H. C. Hovey— Rabies Mephitica, 477 
Art. XLIV.—Rabies Mephitica; by Rev. Horace 0. 
Hovey, M.A. 
My subject concerns alike medical science and natural his- 
( For while proving the existence of a new disease, some 
singular facts will be brought to light about a familiar member 
of the American fauna. It is cruel to add aught to the odium 
‘ng been communicated from one human being to another, 
name this new malady, from the animal in whose saliva it 1s 
Senerated, 
