35S Account of a Case of Hi/drop/wbia. 



ing case of hydrophobia, requesting a line or two, if you 

 think it deserving your altention. 



On July 4, 1803, at nine o'clock in the evening, I was 

 desired to visit Thomas Brothers, aged 28 years. I was 

 informed by the person who came for me, that he had been 

 bitten by a dog, which his friends suspected to be mad. I 

 found him in the hands of four young men, who were en- 

 deavourmg to confine him, and thereby prevent him from 

 injuring himself or friends. He recognised me, and re- 

 quested me to give him my hand, which he made a violent 

 effort to draw within his mouth. Conscious of his inclina- 

 tion to bite, he advised his friends to keep at a distance, 

 mentioning that a mad dog had bitteii him. 



His symptoms were as follow: viz. a dull paiii in his 

 head, watery eyes, dull aspect, stricture and heaviness at 

 the breast, and a high fever. 



Believing, as you do, that there is but one fever, I de- 

 termined to treat this case as an inflammatory fever. I 

 therefore drew twenty ounces of blood ; and, as he refused 

 to take any thing aqueous, I had him drenched with a large 

 dose of calomel and jalap. 



July 5th, four a. m. Finding the symptoms worse, I took 

 away sixteen ounces of blood, and applied two large cpi- 

 spastic plasters to his legs, hoping thereby to relieve the op- 

 pression of the prcecordia and other symptoms. 



Twelve m. Was informed that one of his friends had 

 permitted him to take a stick in his mouth, which he bit 

 so as to loosen several of his teeth. As he craved some- 

 thing to bite, I desired his friend to give hiin a piece of 

 lead, which he bit until he almost exhausted his strength. 



One p. 7)1. Finding but little alteration, I drew eighteen 

 ounces of blood, and had him drenched with the antimo- 

 nial powders. 



Two p. 7)1. He slept until half after three, when he 

 awoke, with the disposition to bite, oppression, &c., but 

 not so violent. 



July 6th, eight a. m. Found him biting the bed-clothes; 

 his countenance maniacal, his pulse synocha, with a stric- 

 ture of the breast, difficult deglutition, lal)orious breathing, 

 and a discharge of saliva. I took away twenty-four ounces 

 of blood, gave him a dose of calomel and jalap, and con- 

 tinued the powders. 



Twelve )}i. Drew sixteen ounces of blood, and gave him 

 laudanum. 



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