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strangled him, and occasioned great fatigue. In an- 

 swer to my questions, whether his throat felt sore, 

 and whether he could swallow his spittle, he said, 

 that his throat was not, that he knew, the least sore ; 

 and that he could swallow his spittle, with as much 

 facility as ever. 



I now began to suspect, that his disease was Hy- 

 drophobia, and, on inquiry, learned, that he had been 

 bitten, about seven weeks before, by a dog, which 

 was supposed to be mad. As he had no suspicion of 

 his disorder being produced by the bite, I kept him 

 ignorant as to the nature of his complaint, and even 

 mspired him with the hope of soon recovering again. 



At half past six o'clock, this afternoon, a blister 

 was applied to his throat, and an ounce of strong mer- 

 curial ointment was rubbed on his arms, and thighs, 

 and in the palms of his hands. He was also directed 

 to take fifteen drops of the tincture of cantharides, 

 every hour, in a spoonful of tea, or water. 



September 19th. I saw him this morning, at six 

 o'clock. His hands and feet were cold and sweaty, 

 as they were yesterday. The tincture of cantharides 

 had been given to him (regularly) CA^eiy hour, from 

 half after six last evening, until past three this morn- 

 ing ; fifteen drops, at each dose. He had had great 

 difficulty in swallowing this medicine, and his spasms 

 had increased so much, that he was unable to take 

 any more of it. During the night, he had had two 

 loose stools, and had passed urine several times, ix)itb- 



