48 THIRTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE EAST. 



examination not being allowed to be made ; but it certainlT- 

 was an extraordinary case, such as has never'occurred during 

 my medical practice of thirty years. His death must have 

 been owing to a shock from the piece of hot metal, which,, 

 in passing near him, had injured some important organ 

 necessary to the support of life, as fright alone could not 

 have caused such violent pains and so sudden a death, 



From Suchetghur, we were conveyed in palanquins in 

 two days, in the mountains, to Ramnuggur, where the rajah 

 had, besides his castle, a fortress, in which his treasures were 

 concealed. V/e passed the rainy season on the hills ; and 

 in the autumn we descended, in order to witness the 

 Duseire-feast at Umritsir. Thence, we went, with Runjeet 

 Sing to Nadoun,. on the Beas river, where the Maharajah 

 married the two daughters of the famous Rajah Sansar Chund, 

 both orphans, and brought them to Lahore. We passed 

 Jowalla-Meki, a sacred place in the eyes of the Hindoos, 

 where there is^ a volcano. From thence, I travelled, with^ 

 Rajah Suchet Sing, along the hills to Besouli, Jesrota, and 

 Nurpore, where he was appointed receiver general of 

 the revenues. 



On my return to Lahore, I was informed, by General' 

 Allard, that a number of his dragoons had been bitten by 

 a mad jackal in the night, while they were endeavouring to 

 kill it. Several of the soldiers, who were seized with hy- 

 drophobia, had died, some of them in the barracks, and 

 others on their way home. The general made me the offer 

 of experimenting on some of the bitten soldiers, who had 

 already applied for leave of absence, that they might die 

 near their families. I consented to it, and eighteen men 

 were placed under my care. I was happy to find, in con- 

 sequence of my treatment, that not one of them was attack- 

 ed by hydrophobia. Thereupon, General Allard recommend- 

 ed my mode of treating this malady to Dr. A. Murray, who 

 was on a visit to Lahore with the political agent of Loodiana, 

 Colonel Sir C. M. Wade. They both requested me to 

 publish it for the benefit of suffering humanity, to which I 

 agreed without any reserve ; and it was read in a public 



