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hound ; and though several were afterwards bitten by strange dogs, the turpeth 

 has always prevented any ill consequences. 



Dr. J. and his friends tried the same thing on many other dogs, and it 

 had never failed in any one instance ; though dogs bitten at the same time, 

 and by the same dogs, have run mad after most other methods had been 

 tried. 



As to the experiments made on mankind, Dr J. had opportunities of making 

 only three. The first was on a girl about 14 years of age. The calf of her 

 leg was so torn by a mad dog, that the surgeon was obliged to use means to 

 prevent a mortification from the bite. She was vomited by the turpeth. Three 

 days before the next change of the moon, the vomit was repeated, and again 

 the very day of its changing. The same method was pursued the next full 

 moon. The girl is very well. 



The 2d was on a boy of about 10 years of age. He had 4 holes in one of 

 his legs, made by a mad dog. The turpeth was given as above, and the wounds 

 dressed with digestives, and he continues well. 



The 3d case was that of a young man of about J 8 years of age. The bite 

 was on the hand. A great number of dogs were bitten at the same time, in 

 the town where he lived. About 6 days after the mischief was done, several 

 dogs that had been wounded ran mad ; on which he applied to Mr. Wilson, 

 apothecary in Tamworth, to whom the Dr. had communicated the success of 

 the turpeth in this case. The young man was at this time very melancholy 

 and dejected, had tremors, and slept very little for some nights before, though 

 he was not apprehensive that the dog which had bitten him was mad. He had 

 a dry scab on his hand : on applying to Mr. Wilson, he was vomited with 

 Vin. Benedict. §ij. 



The next thing he took was made according to the following prescription ; 

 viz. R Turpeth. Min. gr. xij. Lap. Contrayerv. 3i. Ther. Androm. q. s. M. F. 

 Bol. N° 3, sumat unum singulis noctibus hora decubitiis snperbibendo Julap. 

 seq. Cochl. iv. R Aq. Rut. §vj. Theriac. §ij. Syr. Paeon, c. gift Tinct. Castor 

 3ij. M. F. Julap. 



On taking these, the patient sweat very much, and had 2 loose stools every 

 day after them : his tremors went off, and he slept better. After this he went 

 into the cold-bath, and continued perfectly well. 



But what is remarkable in this case is, that the wound ran a thick digested 

 matter after this method, and threw off the scab like an eschar; after which it 

 healed of itself. 



Instead of endeavouring to explain the action of mercury in these cases, Dr. 

 J. makes an observation or two on the antiquity of this disease; which he the 



