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relief. Although two or three instances are 

 recorded of recovery from the fit of hydro- 

 phobia, they are not sufficient to induce much 

 hope of success from adopting the same re- 

 medies, which have since so often failed. I 

 have attended a great many persons in the 

 fit, and in no instance could I give the smal- 

 lest relief; such scenes were most distressing 

 at the time, and now often painfully intrude 

 themselves on my recollection. 



Our forefathers, (could they be told) 

 would not readily believe that inoculating 

 with vaccine virus, would prevent the small 

 pox ; or at least render it so mild as to be of 

 little consequence ; of which, I believe every 

 unprejudiced mind must now be convinced, and 

 feel thankful for so inestimable a discovery. 

 I wish it were alike in my power to offer to 

 the public some successful remedy for this 

 terrific disease : unfortunately it is not, and 

 I now 7 communicate my ideas principally with 

 the hope of affording some consolation to 

 such as are unfortunately bitten by mad ani- 



