HYDROPHOBIA. 
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The symptoms of canine madness are very much the same 
in all cases, though varying somewhat in their manifestations. 
The first and most marked symptom is a change of disposition 
and temper so that the naturally good-tempered dog becomes 
sullen, morose, and snappish, and those which are usually kind 
and fondling, are changed in their manner to a state of reserve 
and extreme shyness, and seek retirement. Sometimes the 
change is so great, that the usually shy dog becomes very bold, 
but this is not nearly so common as the opposite extreme. 
Generally the mad dog shows a warning of latent disease de¬ 
veloping, by this change of manner, for several days before it 
breaks forth with severity. The next symptom is the counte¬ 
nance, which becomes anxious and appealing, the eyes become 
blood-shot, and singularly bright and sparkling, with a slight 
tendency to distorted vision, or squinting is apparent, and such 
alteration in the usual appearance of the eyes and countenance 
are generally followed by mischievous propensities possessed by 
the animal in health. An array of symptoms now begin to es¬ 
tablish quickly one upon another, until a lamentable spectacle 
is on view. The appetite suddenly becomes abominably de¬ 
praved, lapping the urine, and licking around places where urine 
has been recently deposited by other dogs or himself. The 
animal will also, at this stage, devour his own, other dogs’, or 
human excrement with a decided ravenous relish ; he will also 
eat and swallow pieces of wood, stones, leather, rope, cloth, 
coal, and even pieces of iron, lead, or any other mineral, etc., 
small enough for deglutition ; in fact, any kind of filth or dirt 
that comes in his way is swallowed with avidity. 
This symptom alone is characteristic of hydrophobia, and is 
amply sufficient to justify any man in giving his opinion to this 
effect, so says Professor Lagarris, Pasteur Institute, Chicago, 
Ill., who also adds that on making post-mortems on animals 
supposed to have been affected with rabies, the contents of the 
stomach always play an important part in his decision, and 
always where lesions of rabies are found, the stomach is partly 
-filled with stones, gravel, pieces of wood, and other indigestible 
