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T - r. ... r:,. i FK1DAY, JULY 30, 1819, u ; " t ?o :-jft,'ft V Here follows an engraving of the spurious KALE1GH,(N.C.) pUJKTED) VrEEKLT Bt HAHVEY AHD OASSO, KD1TKD BT A. LUCAS. ' ... " .k.if - c..i.ui.t. , Three dollars I'cr year, uira 1 trim J ,r n ,A he continuodlon' - to be paid in idranee. er itan three roonuia . - ?uoeS due, and notice (hereof shall have been given. iveHi,ement,, not csceedrng H ln.es, are inserted "v...- iv.- An, tnllar : lor twentv-five cenis each sub- Monent insertion : and in like proportion where tliere ij creater number of Incs ttian fourteen. casn nius accompany ilioso licjm persons unknown lo the lito'r. .. ' - TTNo subscription can ia any ca.se be received without ment of at least SI v9 " advance ; and no dwowi- tinuance without payment of arrears, unlesa atf option oi.the editor. 7 31udical. 'Hwhophnliia-l proniiici yetitrUaj U ro- kail ,,t. il.e casts" wtoicb 1 juju. reud iruw tho Philadelphia paj.ori, a J w Uieli wu rq.uhJ lisli this evening, wouia renuer some reijiuiM,. et this lime, on tliis awful nnd alanuingipic, hiehly intereslmgand jierlineiit. TliirtS6 is ; tUesled ay two emiueni jmijbii-iouo, uu ; 8ild tbnt hydro. hobia,k is wiiuout the-hope of f trtltel'from medieine" we knoy of no euro (or hj'irophobia." Thi is a frank con ei.nt! ac(U Lave scarce a doubt accord wild the truth.lt is a diseane, which, wIku once hav in arrived at thai pas as to iiliew iiweffbylhe woal ymptoni in the syitem, bufBes i quaily tlte ikill of i be most learned physician aniflhe potruini of the boldest e;npyriek. But i'ortii- tately. it is not o rapid m its progress, out 1 'w nlnnt "4 V . tending over he band and running op the arm,'-. This dos as secured the samfvl h. aeomaaMditb'i!iSbt involuntarily twucb-j was bitten, and iiuM'n a cool, aii v V.I drr of the hand and arm j to ; cellar ; he waB reIar fed, arid continaet t ;; immediaUl; after which, shcw Wrnptoto ings of lhenuclc of the hand and arm ; -8i :r"loul tilue 6tb fJolf. , He then beeant rucst lii-'1 i , . imiueuiaiuiT uuer wuiciii. . ..... .i r. . . . .;. ; follow te eotivuUivctian It. th. n.ul. "V W7 rr,.wm'' ' , 8n'"e "'esS j lUt: Urtde, of the fvc aad nerk.abov bribed. I found N" ,c,,"", "'"auroppemrjun li,8 luoulli the- I ha nttntu -w . . .1 A - I. - ) . rav i -a hia'pulr-and breathine regular and natural l . , "', iru u cai ' uu. I,ia,ie n,an W inn, jirjui-iiij' uui jui ins iuiHxm ine wa ter, but . did notv appear to fiwalhw ; hit waS obedient to his mantel 's coinni(iDd8,vas dull "iwpiiig, out womu occasi'naiiy-6na p at iaritig t lit inlt'ivali ; but whrn the paroxysms nppiching, they became hurried and ir renlr, a: 1 contiaucd an till the fpasnis had s'o v I: en ho complained of ejigb't pain iif the ri-ht breaaia together with a soreuesa and iiirtuews the back pai ( of the neck. Liquids he took -ivhoiii diiticuyy, nor did pouring wa ter from i,ae!e8cJ to uuoilier, in Iih prmcne, pro'Huce "r ,y iercepiible ilisire ; iH'jt r Jul ti e stSit ; 1 thj surface of a pj ished vlti or. oi b tefral duraiioii t ing 1 1 oni one to two uimutes. liis boveU (itiivj cofiuiipaitd, I gavt- him u scruple of Crtloiiiel, uUii directed liim to dunk his tea (whieln upt.ii iopectioii, 1 found very weak) a hironr could be inuJe 10 take it warui. rmaginary dbjerte, in the air or on the J n-r? liiseyes yere languid and watery and ronsi f derabFe frcvtliy saliva as disrharttl rirt hjs mMitti. :;.ln the ( tur;of the iHriy, (lhoy" 7th) he was much weaker, pari icularh fir rlK)', l.iii(l(i' i.r i-lu i i-s.lii'!n- .llr.Wi t. . WftU 'a- fro.,; .o ln rnurXiur 1 itiJ"-'v8Mu he w would snap at Ms haniJXir'nny ohject thaft toucfu d J inn wa' thirsty, lapped water very frequently, Avtrhout, being, . abi- to swallow any ; his tongue was darkerf 4 and his debility increased rapidly ; he woulcl ai.dui'as iui : (juauiities a his su uuch would not eat, and staggered very much when he btar lisii it us his only drink; attempted' to waJkV" -t tr' " lS:i.. Early in the moniiug. Dr. Uobso 9th. 1,'ho dog appeared muth weaW, saw him Willi me, uud conlihued to see Lien af- Sfldom cofun. extent hv rnmuuUInn. and snnn I 7 - " . M . H1IU IVMH-V right eye his back much curvet!. ' 10th. lie was unable t stand ; had spas- I .1 i . i - i iiiin-imitJ . i on ilia lliliqi.ica nouiu e r t!l7!lve;: but at '"" i direct him tJcou- xra,c'? sl & worsc amf dd somtj ministered the remedy, as we lind in i hatclf that it may be arrested and entireiy counteract- t'fi Oispensary : ed and prevected, if proper means are uiMuoiia- " 1 lie leaves should be gathered when im bly resorted to, duly adiniuuU'red, aaa it imiui- nowe.r, or Atigtnt,; careiuny in ieu. anu y persisted in. 1 nese means naiui ua pro- -reiiuceu to a line powder, and put into Dottles, vided, in the plant called the seullcap, which well forked far use.' When - a,; ...pet son iuis grows utmost every where in abundance in our received a bite by a mad dog, he mut take of eoimtrv. It is nol, however, every species of stroiie: inltiMon of the leaves of powder, a The Uif plant bearing thi name that will auswjr ; f()u;. timc8 a dayf t.vt.rv ()(llt.r j lut that particolar one called ,n Lmn scutel- dav it is omitted, he must tak a s.,o In n Intlflnrn af ani r. ht im n iliiU'Or, And mil . .... . .. 4 t i . W 111V U'MIVI Ul tlUI MIUI I III I at ItPil Uiliwi ' intr anil or iwll fimt ira now nrjill- onil . it.lv leewards. We learnt that some unauthonst d persou Lad lakin ten or twelve ounces of blood from his aim the uiehl beioip: thai his caiharic The eye will soon d.'lcrt the material di9- had oi eu'itd freely duriiiq the. miria : he had Unci ions, winie at llic suitictmic U :ll see a taken lar-- y ot bis tea, and general resemblance. beiier : tin- ruiiMns, however The followi n:: is the manner in which l)r?'"' o'uiie so ireuueiu.. We A....1...r..... .....I l1 I nil! I.! llMHi'iru.l n A vll 1 llllle till. If 11 VCkll-rilMV .. .I.' i ....I . .... . ... ..I 111. Qllfltf. Ll1tmOll ftf flniM n... .1Hanu ;v 1U.IJI. i uis.nioruing we louinlhim cheertoi; . MV- " "'"i.i idiia was viswn he iiad pisspj a tolerably g od night , feels L'P' for publication, at the rtqucst. of ' SCVeral iiiueiyii iur than yesterday ; his spasms mode- respectable gentlemen, and is submitted ith : rating Coi.iiJerabfy, ,l,otb in violence and lie at remark. (uencyIle still continued hi tea as before., fSiirne IV W STILLWELL. in liieieniowi, a shower of rani fell, ui signtj va lieU BENJA. B. lvOBSON." of w inch, aiiU he rippljot; of the water In the J ADDITIOX guiiff, hw .pfisnn, returned in quick suceess.on, 0ne worJ Jn addllion. , jth gevera mfi- avd ith tnora-vloleiiee than they bad done at Pa, eeuemen l accompanied Dr. Ilebson to sea other Wine (luriun; the d.iv.and nrudiictd in him i, p i,; '.,... ...i i i , r SllOOII-tulI oe I se.ii:: lima Ihnf 1 1, it.. .n v n-u.ut..i ' - . . not r'.i n 1 i . . 1 iVr , H ' count in person molt ol the Above particulars: of the ilowcr ol sulphur, n. U morning, fast,. hccouldBot bear lolook at u, auJ was otlued-i ,.a;lv tUei ,aat ,,' frnm ,h , .,, J ' . " , , commencement of rabies, until the dey betora Ui. saw him about noon ; he was noi Le died . and j mttde tnquirie of ieveraVneiRb. fteil ; hii ipaajjn rather more frequent and kr .. AM ..iu,i i n.it.- evere, leav.tg h.m.tVul. a disagreeable feeling Uck, BIld heard lhe,u confirm tbe eser.ption a, in us head, and an acute pam ,n the back of bove givon ,)U appearawe. I will now ay, li neck. ..IJi.iin in.iiiii ,ii.ii..... I.- ...ii .. . . . . ' . . . . . . .. '1 ----- . -r - t a tnat it tins Case is ludeed or imoartia v I tT m - - ciniuiiu u iiir rn. iih runnun uiai am. w iFiho n 'a . . m '.lifMedical llepository. fhex:ide 3 Ni.S l an account of this plant, wilh ; the spreiet; nor was the epgravmr: niiaftef the right aort, snRiciently accurate !ue ,,f ti,e i,anl here rerommended to the pub to rorreet me misiaite. wnne sopermr oruB Jic antl pericctly aware of the deep respousi this invaluable plant in the bite of a mnd bj,it j assime jn UlIJ, t,.. ; r t pergu.wk. JO iW, , evinced I in particular itnnce., I have and Ul(. phv9(dan to fcfoM uere to cive any more uinn a ceiierui - . ivr.r .i i if i .. n v i ',-h ., . -b. ,., on the issue. With Nie ate beuevo nt Ko Dr. Vandeveer left it on record, that . n . . . iBUiardi of three-hundred cases in which he oc 1 "l ,w" ' ' ' si ujea arc tcuonSly administered it, the' success was published at kngtli in the -Medical Kcpositu tnmplcfeX without a failure. Iwis asserted 7 l'hatclicr's Di-pensary, I can witli tbt he met with the like success in up- ft''eat truth (let late, that my conlidem e in the wants ot We tiODdrel cases, or three or lour ol viuue oi mis nvin is so emu, mat, n oiuen !a., s.-ti. i.-t, in..,. ti.-.. ir r MMi. h I bt niTselr f happeijins to bs in the myself, I would trust my file to -it. rather v,i..,.i . ... -i,.;.- a tt iitrnviin. .1,-k. f B ..! .i. .Ahinhii... ' i ll I I" .va-.vv. rw .m-jv .v..-.-- .... Tilirj t'l lilt WHO Ol IliClll U Og W B I ' V i ' M V J tii-n to the skill id all the h sicians in this 4. To enable the reader to form just cnclu- cHn place any reliance. Dr. Mosely has indeed Hv. Tost. ginns respecting the character of the above recorded several eases of successful treatment lav a latifiora, or wJf-bcaring Uowcr- aqjj that fine tallt'd ufe((ar lUCl-StiaUOU. Ilia iimiiiv,! 't ww tHw.viMii 11 . . ....... f lsi nniiriflPi! rpppn lwr?i tfk fliA Uhiiii-! avpiv nrnvMii n th U nciira h e dweasp. t he liitier " v. v. j I -5 . . ' . Ill in, i t. "A mistake in taking one for the other lwo continuing me prescripiiun lor hi sometimes produced fatal efleetp, and 1,11 Lt rt,t Vawiu or rscs, tnreo bniught the nUnt into discredit, at I he east times tUe quantity ot eachl. anLi Some time sinee, there, was published,! 1 bus 1 have in t!io shortest and plainest in 80 Iv- -: 1 t'-ott la did jMuagaiu i uud tti spusuw u o-jin counection with "pwnTTmV-J " .,4-"''''''' : aide. Iciises lha. have been treated With similar ; sbe- -Stf. Lie said be felt like a new man his ce!,, hy the hie Mr. Lewis of West-Chester, spi-ins a'. nearly left hiuj ; si til euU.uiui-d iu tttj npwardg of the three hundred recorded by the ust tf jistea as belorft, ' ' t lie late Dr. Vandeveer of ftahway,. (N. J.)ip .1 Uo liad uo spavins, nor did he com- the course of a long practice, without a single pittmoi'i;! ihi.i.jj bin w(akii2s'. We directed failure I ihiuk I shall not be I bought ashing him to to' itiuu'ju l'ie use of the seuilcap three too murli if I claim for it the entire conlidmcs or foif wtelis lunger. iof the public : espncialiy when the faculty of ' Juir lain, e saw; uun ; ne ten no uu- meilteiiie are dnvifn to the 'ruminating acKnow- which I w w mvself (happening to bs in the county of NlMj-Cbrster at the tim) an ee v itne-a 1'. Thatcher, in his valuable dis pnisary. caking of it says : " Should tlijs plant titlimalt ly prove a snecrssfnl remedy for s disease so truly deplorable in its nature and iIYDItOl'HOBIA. Vi e now r: det in our pfotuise bv case, we will state liui res'.u 01 our euqunis 0v tnercury, and we are assured in a puDlica serniiig the rapid stale of tion. by the late Dr. Rush, that a cure was el and observations, concerning giving tne ine aunuai wuicu 11 a u inii.cieii mo uae. fected by copious blood-letting siill it is an un The dos was toun- ajid senile, and had ne deniable "truth, that physicians of emineneow i.Mi?siructivc in its ronsrnn-rtce, no eoimums att. ment of the rase of James Canu, who wa tan surpass its merit. even il.rccor.le.1 :u let-, bitieii bv a md doe. and cured bv the plant vaf w ,.r .1. , ,,.,... .:ll...,i, ,Hv have re'oeatedlv tried both m. thods, aud UlJ J 1 he. Inl !ivir l In ileipriit! ion , ..4 11... 1 . . .... j .. 1 :i..i .. . . . i .. r..i I. il. u -UJI " . - . ... 1. ..I', II. nm ..I .... T. 111. H.I.I II. .. II. 1. ...'. . .... ........ ...... I MA .. . ... .. . 1...II1T. II HIT imi'T ll'i I1J.1. .. .. MU. I I. I II m H m.lU . - - - - i - . - -.-.... .. w .. . u .... w ... iif. ii i ts ii k ill i . .11 ii ii. vvfii.il lit mill I if ii lit anu 11 . - . i v. ... ,... - v.. .......... - - " nciuiu. ru-'M vri. jdi'. , iM. teoiiiteu t bite a man, wuuoai provoeai i iiuin iua jojmois tern of go I d.'' Qflj " Thq scntcl!ari is percjuaJf-hWjLtleJ bv or.' JbV. rest. tBin.iled in bite a man. wiihnni nrnvocntl i tiulll that the tur l ,ii,T';li.ursda v morning, the lWh Jur-1iirb'ieToror"LTJ''Mi famiTiar w ii Ii ,hira. teh37Ti7 patient only to wituess, in he!ple,s ctimV &reTumefou sweeips inoT.'-i-nnus'tn the United 1 was e...)lcd upon by James t.'ann, who request- h h .niil'mvil va.r- nimhi. hoi hrnko luuaa miseration. the last aaroiiiea vf the- most friirht Slatfj. The Dlant is found in trrrat nhnndanee i ed tne to dress his rieht hand, which had iut lul death :. totallv and confessedly unable to , n tlia banks and horderso'f ixuids : flowerinff been bitttu b a doc that he believed was iiiau:n,r l.ia ua t wnrtc t liim ih Aais came oreveTtit or retard its certain approach, or even jn July or August. The stem is sqtip.re, branch- Upon examinations 1 ioun-ir. the dog's teeth ban I trnWiou aloi.Vi and Cann tbioks would have to mitigate its horrors. 'r4. xm, anu nuains me rteii.1 ni irum one io uiree . pviie-.raieo uucp unu u.e nmscuiur pari oi uir goueon uitluul noticiu lii:i, J he had not liui we nave neen presentra wuu onjeciiuni, (ipr. The leaves are eonor.ite. narrow pointed thuinbi.belween its mttacarpal hoi-e and that of when umMii nllii! hv na'Ai. Jml was in and are detoandeil to answer I hem before we or narrow foot stalks. The racemes are nux-, the fore finger, and that the skiii was hut little nt ael Jf pattin'ltis head w hen the dog seiz- can lay claim to the public ciedence. It i ask iliar and lateral, bearing small violet colored lacerated. From ihe situation and depth of the ed 1(lU ty bond, made two snaps, and paa ed, for instance, bow we know the dog that bit InVsfima inlermixp'd with small leaves. The wound, 1 deenu d extirpation in xpt dieut, and ti qU ultlUUt lookint; un : a few vunis further the patient was actually mad ; and how can w eaKxtrlvonded'or bclmt TtM'me4rf"iw vhef.e.e directed auperGeial dressings, telling liim at tho i.e ananned at ami nuarrriled with three know that be was, the bite-M)uld prove fatal, if .r. ...V.. .... .1 - . t . - 1 II. u ..... a iVnr. it lla.l.i.. c Ii 1. 1 .1 r.u A t I . tr u . . ! I.. ... It.nlf 3 A.'il iu ur i.iiliunnlorl f..!'!!,.! v t ne eeuerai narati- oi ; eun-caii or .o.vui uici ; " ,iu'i- .'. mrunp-e uciiri: ne next bit a neighbor s uos; Willi ,c ' ni' a" "ij""iu . Scutellaria." I'liis, however, is a descnotiou mad, he had nothing lo le.tr. as a plant Had been i.oin i1B Wll, ilf.. .,.8,,m!A,i , ,v. ttn, ll9 of 'tie eenera not the soeeics. ' ! dicovered.(shewiug Lim adrawins ...of the scuU- nr,rnii oi ii .-.. . i .itimi.iins i.nie Ibrefo.hM an -eit-rev of thetrutLvlav.t. caP ia ihelivening IW,) which ha I never been hlM Wtu a f- he Wjpp'ea al ttrlJ tore 0ff tt ....... .............. .. r.r.. .j oartoi nil irowsers., ministered. in the cvemng I saw him again, . .. ... , .' .L . . . and tben advised him to call on Jesse W ill.ams, , ')wcur like this, s opposite to his usu tbe soh-tu-la w ol the l.vte Ml . Lewis, of Weal- al Txciu'd svrioti'5 iipprehension : lie Chester, and inocure fi:n him a inantilv of was iiymedialely tied in a wood hou.-se. While seullcap. He did so, and obtaiued abpuuihree thus cenfinud, he eat sWi ingly, but lapped ,e ,!(jmitiu!etl according to the strictest rules of cuiice ol the dridherti hnely cm op, w ith di Water nrvly ; be snapped at his master ; was evidence laid down by-the highest aulhority. rections to put u tea-spoon full and anbalf of it lealiefts, howling violently, and knawing fqri- To ask more, a lid, loexpeettnT us that we should in a quarrTifTrar7o, water, and to drink half a otiily at the door of his prison. By the even-' not.proeeod to act 'upon this spt-cies oT proof, pint of this infusion moriiiog aud night, for two fog, when we saw. hiahe had gnawed a large because it does not amount to the certainty of m successive days, and on ike third to omit it and i,uie through the door, in doing which he had mathematical axiom, would be to put a stop to take a tea-spoon full ofmiwer of aulphur., In iaccraJed his-mouth, nd 'broken off several of bunat. agency altogether, and, reduce tnankiad, this mauaer Williams directed the seullcap and i .,,.1, r . to automatons, incapable of volition or actio! sufphur ,o be alternatelyused for. foi.y days : (. . )e " Z lZtC contend then, .bat-it .. enough for otrj lo.oe avoiueu ' , r rV i the bite of u mad doc does not always take ef- feet, we frankly answer we do not, we cannot -know either, to a certainty. But we say tlis nature of the case does not udmit of certainty, in the strict sense of that word', and we also sayt tbat. uotbing-more cauiii fairness, be:;required. of us, than to produce tfcc best etidenee the o turo of the ease admits of j-thia is ell that can during which lime, exercise was and an abstaneous diet observed; be thought the wound required no other attention than sim ple dressiug. Mr. Cano strietly followed the ob.nve directions, and remained free from com plaint till Thursday the 17th, About noon be was suddenly taken ill, and sent for me. I found bun laboriog under frightful spasms of the mus eles of the face and neck; bis face was drawn towards the right shoulder, bis head convul sively shaken, he ground his teeth with vio lence, Ins eyes haq wild and ternffe stare, and hi whole aspect was appalling ;'but the spasms soon u sided, and he became perfeejly calm. Upon enquiry, 1 found he was 6rst at tacked with a shivering, then, a pricking or tingling sensation about the parti bitten, ex- llui; ....., ., . .i i i i purpose, .iiai e nave uueicu etiucuit w tittle water, and then unset the vessel which -! . . j ..-...:... : . . i . . , , . '--. . . ineuesi pruouoiiii v, anu uiaimuiu ium n i contained it refused food, and snapped at the , fi ? Wflrran,l .pncu,;onil W8 approach ot his master ; his eysi ere wate ry and dull, sometimes closed, then suddenly opened, when ,e snapped at imaginary objects. He now broke hia rope, aud as no one dared approach him to replace it, believing hi n mad, he was shot. Our next enquiry wa9ii.fter the dogs Which had been bitien by this one, but we found they had all been destroyed, except the one last mentioried. v ' ' -- "''JH . . v Mrs. Wi'bama, the daughter of Lewis, beinp inform ed of CannVviolent attackvient him woruYby his wife thut be must make hiateas strong as lye, and drink it warmi and as much, aa hecouJ4 bear. Bd. B. P, :l.at we have ofiered evidence of t'r is aufv tieient to warrant the conclusion wo bavr - drawn. May iwe not, at least, say, '.Sf quid tuni'Sti rectius istis, Candidus, imperUj si non ft.s tttere tiiecumi; hince writing the foregoing observations,? have bad the pleasure to receive a letter Tr , v Dr. Thatcher, whom I hate not -the honor pK sonally to know, but who bears the characte a learned physician, and a liberal and amilstt man ; in this IUar be enquires with greats Uie v; . ' : ; - .-( ' -v. '; t,,e c Vide the late Ietterf- Drs j G "iffit h and Sareanty Vrt 'K published in the Evening Post ot June 3. Xhtir wof and ' are we know of no cure tor hj orophobia i w knt iTecoi of no recoveries , but black, homeless .despair starei Qj every ope in tfrc face who beciruea the 9U rjtct of fa'' 1 i- 1 f -75 - . r - ! . ! . -V - - i
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