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in which he was much interested, inoculated two rabbits with the saliva 

 of a dog that had died rabid. They were punctured at the root of the ears. 

 One of the rabbits speedily became inflamed about the ears, and the ears 

 were paralysed in both rabbits. The head swelled very much, and exten- 

 sive inflammation took place around the part where the virus was inserted. 

 One of them died without exhibiting any of the usual symptoms of the 

 disease ; the other, after a long convalescence, survived, and eventually 

 recovered the use of his ears. Mr. Earle very properly doubted whether 

 this was a case of rabies. 



Dr. Capello describes, but in not so satisfactory a manner as could 

 be wished, a case of supposed rabies in one of these animals. A rabbit 

 and a dog lived together in a family. They were strange associates ; but 

 such friendships are not unfrequent among animals. The dog became 

 rabid, and died. A man bitten by that dog became hydrophobous, and 

 died. No one dreamed of the rabbit being in danger, and he ran about 

 the house as usual ; but, one day, he found his way to the chamber of the 

 mistress of the house, with a great deal of viscid saliva running from his 

 mouth, furiously attacked her, and left the marks of his violence on her 

 leg. He then ran into a neighbouring stable, and bit the hind legs of 

 a horse several times. Finally, he retreated to a corner of the stable, and 

 was there found dead. Neither the lady nor the horse eventually suffered. 



Rabies in the Guinea-pig. A man suspected of being hydrophobous 

 was taken to the Middlesex Hospital. He was examined before several of 

 the medical students ; one of whom, in order to make more sure of the 

 affair, inoculated a guinea-pig with the saliva taken from the man's mouth. 

 The guinea-pig had been usually very playful, and fond of being noticed ; 

 but, on the eleventh day after this inoculation, he began to be dull and 

 sullen, retiring into his house, and hiding himself as much as he could in 

 a corner. On the following day he became out of temper, and even fero- 

 cious in his way ; he bit at everything that was presented to him, gnawed 

 his cage, and made the most determined efforts to escape. Once or twice 

 his violence induced convulsions of his whole frame ; and they might be 

 produced at pleasure by dashing a little water at him. In the course of 

 the night following he died. 



Rabies in the Cat. Fortunately for us, this does not often occur ; for a 

 mad cat is a truly ferocious animal. I have seen two cases, one of them 

 to my cost ; yet, I am unable to give any satisfactory account of the pro- 

 gress of the disease. The first stage seems to be one of sullenness, and 

 which would probably last to death ; but from that sullenness it is dan- 

 gerous to rouse the animal. It probably would not, except in the paroxysm 

 of rage, attack any one ; but during that paroxysm it knows no fear, nor 

 has its ferocity any bounds. 



A cat, that had been the inhabitant of a nursery, and the playmate of 

 the children, had all at once become sullen and ill-tempered. It had 

 taken refuge in an upper room, and could not be coaxed from the corner 

 in which it had crouched. 



It was nearly dark when I went. I saw the horrible glare of her eyes, 

 but I could not see so much of her as I wished, and I said that I would 

 call again in the morning. 



I found the patient, on the following day, precisely in the same situation 

 and the same attitude, crouched up in a corner, and ready to spring. I was 

 very much interested in the case ; and as I wanted to study the countenance 



