124 Nursing vs. Dosing. 



The Nervous System. 



Diseases of the nervous system are not 

 yet clearly understood, even by the shining 

 lights of the medical profession, and conse- 

 quently the best informed are often at 

 fault when diagnosingr the case of a human 

 patient. How much greater then Is the 

 difficulty when we attempt to alleviate the 

 sufferings of a dumb animal afflicted with 

 any nervous affection. In many cases we 

 can only follow the customary practice by 

 guessing at the cause and experimenting 

 with remedies until the patient is be)'ond 

 hope, or we chance to hit upon the proper 

 one, or nature works a cure. 



While the immediate cause of many nerv- 

 ous affections may be apparent, it is often 

 the case that there Is no clew whatever to 

 the cause, nor a single guide that will assist 

 us in determlnlno- the seat of the trouble. 

 This is sometimes the case In attacks of 

 paralysis, and then the task of diagnosing 

 the trouble is difficult. 



