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CASE OF RABIES. 
the experimenter, and the ease with which carrots, parsnips, 
celery, and others, can be changed from weeds to esculent 
vegetables shows us distinctly that even the vegetables in 
most common use are derivatives from wild species; and 
though it is considered pious to consider that all plants in 
Paradise were made for man’s direct use, and that by sin 
only were they degenerated into weeds, we yet couclude 
that it has been by virtue of thought and judicious experi¬ 
ment that we have formed vegetables out of weeds, and that 
by the same means the esculent list may be greatly 
augmented. 
CASE OF RABIES 
ADMITTED INTO THE COLLEGE INFIRMARY. 
Since our last issue this malady is reported to have shown 
itself in two other packs of hounds besides the Royal buck- 
hounds, and that hunting had in these instances necessarily 
been suspended and many of the dogs killed. During the 
interval, also, an instructive case of the disease has been 
admitted into the College infirmary, a few particulars relating 
to which we give. 
Late in the afternoon of Saturday, December 7th, a black 
retriever, fifteen months old, was brought to the Institution 
by his owner, in consequence, as he said, of the dog having 
dislocated his lower jaw, this being pendulous. On the way 
to the College he had been very troublesome to lead, and 
required the correction of a small whip to keep him quiet. 
On arrival a mere glance at the animal sufficed to show 
what was the real nature of the case, and he was at once 
placed in a cage specially constructed for dogs affected with 
rabies. We now learned that as far back as February , when 
he was only three months old, he had been bitten in one of 
the hind legs by a strange dog, and that, although he went 
lame for a few days, the wound was so small as not to 
require any particular attention. From that time until 
about a week prior to his admission he appeared to be per¬ 
fectly well, and was allowed his usual amount of liberty both 
in the house and yard. He now became restless and excited, 
and on being tied up snapped at his chain, and showed a 
great disposition to set himself at liberty, and also to jump at 
persons who went near him. During the whole of Friday 
night, December 6th, he howled and barked a good deal, 
refused all kinds of food, and was much more excited and 
