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cold water, and In less than half an hour 

 she was as briofht and well as ever. Until 

 old age finally dimmed her bright eye, she 

 had no more attacks of rabies. Although 

 I have gone mad whenever I have seen 

 valuable animals sacrificed to the blind ig- 

 norance of their owners, I still live. 



A veterinarian of national reputation, 

 with whom I had repeatedly argued the 

 question, once invited me to visit a dog 

 suffering from rabies that he pronounced 

 to be genuine, unmistakably. Arriving at 

 the place, we found the dog confined with a 

 heavy chain In a strong room In a barn, 

 the door securely fastened and the window 

 strongly guarded with slats nailed across. 

 Lookine througfh between the slats, the 

 poor animal was seen to be in terrible dis- 

 tress, and his cries of pain were heart-rend- 

 ing. Upon Inquiry I learned that for near- 

 ly three days he had been in this state, 

 with scarcely any cessation of his pitiful 

 cries. In his paroxysms of pain the poor 



