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lie has still an instinct of self preservation, retiring from a light, 

 or blazing brand, and seeking to evade the tongs used to seize 

 him. 



The eyes assume a remarkable expression. They are often 

 fixed, and at times the pupils are widely dilated allowing the re- 

 flection of light from the brilliant tapetum lucidum, resembling 

 flashes of fire, and adding greatly to his ferocious appearance, and 

 the sense of terror that he inspires. The conjunctiva is congested, 

 of a dark red and the general expression of the eye is very strik- 

 ing. The soft, trusting, affectionate eyes may still for a moment 

 meet those of the loved master, but there is in them a dull, hope- 

 less, anxious and suffering expression, which appeals for pity and 

 should be viewed with dread. To others there is likely to be less 

 of the affectionate appeal and more of the sinister, suspicious, re- 

 sentful and malicious expression. To the stranger, therefore, the 

 eye may be a better guide than even to the owner. Squinting of the 

 eyes and closure of the lids for a few seconds are not uncommon. 

 As the disease advances the dilatation of the pupils is more mark- 

 ed, indicating the paralysis of the optix: nerve. 



In this stage the disposition to wander is characteristic. The 

 rabid dog leaves his home and wanders off a long distance, say 

 ten or twenty miles, snapping in his travels at man or beast 

 that may irritate him, returns dirty and exhausted and seeks 

 anew his dark place of seclusion, or he may snap at and bite even 

 his master. To those who come in contact with him at this time 

 the dog is especially dangerous from his extreme irritability- though 

 weak and exhausted. 



If the wandering rabid dog meets a strange dog he attacks him 

 and bites without growling or barking. If the bitten dog does 

 not yelp nor retaliate, but simply flees, the rabid animal moves 

 on, but if he bites back, or howls, he worries him, rolling him 

 over and biting again but always in silence, in marked contrast 

 with an enraged but healthy dog. If he comes up with a herd of 

 cattle or pigs or a flock of sheep or fowls, the result is similar. If 

 they remain perfectly still they may possibly entirely escape, but 

 if they scamper off with noise as usually happens, he rushes at 

 them and bites one after another, so that in a confined yard or 

 park all may suffer. A man meeting the dog increases his danger 

 by making an outcry, whereas if he remains perfectly quiet he 



