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July 19, 1901
The Aegis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland
What is this article about?
In a Warwickshire village, England, a man bitten by a mad dog was treated medically but developed hydrophobia. Villagers dug up the buried dog, fried its liver, and fed it to him as a superstitious cure. He died despite this.
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An English Superstition.
A cure for hydrophobia in many English villages is claimed to lie in the mad dog itself. Some years ago a man was bitten by a mad dog in a Warwickshire village, and the dog was buried. The man, notwithstanding the fact that the wound had been cauterized and treated by the local doctor, began to exhibit signs of hydrophobia.
The villagers at once dug up the carcass of the dog. Its liver was extracted and fried before a fire. The cooked fragment was then given to the unfortunate man, who ate it, firmly believing that in so doing he would be cured. Sad to relate, however, he died. And this happened not in Somaliland or Tibet, but in England.-London Standard.
A cure for hydrophobia in many English villages is claimed to lie in the mad dog itself. Some years ago a man was bitten by a mad dog in a Warwickshire village, and the dog was buried. The man, notwithstanding the fact that the wound had been cauterized and treated by the local doctor, began to exhibit signs of hydrophobia.
The villagers at once dug up the carcass of the dog. Its liver was extracted and fried before a fire. The cooked fragment was then given to the unfortunate man, who ate it, firmly believing that in so doing he would be cured. Sad to relate, however, he died. And this happened not in Somaliland or Tibet, but in England.-London Standard.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
English Superstition
Hydrophobia Cure
Mad Dog Liver
Rabies Treatment
What entities or persons were involved?
The Man
The Local Doctor
The Villagers
Where did it happen?
Warwickshire Village, England
Story Details
Key Persons
The Man
The Local Doctor
The Villagers
Location
Warwickshire Village, England
Event Date
Some Years Ago
Story Details
A man bitten by a mad dog in Warwickshire developed hydrophobia despite medical treatment. Villagers exhumed the dog, fried its liver, and fed it to him as a cure, but he died.