He died, at age 64, from hydrophobia given to him from the bite of a dog he had treated six weeks earlier.
According to some traditions, they had the power of curing disease by exorcism, dog bite and especially snake bites and hydrophobia.
Used with success in hysteria, chorea, gout, neuralgia, acute and sub-acute rheumatism, tetanus, hydrophobia and the like.
He also has hydrophobia, being terrified of water as he can not swim.
Searcy warns them of hydrophobia (rabies) in the area.
I take the one case of hydrophobia.
Of the whole fifty-four cases which have hitherto been notified and treated, none have as yet developed hydrophobia.
In fact, a little hydrophobia would be a good thing.