Show A NERVOUS PHYSICIAN the civil tribunal of tours was recently occupied by a singular case an action brought by a physician of la grandpere Gran diere against one of ills his neighbors of the name of 0 courdle So Sour urdie dle die to obtain 2989 francs as dam dat mages acles alges for having been bitten by a dog belonging lo 10 ing to him which lie conceived to be mad ift it a appeared that as the physician was one day taking a walk AL Sour dies is dog suddenly rushed forward and bit him in the leg the ph physician y s cian clan went home in dismay crying 7 out th that at the dogias dog was moad road and that consequently he himself was avas sure to lle ile die lie of hydrophobia he then with extraordinary resolution app pied pled led aed burning irons to the part bitten and according to his account contemplated blowing out his brains in order to avoid a more dorrit horrible death by the advice oe 0 his friends he af afterwards ter wards went to lizaire Ni zaire to take sea baths but so con was he that he would become insane that he lie had himself accompanied by a keep kepp keeper heeper pro F v ded with a strait wais wals waistcoat t coat lie he suase consulted dr Vel vei velpeau peati and other em cm nent physicians and from what they said he be became somewhat calm caim calmer er but lie he could not for a long time free himself from the idea that he was destined to become mad and that idea was wag strengthened by the fact that when on gourdie assuring him that the dog not mad he had required that person to allow himself to be bitten by the animal in his presence bourdie had declined I 1 for all ail this anxiety of mind and for the expense I 1 pense of cons consulting physicians the plaintiff maintained that the sum he demanded was reasonable i I 1 M ein answer to the action represented that the physician is well known for his hia eccentricity and that the action ought not to be considered serious As ta howe plaintiff had been bitten byais by his bis dog lie he offered ered him franc francs s which w aich he contended was sufficient the tribunal ordered francs to be paid |