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tion whatever, until through some idiosyncrasy 

 (peculiarity of constitution), the prick of a nail, 

 penknife, or even that of less instruments may 

 strike upon some partipular nerve or nerves, and 

 bring on this particular. form of this terrible and 

 painful affection: while on the other hand Idio- 

 pathic Tetanus may be brought on through the 

 influence of cold, heat, wet, intestinal irrita- 

 tion, etc. 



SYMPTOMS. 



In this affection of the Horse the nose is 

 poked out, the tail upraised, muscles hard and 

 rigid, the gait straddling, and bowels constipa- 

 ted. But the most prominent and diagnostic 

 symptom is protrusion of the hair of the eye, 

 (called membrana nictatans), while the tonic 

 spasm of the muscles prevents the horse from 

 opening its mouth. Symptoms in the lower ani- 

 mals are not as in man, confined to one set of 

 muscles, or one part of the body, but come on 

 gradually, reaching the worst in three or four 

 days; but the more rapidly developed the more 

 fatal. 



TREATMENT, 



In this disease treatment has proved gener 

 ally unsuccessful, from the fact that it is fre- 

 quently impossible to open the mouth wide 

 enough to introduce any medicine whatever; but 

 if any can be taken, would advise, first: Extract 

 Beladonna 4 drachms, Chloroform 1 oz., to both 

 of which add 1 drachm Tartar Emetic, dissolved 

 in -J pint hot water, repeating same dose every 3 

 or 4 hours. Prepare likewise a strong decoction 



