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the whole body covered with the water for two or 

 three hours, which he has known to be successful : 

 but the horse must afterwards be clothed and kept 

 very warm. The most probable means to relieve 

 the animal seem to be giving opium in large doses 

 by way of clyster, frequently repeated, and rubbing 

 the whole body frequently with some stimulating 

 liniment, such as oil of turpentine and tincture of 

 cantharides. Mr. Blaine recommends a clyster com- 

 posed of a strong decoction of poppy heads, with 

 two ounces of camphor dissolved in brandy ; or if 

 this be thought too expensive, one with two ounces 

 of spirit of hartshorn, and four ounces of oil of tur- 

 pentine, mixed with two or three yolks of eggs, and 

 a pint of ale. JNlr. Moorcroft recommends the cold 

 bath, or the copious effusion of cold water. A Ger- 

 man ph3'sician has very recently found the carbonite 

 of pot-ash and opium produce a wonderful good 

 effect in cases of tetanus in human beings, and it 

 therefore deserves a trial in the same fatal disorder 

 in horses. 



IMr. Wilkinson, a skilful veterinary surgeon in 

 Newcastle upon Tyne, has lately published a very 

 valuable work explanatory of his method of treating 

 this terrible disease, with a great number of cases in 

 which he effected a complete cure. The follov/ing 

 is a very brief sketch of his mode of treatment ; but 

 I those who wish to examin# fully his practical re- 

 marks and interesting illustrations, m.ust consult the 

 \ author's own work. 



As a horse is generally very costive in this dis- 

 order, Mr. Wilkinson advises to give a purgative 

 idrench, composed as follows : 



Barbadoes aloes, _ _ 8 drachms. 



Soap, - _ _ - 4 drachms. 



Ginger, - _ . _ 3 drachms. 



Treacle, - _ _ . 2 ounces. 



Oil of aniseeds, - - 30 drops. 



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