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A CASE OF RABIES IN A HORSE. 
he met, but without attempting to attack his conductor, who 
arrived at the school in perfect safety. 
State of the animal . — As on the preceding evening, he was 
continually beating the ground with his feet. He was in a state of 
impatience and irritability difficult to describe. Scarcely did the 
hands of any one approach his throat than he dashed right and left, 
until he fell. His eyes were bright, glistening, and with a pe- 
culiar expression of savageness — his ear was constantly laid back, 
and he started and listened at every noise — the alae of his nose 
were retracted, and his respiration was precipitate and tremulous : 
his countenance conveyed the expression of mingled anguish 
and fear, as if he were conscious that some danger threatened 
him. 
His proprietor having mentioned how much the sight of a dog 
irritated him, I placed one of these animals before him. Imme- 
diately there commenced a state of terror and fury, that, with 
some brief remissions, did not cease until his death, which took 
place some hours afterwards. 
He exhibited the most outrageous fury. He darted towards 
the place at which the dog was placed — his mouth was filled 
with foam — his fore limbs were violently agitated — he beat the 
pavement with his feet — then he seized the skin of his fore-arms 
and violently tore it. Every thing around him soon began to 
irritate him. As the student who had placed the dog before him 
wore a white apron, he endeavoured to throw himself upon 
another, who was clothed in a similar way. 
A bucket of water w 7 as placed before him. He plunged his 
head to the very bottom, but was not able to swallow a drop. 
The food that was offered he furiously seized, but rejected it im- 
mediately without the slightest mastication. 
The presence of other horses produced on him the same effect 
as dogs, or even greater. At the sight of them his fury was 
redoubled. He made the most violent efforts to detach himself 
from the wall, and rush upon them. Every part of him was in 
a state of almost incredible agitation, and he had not a moment's 
rest until the objects of his fury were removed. 
Fearing that he might tear himself from the wall to which he 
was attached, other bonds were thrown around him, and, while 
this was doing, his fury was really frightful. His efforts to libe- 
rate himself did not cease for a moment, and his cries resembled 
those of a pig when he is stuck. During two hours this con- 
tinued without the slightest remission, and then he began to 
be a little quiet from absolute exhaustion. He threw himself 
on the ground, and was motionless and violently shook for se- 
veral minutes ; and then he sprung up with renewed force, and 
