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the throat, sometimes associated with ulceration of the lining 

 membrane of the pharynx and fauces. The swelling' generally 

 begins in the glands on each side of the throat behind the lower 

 jaw and may extend as far down as the sternum ; it is painful 

 and much difficulty is experienced in swallowing. High fever, 

 catarrh, free flow of saliva are present, the ])atieut takes even 

 liquid nourishment with difficulty and so falls off very much in 

 condition and not unfrequently dies exhausted, or bursting of the 

 abscess gives relief. Strangles occurs most frequently in the 

 hot weather, but cases come in for treatment at all times of the 

 year, young animals especially are affected. Natives treat by 

 poulticing the wound with medicated cataplasms, such as those 

 of viola, vitex, margay root, or solanum nigrum with amaltus. 

 If the abscess tends to recede or '^ hangs fire" they apply the 

 actual cautery. The correct treatment is to support the strength 

 and encourage suppuration as in horses- Gilchi'ist bleeds, purges, 

 and foments the whole head. He attributes the disorder to the 

 animal drinking or being washed when heated with exertion. 

 We should bear in mind that it is possibly contagious. 



Rabies. — Baron Larrey when in Egypt noticed with regard to 

 Hydrophobia that camels suffer from a form of madness during 

 the time of rut, and bites from them in this state are dangerous, 

 but the disease is not contagious. The symptoms are the escape 

 of an abundant thick saliva, constant bellowing, horror of water, 

 wasting-, fever, falling off of the hair, and bad temper which 

 showed itself by their pursuing men and other animals. If excited 

 the symptoms increased and often ended fatally (Lancet). There 

 seems to have been in the mind of the learned French Surgeon a 

 considerable amount of confusion in this matter, some of the 

 symptoms described are simply those of genetic phrensy, others 

 seem imaginary (such as horror of water), others again seem not 

 unlike those of true Habies which undoubtedly affects the camel, 

 as was long ago observed and reported in India, the disease 

 being familiar to natives as Dewanah Kootlia ka niurz, and as 

 such described by Gilchrist who I'ccords a case which he saw. 

 The patient was bitten on the lip and two days after went oft' feed, 

 became restless, got loose, and ran away. He was secured and 

 tied up but kept trying to get loose and in doing so frequently 

 fell down, and frequently started convulsively as from fear, froth- 



