having taken Place, when the Dog sits on his Rump, in apparently great Pain; and very often appears to be paralytic behind.

"At this last Crisis, all the preceding Symptoms are aggravated: he now becomes extremely feeble; his Jaw drops as if paralysed, and the Saliva runs from his Mouth; he wanders, or rather staggers about, with scarcely the Power of Biting, and exhausted by the Disorder, dies generally on the fourth or fifth Day, from its Commencement."

Mr. GILLMAN has inserted the late Mr. MEYNELL'S Sentiments, upon CANINE MADNESS, the greater Part of which, have been previously mentioned, in the former Volume. What was there deficient, is now added, and the Recollection of them, will be of no small Utility.

That all Persons should avoid Familiarity, with STRANGE DOGS, and never trust or fondle any Dog, when he has deviated from his general Appearances or Habits, or is out of Health.

When a Person is bitten, the Dog should be confined for ten Days, and not killed immediately, as is too often practised, in order, that a correct Judgment may be formed of the Case.

What follows is Mr. G.'s Account of the Dog, whose STOMACH, the PRINT shews the diseased State of.

June 22d, 1811. A Yard-dog, belonging to a Gentleman in Highgate, killed one of his Fowls, which he

carried into his Kennel. His Master put his Hand into the Kennel, took it out, and at the same time beat him he made no Attempt to bite him. The Dog was not observed, to be out of Health, and, as was the usual practice at Night, was unchained, and suffered to run about the Stable yard: on the following Morning, he was found in the Pig-sty, worrying an old Sow, and her two store Pigs, about ten weeks old, which he had bitten much, particularly about the Ears, (and which afterwards all died Mad). A Suspicion now arose, that the Animal was rabid, and was ordered to be shot. Being informed of the Circumstance, I immediately went to see him, and found the Dog without the least Inclination to be outrageous, or bite; on the contrary, he was shy, and appeared to be apprehensive of a second Beating. This Passiveness was observed, not to be his natural Character; for when in Health, if Strangers entered the Yard, he barked, and was extremely Violent: this Variation from his usual Habit, placed me on my Guard. There was evidently much Debility about him: he was thin, and had from one Eye, a slight purulent Discharge; he lapped Milk freely, and took Animal Food. I requested, however, to see the Termination of the Disease; and it was allowed to take its Course. In the Evening he took his Food as usual; and it was remarked by the person who fed him, that he had not differed since the Morning, nor could we perceive that he was ill. The next Morning he was weaker, and began to refuse his Food; in every other Respect, he appeared as Yesterday: the third Morning he was still more enfeebled, and paralytic in his hind Legs; he also refused his Food. He attempted once during the Day, to walk the Length of his Chain, which he could scarcely accomplish; and with the utmost Difficulty, he

crawled back to his Kennel. In this State of extreme Debility and Passiveness, he laid the next Day. On the fourth Morning,the Gardener saw him so early as four o'clock, at which time he could scarcely discern his breathing; at Breakfast-time he was dead.

"The following were the Appearances, on Dissection. The Pia mater, was slightly inflamed, and also the under Surface of the Epiglottis; the Trachea and Esophagus, exhibited no morbid Aspect; the Stomach contained a Chocolate-coloured, gelatinous-like Fluid; the villous Coat、 was very generally inflamed, and several of the Ruga were livid, and of a Chocolate Colour; there were a great Number of mortified Spots, some like flattened black Currants; others more raised like Pustules; and in Places, the villous Coat was ulcerated and destroyed. No other Parts exhibited any morbid Look. The STOMACH of this Animal, presented such determined Marks of Disease, that a Drawing was taken, and a PLATE is subjoined, to illustrate these Appearances. As I wished to prove, if possible, whether the Fluid contained in these apparent Pustules, had the Power of infecting other Animals, I. inoculated two Rabbits with it, in several Places, but without producing the Disease, or affecting the Health of the Animals, apparently in the slightest Degree."

Among the Methods, which seem to promise and present, a well-grounded Expectancy, for the Prevention of this dreadful Disorder, we shall recite Mr. G.'s Remarks as to EXTIRPATION and ABLUTION.

"Much Caution and Judgment is requisite, in Excising the bitten Part. I have known of Failures, where the Parts were excised, and afterwards cauterized; but I am