A CASE Ob' HYDROPHOBIA. 
Ill 
thought very requisite on a subject which, probably, few have 
read, and in which I hope I have succeeded; however, with all 
its imperfections, I humbly submit it, with every respect, to a 
liberal people. 
A CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA, 
TREATED AT FIRST BY PRUSSIC ACID, AND SUBSE- 
QUENTLY BY THE APPLICATION OF ICE TO THE SPINE. 
By Dr. Todd, King's College Hospital. 
[We hasten to give insertion to this interesting case, although it 
refers not, except incidentally, to any of our patients. It is 
written with peculiar clearness and candour ; but we must enter 
our protest against the doctrine of spontaneous hydrophobia 
in dogs, or any quadrupeds. The result of the experiments 
with hydrocyanic acid and the application of ice to the spine 
give peculiar value to this record. — Y.] 
Emanuel SouLT,aged seven, a pale, thin boy, of delicate ap- 
pearance, was admitted under the care of Dr. Todd, on the 22d 
of November, 1841. Two months ago, while playing in the street, 
a dog ran past and seized his cap. In attempting to recover it 
the animal bit him under the right eyelid. The dog then ran off, 
and nothing more is known concerning him. The wound bled 
profusely, and the child was immediately taken to a neighbouring 
hospital, where it was proposed to excise the bitten part : this, 
however, the parents refused to permit. The wound was dressed, 
healed quickly, and left a cicatrix three-quarters of an inch in 
length, which has never occasioned him pain or inconvenience of 
kind. On Sunday morning, Nov. 21st, the boy’s mother per- 
ceived that he was not quite well. He appeared more drowsy 
than usual, and begged to be allowed to remain longer in bed, a 
thing very unusual with him. He was feverish, and did not eat 
his breakfast with his usual appetite, and complained of pain in 
his head. There was also a strangeness in his manner and ap- 
pearance which induced his mother to give him some jalap; this 
operated briskly, but did not relieve any of the symptoms. 
The boy continued to get worse, and about four o’clock in the 
afternoon he suddenly started up and threw himself into his 
mother’s arms screaming loudly as if he were frightened. His 
mother then observed that his eyes were very bright and proiiii- 
