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was protrusion and discolouration of the tongue, and fighting 
at the corners of the mouth, and intense anxiety of countenance. 
The dog had been in this state twenty-four hours, and it had 
come suddenly upon him. I had met this gentleman before, 
and we had a little differed in opinion. He was waiting when 
1 arrived. “ Well, sir,” said he, “we shall not fall out at this 
consultation. Here is a case of dumb madness, plain enough ; 
but as the animal has been permitted to use his tongue too fre- 
quently about the hands and face of the owner and his family, 
1 wished to be supported by your opinion before I resort to the 
caustic, of which, I fear, that I must make some liberal use.” 
I freely confess that it was a case in which 1 should probably 
have been deceived had it been the first dog that I had seen 
with dumb madness ; but one or two awkward blunders had 
taught me the necessity of caution ; and after I had a little 
tested the ferocity or manageableness of the supposed animal, I 
was now accustomed to ascertain the nature of the apparent para- 
lysis of the lower jaw. I did so here, but secretly, and seemingly 
merely raising his head to look at him, and I found that his jaw 
was fixed. What was I to do w'ith my medical friend ? I re- 
quested the master to allow us to consult a little about the 
matter. He withdrew. I shewed the surgeon the true nature of 
the paralysis; and added, “ You have been talking a little too 
freely about the rabid condition of the animal. We must agree 
that it is a peculiar case, perhaps of no danger ; that I wish to 
have the dog home with me; and that we even think there is a 
possibility of all the present symptoms disappearing under proper 
treatment, which can take place only at my hospital.” The owner 
of the dog caught immediately at this unexpected reprieve — the 
animal was sent home with me — the forceps soon set all right 
with him — a good account was daily given of him, for of course 
he could not be seen : — in ten days he was sent home, perfectly 
well, and I acquired a valuable and honoured friend. He is now 
departed. He suffered not in the estimation of his employers, 
who exulted too much in the result of the case to render it likely 
that they would ever suspect the real nature of it ; and I do not 
believe that any human being was aware of the pardonable 
manoeuvre that was resorted to. 
The different Symptoms in different Dogs . — I have related to 
you many anecdotes of the different degrees of ferocity attend- 
ing this disease in different dogs. How do I account for this? 
I might give a very general and yet an unanswerable reply by 
another question. How am I to account for the greater degree 
of determination of blood to the brain in one case than in ano- 
ther ? How am I to measure the variation in rapidity of circula- 
