Canine 3 Spontaatzous Hydrophobia. 469 
patient died?* TI fhall quote fuch paffages, 
from the hiftory of this cafe, as will certify, 
beyond difpute, the identity of the fymptoms 
with thofe ufually exhibited in canine mad- 
nefs. A young man was flightly bitten in the 
arm’ by his own dog. The animal returned 
quietly home with him on the fame evening. 
The wound was fuffered to heal fpontaneoufly. 
About forty days after the accident happened, 
the patient was feized with flying pains over 
his whole body; but efpecially about the region 
of the precordia. On the day following he 
was troubled with a conftant inclination te 
vomit, attended with violent twitchings at the 
ftomach.. With great difficulty he was.able to 
{wallow his faliva. He refufed to drink fome 
water which Dodtor Lifter prefented to him. 
His countenance now exhibited great diftrefs. 
He was able to fwallow folid food when pre- 
fented in a fpoon. On the: fourth day thefe 
fymptoms had increafed to the higheft degree: 
To fwallow his fpittle now became fo dreadfully 
dificult, as to threaten inftant fuffocation. 
The fight of water was terrible. Every obje@ 
infpired him with dread. His mind was, | 
however, 
* & Neque illud filentio pretereundum eft, ipfum canema 
_ #6 quo morfus eft, hominem e4 noéte fecutum efle; ime 
«: ipfe canis vivus et fanus effe videbatur, quo tempore home 
* mortuus eft,” ° 
