

CHAP. XI 



OBSERVATIONS ON HYDROPHOBIA AND RA- 

 BID ANIMALS. 



A BITE from a mad dog is more dreaded 

 than any thing I know; which arises from 

 the horribleness of the disease, the uncer- 

 tainty of the animal's being mad, or of the 

 infection being received: The not knowing 

 at what period to expect the effects, or to feel 

 confident of having escaped it, keeps the per- 

 son in a state of cruel suspence for months, 

 or even years. 



We may thank the Almighty that mad 

 animals are rare in this country; in hotter 

 climates they are more frequently met with, 

 and nothing can be more distressing than 

 to see a person in the fit occasioned by their 

 bite. To a medical man attending, it is as 

 painful a duty as he can have to perform, from 

 his having but little prospect of affording 



