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In connection with the serum, or when serum is not available 

 we have had excellent results from hypodermic injections of the 

 following solution. 



Puré carbolic acid 25 grams 



Glyceri'ne 25 grams 



Distilled water 50 grams 



Injeet five grams beueath the skin of the neck or breast three 

 times daily for the first two days and afterwards twice daily 

 Do not attempt to give medicines by the mouth or nose as the 

 excitement does the animal more harm than the medicine does 

 good. If the animal can eat give it all the fresh grass or green 

 corn fodder it will consume. Oats and bran are also excellent. Gi- 

 ve fresh water every two hours, all the animal will drink. If the 

 animal cannot eat, but can drink, a thin gruel of bran, wheat 

 flour, oat meal or fine corn meal can be given the animal to 

 drink. This serves to keep up the animal strength until 

 the crisis is over. 



The stall where the animal is kept should be clean, well 

 bedded and dry. Do not let curious persons disturb the animal 

 as i", is important that the it be kept quiet as possible. 



When' recovery takes place the symptoms gradually subside. 

 When the animal can walk about without much difficulty and 

 can eat well it should be placed in pasture for at least two 

 weeks, as recovery from tetanus is much slower than really 

 appears and there is danger in putting the animal at work 

 before it is completely well. The work at first should be light. 



Persons having sores upon the hands should not care for 

 an animal suffering from tetanus as there is danger of getti'ng 

 the wound infected. Tetanus is not contagious in the ordinary 

 sense but is transmitted by wound infectio'n. In caring for an 

 animal with a severe case of tetanus, care should be exercised 

 in going into a stall to avoid injury in case the animal is seized 

 with spasms as the struggling is violent. 



Twenty-four cases of tetanus have bee'n treated by this depart- 

 ment, or treatment has been reccommended. Eleven made a 

 good recovery. Eight died, among these were two sheep, and 



