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my coat off directly, called for flannel and es- 

 sential oil of mustard, which I had prescribed 

 that morning. I set the example, and instantly 

 the whole family helped me to rub the patient 

 in every direction. In a quarter of an hour 

 the heart quickened and revived, and in less 

 than half an hour more the circulation re- 

 sumed its course; at the end of an hour of 

 this obstinate struggle the vital heat began to 

 show itself in a word, the patient was saved. 



We must not, therefore, give up the contest 

 until the death of the sufferer is fully ascer- 

 tained; and the same persistency should be 

 practised in the case of animals smitten with 

 the typhus. If the circulation slackens, if the 

 skin turns cold, take a piece of wool, coat 

 it with rubefacient liniment, and rub the 

 animal therewith, more particularly along the 

 spine. Then give him a cordial drink, and 

 pass rales de feu over the loins. All these 

 appliances will help to stimulate the nervous 

 system, and resuscitate the exhausted powers 

 of life. 



If, at last, we are so fortunate as to over- 

 come the profound adynamia which has 



