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by a mad-wolf, 10 were infected This, however, | 
will vary according to the attivity of the poifon, the 
certainty of its infertion, the ftate of the body, and 
whether the bite be received through clothes, or 
the naked fkin. Hs 
The poifon being generated in the canine fpecies 
only, as dogs, wolves, foxes, &c. ‘it is no wonder 
that they appear to be more fufceptible of the poifon 
than man. ‘Thus Dr. Hamiuron informs us, that 
four men and twelve dogs were bitten by the fame 
dog; the men efcaped the infection, but the dogs 
all died mad. 
Indeed, for want of a proper criterion of madnefs, 
dangerous miftakes are frequently committed. Thus 
a favourite dog, in the firft ftage of the difeafe, be- 
trays no ftriking mark of the contagion, and is 
therefore carefled as ufual; nor is he fufpected of 
madnefs till he has bitten one or more perfons in the * © 
family, and has afterwards died raving. While, on 
the other hand, many a harmlefs dog, that happens 
to be ill of fome other complaint, is haftily pro- 
nounced mad, and falls a victim to unjutft fufpicion. 
The reputed figns, mentioned by BozrHAAvVE, 
and others, fuch as the dog’s fullennefs, down-caft 
look, and refufal of meat and drink, are common to 
other difeafes; but if, in addition to thefe, he breathe 
fhort, foam at the mouth, fhun, and be mutually 
fhunned by other dogs, defert his mafter, run ftag- 
gering in a curved line {napping at bye-ftanders, he 
may 
