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pf entertaining' them. i. Mad dogs have no fear of water 

 {hydrophobia). On the contrary, they swim riyers, pjunge their 

 •jioses in water, or lap their urine without hesitation. 2. App^ 

 tite is 7tot lost, only depraved, and the stomach after death is 

 /ound to contain an endless variety of improper objects. 3'. 

 There is rarely /r^/// at the mouth, though saliva may run from 

 it when the jaw is paralyzed. 4. The tail is not carried between 

 (he legs, but is rather held erect during a paroxysm. 

 .■ Foxes have symptoms like those of the dog, the animals 

 losing their natural shyness or fear, and attacking man and 

 beast, indiscriminately. Cats attack withclaw^ and teeth, flying 

 ^ the face and hands, and utter hoarse, loud cries as in heat 

 The horse bites,, kicks, neighs, draws his yard, rolls his eyes, 

 jerks his muscles, and dies paralyzed. The mischievous pror 

 Density distinguishes from deliriunn. The <7x is restless, excitr 

 ^ble, everts the. upper lip, grinds his teeth, bellows loudly, and, 

 as if in terror, scrapes with his fore feet, and butts and kicks 

 all who approach. There is jerking of the muscles and finally 

 paralysis. Sheep are similarly excited, show sexual appetite. 

 Stamp, buttj and bleat hoarsely. They die paralytic. Swine 

 are excitable, restless, grunt hoarsely, champ the jaws, bite 

 intruders, tear objects to pieces, gape, yawn, become weak, and 

 {lie paralytiq. ^ . • • ■ ; ^r ■ 'r- ■ -J.. 



... Recoveries are so rare as to be. extremely questionable,- •:' ' 

 Treatment. — This can only be warranted in the lower animals 

 in hope of discovering a curative method for man, and then 

 with extreme precautions and in iron cages. Theoretically, 

 vapour baths, with sulphites and anti-spasmodics^ .(datura, 

 atropia, chloral-hydrate, etc.), would promise the best resultsj 

 The boasted curative agents have all broken down when tried 

 on well-marked cases in the lower animals, in which diseases 

 yf the imagination are not to be looked for. .. . . 

 J .Frevention, — When bitten, at once check the flow of blood 

 firom the part, in the limb by a handkercliief or cord with a 



