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power; he attacks the bars of his cage. If at libertj', he 

 attacks any object in his way, swallowing all sorts of foreign 

 material, wood, stone, etc. At this time he begins to wander, 

 running with his tail hung, mouth open, and eyes with a 

 wild look. As a rule, he runs straight ahead, and does not 

 turn out of his way to attack animals. The dog may travel 

 tremendous distances, but is apt to return home, exhausted 

 and covered with dust and blood. Veiy soon paralysis sets 

 in, commencing in the hind legs, which extends, finally 

 becoming generalized. 



The course of the disease is rapid, lasting- from six to ten 

 days after the first symptoms. The furious form of rabies is 

 most common ; the dumb form is seen in 15 to 20 per cent, of 

 all cases. The commencement of the dumb or paralytic form 

 is the same as in the furious form, but the accesses of fury 

 are lacking. The dog seeks secluded and dark places. The 

 paralysis may commence in the various parts of the body, but 

 as a rule affects just the muscles of the jaw, which soon drops ; 

 the dog being unable to close the mouth, the tongue protrudes. 

 The animal is quiet and gradually fails to respond to a call. 

 The progress of the disease is more rapid than in the furious 

 form, death following in from four to five days after the first 

 S3'niptoms. 



It is remarkable the great distance dogs will travel with 

 furious rallies, and the mischief they can start up. Dr. E. C. 

 Schroeder, Superintendent of Experiment Station, l^nited 

 States Department of Agriculture, in an article published last 

 January, relates an instance of a rabid dog that started out of 

 Washington, D. C, early in the forenoon, and was killed by 

 a blacksmith, whose dog he viciously attacked, about seven 

 miles from the city, early in the afternoon of the same day. 

 During the few hours he was at large, after his escape from 

 the yard of his owner, he passed along a mile of the city 

 streets, through three suburban settlements, one of which is 

 located fully a mile from the direct road between his point of 



