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Show 4 Fear Caujc"Dtath, " The death of John II. Jjleart In Chicago Chi-cago the other day, lllustrstes a point ' that has been dwelt upon for years by physicians and surgeons. Mr. Heart tV ie laAigut last had a struggle with a "ja&ifci an1 WM -l",en 'n tnreo P'ee-mSfm P'ee-mSfm TnB struggle In Itself wus of a charac-- charac-- ""f- ter to produco nervous exhauatlon, to say nothing of the mutilation by tho dog. Upon examination It was shown that the dog was not afflicted with rabies. Mr, lleart recovered from the Immediate effects of the struggle and returned to bis work Hut a week bo-fore bo-fore his death he was taken 111 and be 4 grew steadily worse to the end Those In attendance believe he died of fear of hydrophobia There Is no dispute as to the raalu facta In tho case Tho dog that attacked Mr Heart did Vt have any disease Mr Heart had so symptoms of hydrophobia, but he lived for months In horror of the most dreaded of dlaiaaca, and this resulted In conditions tbst caused his death. If the dog that made the attack on Mr. Heart bad been killed, as Is usual In such cases, the case would undoubtedly undoubted-ly have been catalogued In tbe bydro- phobia list. As tho case stands, It y. gives strength to tbe theory tbat a ,"' great many of tho so-called rases of rabies are produced solely by fear, vi |