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passed before him; then his coimtenance indicates the dislike and 

 fear with which the intruder is regarded. When the vision seems 

 within proper distance, he darts on it with violence. The ab- 

 sence of pain, for the most part, is an almost invariable accom- 

 paniment of rabies, thongh dogs will sometimes gnaw and tear 

 the flesh from their limbs. The appearance of the eye is an im- 

 portant symptom. There is at first singular l)rightness, but later 

 it becomes dull and wasted. In about forty hours from the first 

 clouding of the eye it becomes a disorganized mass. The bark 

 of the mad dog is perfectly characteristic. There is no other 

 sound that it resembles. The muzzle is elevated, and the com- 

 mencement is that of a perfect bark, ending in a howl, with a 

 rising inflection an eighth higher than at the commencement. 



Hydrophobia in man is characteriezd by symptoms similar to 

 those of the dog, except perhaps that there are symptoms of 

 intense pain in the seat of the wound in man. The man will 

 have frightful dreams, with a peculiar delirium. The image of 

 the dog that attacked him is always before him. Some complain 

 of smothering, and pant violently, as if an enormous weight op- 

 pressed the chest. The power of swallowing is lost almost en- 

 tirely in the human being. The expression of the countenance 

 and eye is similar to that of the dog. Convulsions come on, and 

 the sufferer will spring from his seat, uttering the most fearful 

 howling and tearing everything around him; then becoming ra- 

 tional, he regains his reasoning powers and talks intelligently. 



The same delirium seen in the dog occurs in the human pa- 

 tient, and is described by Dr. Eardsley as follows: "I observed 

 that he frequently fixed his eyes with horror and affright on 

 some ideal object, and then with a sudden and violent emotion 

 buried his head beneatli^, the bed clothes. The next time I saw 

 him repeat this action ,JL A vas induced to inquire into the cause of 

 his terror. lie asked whether I had not heard bowlings and 

 scratchings. On being answered in the negative, he suddenly 

 threw himself on his knees, extending his arms in a defensive 

 posture, and forcibly threw back his head and body. The muscles 



