fear Death.
BY this time the disease had devel.
orcd to such stage that MIR Marsh
suffered great pain His muscles and
his nerves juniped and twitcbed and ha
ifelt a sharp, shooting pain IN his spin
Despite his suffering he set about
strengthening up his business and prl-
vate affairs
/ Il do not fear death but I would
5 prefer 10 die in some other way" he
lsaid = am thankful that my family
.wili be well provided for"
ON Tuesday 1t was found necessary
b 10 give the p0tient opiates TO allay his
! pain Every little while The inventors
body would bee conyulsed. He was an.
able 20 eat or drink and for two days
went without food or water Dr Cul T.
nan was almost constantly at the
: Marsh home 10 administer the opiates
2 ..e commissions rapidly wore the pa
, .tient out and he grew steadily weaker
Mr. Marsh was well known in Flat.
hush He had a large factory at Nos
! i24a to 249 Robinson street where he
manufactured water meGes. He was
; also a director in several corporations
Recently the inventor succeeded in get
, ting several New York banks TO back
, him to the extent Of 81 900 .000 and he
declared that in few years he would
he worth S3,O00.00O
Friends OF the inventor recall a ne
mark he made Saturday night at Lind
, hotel. For many years ne had met hie
friends there and within the last few
, years many OF them have died
~ wonder who will be the next to
co. he said sadly counting over on
+ his fingers the ones who had died
The next day his friends heard thur
he had been told thar be must die,
Only one apRoMo oulnlNn..