When Jacob Hertline, of Brooklyn, was said to be dying of hydrophobia a week or two ago, it was remarked in these columns that his madness was probably due to a strong imagination, rather than a dog's bite. The poor man was bothered by a strike which affected his business; and when he broke down entirely, his nervousness was attributed to rabies. The dog that had bitten him had been killed, as is the foolish custom in such cases. A post-mortem examination has caused the physicians who made it to declare that Mr. Hertline died from fright and nervousness. Members of the medical profession, who have always disputed the existence of genuine hydrophobia, will now be able to quote this case as strengthening their position. To the public it should be a warning not to be frightened without reason.
Editorials
Nervous Hydrophobia
From the July 1886 issue of The Christian Science Journal
New York Tribune
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