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Five p. in. Found him in a slumber ; his skin moist, and 

 his fever and other symptoms much abated. 



July 7th, eight a. m. Was informed that he had only 

 two paroxysms during my absence, and that he had lost 

 sixteen ounces of blood agreeably to directions. Notwith- 

 standing the favourable aspect which the disease wore, I 

 resolved to bleed him twice more, and then to induce an 

 artificial fever by mercury, which would predominate over 

 the hydrophobic. I therefore drew ten ounces of blood, 

 and requested his friend to take eighteen ounces at night ; 

 to rub in a small quantity of mercurial ointment, and to 

 give a mercurial pill every four hours. 



July 8th, nine a. m. Found him convalescent, but con- 

 tinued the mercurial unction and pills. 



July 9th, ten a.m. Found his gums sore, and discon- 

 tinued tile mercury. 



July 15th, one p.m. Found him well, but with a con- 

 siderable degree of debility. 



It would be doing injustice to you not to mention that I 

 was indebted to your lectures for the successful treatment 

 of this disease. 



August 21, 1803. 



To Dr. Burton. 



DEAR STR, 



Accept of my congratulations upon your rare triumph 

 over a case of hydrophobia. I give you great credit for 

 the boldness of your practice. You have deserved well of 

 the profession of medicine. 



In order to render your communication more satisfac- 

 tory, permit me to request your answer to the following 

 questions: 



1. On what part of the body of your patient was the 

 wound inflicted ; and how long was the interval between 

 the time of his being bitten and the attack of his fever ? 



2. Did he discover any aversion from the sight of water? 

 and did he refuse to swallow liquids of all kinds ? 



3. What were the appearances of the blood drawn? Did 

 it differ in the different stages of the disease ? 



Your answer to the above questions will much oblige 

 your sincere friend, 



Philadelphia, BeNJAMJN RuSH. 



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