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Sioirulnr€n3Ct)fl2yaropl!oE3la—APqssiblc Ilcccrtrefjr?KroinThoTncliauapoHs-Journnl.jSo mo eight months ago, Miss Selina Eller, an intelligent young ladv of twenty-two -........-------f I' .......... . ■ » •••'•'“•'i'-'*-: .....~ .y c afs r«la ug h ter -o i-M r .-llni- v eyEi i erp-T cm d m gat Beck’s station, on tee-Peru- - railroad, inHamilton county, some lifteen miles north of this'city, was bitten by'a“T;ibid dog,' while she was endeavoring to drive him out of the house. The wound was 011 the linger, and so very slight that it excited no alarm, although the dog was known to be mad. As usual in cases ol hydrophobia; •she thought nothing more of the matter until the morning of Monday, the 20th Ultimo, whe.11 011 going to wash her face the touch Of the water “made her shudder,” as she described it. The fearful truth Hashed on her instantly, but being a lady of great self-command, she simply said to her sister, “I anrgoing to go mad; 1 cannot live,” adding that sho would, however, “finish spinning the rolls” she was engaged upon. She worked on during the day, with some in-.crease of the horrible svintoms, bui*- nothing*- •)visible to others; and the next morning, 011 . sitting down to the table, she remarked to the family, “Von must take that water from the table, or I can't eat anything.” Sin.* ate but little, and got up saying,., she would go to ' work again. She continued through that day as before,' but. with a decided strengthening ol her repugnance to water, of which, she said, the wry sight sent• 1all through her.tingling feelingKh.rlt;1also , com plan:tii,it ..the.’ glistening face* of the cl.ad;jected her in the same v.tv. '’ On WYiiuesdav% 4he was-too tar overcome to work, and while standing iutln\l]oor sp* akiiig to sotim otherfamily, she began grinding. Im** teeth. and di-i*-etiy alb r.tell down in a lit, tin,* foam working out lt;i In-r mouth, low teeth gnashing, and■ in r i*olt;iv lrighiihllv convulsed. Some of tlm * * »oimger children \v!i«» were* with le-r at the tine , ran out in great alarm,and the neighbors hurr\ ing 111 lgund her 011 the lloor near tin? lire, m the same terrible condition, but sin-' !)il mi furiously at every lie wlio touched her tiiat it was impossible to do anything with her. Th* iir«* w, 1 v r moved so that she- might m»t injure hers.-If. byjt, am! she was left lying tillthe spa-m had passed oJ .She was then plac ed upon tin* bed, and Dr.* Booker called in.WhenJic arrived she was again convulsed and son-elcss, uttering short barking sounds, and snapping at everything that approached her. A bloody froth was constantly issuing from her in nth, which she tried to spit at those around her: Ibe caused hey to be tied downin the bed, and proceeded to administer morphine to relieve her agony , In a lucid interval she remonstrat'd. saving “I must die. 1•’ 1. » rknow it, and I want to die m mv senses, so4 .don’t stupifv me with medicine ” .Alter another lit, tin* doctor propohednnotl'cr do.se of morphine, and at last she consented, but added : “You must not give it to me with.water. ” But this remedy pf-bleed * but lit'le effect, 'i’he uwlurproxysuis vovtinued with the .samefrightful suggestions .if doggish sound and trantio efforts to bite. She. ml .lmr hands ter-ril/.v,- and bit pieces out of her pillowand bi'd-dothes. Dr. A. (T Bud-dh* was also culled in, but his assistance Was as unavailing as that of Dr.Ko-Tel. d’llis. w.- 1 il li»• Ve, \V;;.s the next daV,*ddi.nwdav, but at ail event's on that dav Dr.* 1B *dmr dft-riniimd to trv the cffct of “ hro-mob- ut mended\ »• 1noft *) das-num. Wiimn iias lt;.n rlt;'c«m-y some European physician in eases hydrophobic Dr. Buddb happening' t • \iv -• a gltiaii (j lap! 1 lygwt b him, it'Ti- ,:i a in;in[■ r. *1, and lie- iiv-alumn' ha.-i•g.-adllv kept ’ j : 1 s i i: e • • I ill \ d la v, imhllv• A X a ' % • «I 1 1 ■; i 1111«'»• -; hid I • • ' 11 i N • 1 j. 'i l.e ,V )iJ pj o J11•Uitiumd v.itii httl- .,;• j, . abatement .tillMiuguy. or y.'-b-rdav. when tin y w- rlt;- lt;• m-•id^r.ibly bos niarln d. fin* tits -une 1 lessf reuinviiiy, and wiiu b -•. mwrity. ddm union hi be lady had i biting In im \iinlbad -uiii■ • n■:11 ku »w:edg * e ij.-r • guatnei ;•.wrap bm ..rms ip :j■;i11Iv m the blt; d r!mh. ■o .i■ ai -in n it Jim sa'in eoniiug on. to k-a-p m out of danger. d'in nigh very, far riodn»*nbeing out of danger. tin- abatement,, of theSV III J»t OJll S has been’ so c i lt;• (-1 d lt;* d a- to (Teate■'■one liope lt;*f ln r reeov* rv, which, if realized,w: 1 ii • :n.i i!' • * ntill. ’1: i 1 o re -..id, \• t ii - un -t l •. nmrkablcki‘e;.i many pby.siejai.sand iiiiini.reds ot tin- peujde lt;»; ti’ie vicinitynave vjMtid h*. r. and * mm of our »u(y pliysi-cian . we understand, wiil visit In-.r lo-dav.•' •d in- ease has. as iiiay weil' le* supposed,r-atted it jef.ti;cl .e.vu-.a-1 «'■ aeaiust 111♦ * dogs mall tin■ -1e.;iiu i• Mini about. The citizens oi Nobh-svdie. some seven oi eight miles north.Iliad'1 a gem 1'al at taei; i litin ir..{ion. a JeW dav ;mid find.d-.ig popula--nice, and kilb.-ti ail theV-.3iif a I’l nritmtif Ivin in Tn\ ov• lei- VO'• 'Sil) in, ♦e •» V*v»T • mi(daV“jlt; milt; ill' tailsintfaw\;Ve.'Of,.: * -M
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Galveston Flakes Weekly Bulletin
Galveston, Texas, US
Wed, May 08, 1867
Page 6
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