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 Ko suppose fliat madness is more prevalent in summer 

 than in winter : as rabies depends wholly on inocula- 

 tion, it is evident that the prevalence of it must be 

 wholly accidental. Heat and drought have neither 

 any effect in producing it: in some of the countries 

 ynder the torrid «one it is unknown. However tra- 

 dition and error may have implanted the above errors 

 in the minds of the public, tljey will be found, on 

 attentive examination and experience, to be wholly 

 ffilse, and that they lead to false conclusions, and to 

 unnecessary fear and dread. 



I shall proceed now to describe the disease, such 

 as it appears under its immense varieties ; varieties 

 which make it very difficult to decide upon it in many 

 icstances, except to those much accustomed to it, 

 and who hav« paid particular attention to the subject, 

 I have already noticed that the disease commonly 

 commences with some peculiarity in the dog's manner, 

 some departure from his usual habits, or the introduc- 

 tion of new ones. In a great number of instances this 

 peculiarity consists in a disposition to pick up straws, 

 thread, and paper ; it is particularly the case with 

 smaller dogs who are living in the house. I have 

 seen a dog clear a carpet so perfectly, that not the 

 smallest object of any kind has remained on it. 

 Others, agam, as the first symptom, shew an eager 

 disposition to lick the anus and privates of another 

 dog. In one instance I foretold the disease from the 

 unconmion attachment of a pug puppy towards a 

 kitten that he was continually licking, as well as the* 

 cold nose of a healthy pug that w as with him : this 

 p4.ippy likewise was attached to every thing cold, as 

 4Ue^rateand lire irons. This is a very usual symp- 



