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was travelling with a large party with whom was 

 a doctor. The lad had been bitten some months 

 before by one of the village curs. The disease 

 showed itself, I think, only the day before our 

 arrival, and he died in an hour or two after he was 

 brought to us." 



" Was he violent \ " Hawkes inquired. 



" No, quite passive. He made no attempt to bite 

 his relatives, who supported him in their arms and 

 frequently wiped away the saliva from his mouth. 

 The spasmodic twitching was very painful to wit- 

 ness. That, and the foam at the mouth, were the 

 only symptoms I observed. There was no barking, 

 such as is popularly supposed to be the case. The 

 lad seemed to suffer frightfully, but showed no in- 

 clination to be violent." 



" Did you ever know of any Englishman bitten 

 in India 1" 



" Yes ; several officers have died from hydro- 

 phobia since I entered the sendee. One poor fellow, 

 I remember hearing, was bitten by a favourite dog 

 when he was playing at quoits. His friend at once 

 heated the pointed iron spud and cauterised the 

 wound ; but it was of no use on that occasion, as 

 the man died two or three weeks afterwards. But 

 I have known several men bitten without suffering. 

 One was said to have been bitten twice ; h'rst by a 



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