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the shoes, if the pain in the legs is considerable, put 

 them in warm water, use arnica lotion, one part in ten 

 of water. In the worst cases great relief is given by 

 putting on a patten shoe and thus raising the heel of 

 the foot. There are some cases that do better with car- 

 bonate of ammonia, and pulverised ginger, one drachm each 

 every six hours. It is necessary to watch its effects, and 

 it must be discontinued after a certain point is gained. 

 After a few doses the salivary glands become acted upon, 

 and no doubt the glandular system throughout the body 

 is more or less stimulated by it. It is a beautiful stimu- 

 lant to the nerves of the stomach and chest, it does not 

 nauseate, but will produce a nice pultaceous state of the 

 bowels, and cleanses all the membranes. If continued 

 too long or given in too large doses it will produce purg- 

 ing. I believe we can accomplish everything with it 

 that we can with calomel, except nausea and salivation. 

 Where fever runs very high, pulse 80 or 92, give extract 

 of belladonna one drachm twice a day. If the patient is 

 under my own care, I prefer giving ten-drop doses in one 

 table-spoonful of water every hour, but this canuot always 

 be done with all patients ; then large doses morning and 

 night are given. If the patient has sore throat, the medi- 

 cine should not be given in a drink form. In cases where 

 the animal has a thick coat, clipping will have a magical 

 effect. As to diet, one quart of cold water every hour, 

 linseed tea, malt mashes, swede turnip, carrot, oat straw 

 with the oats in it, plenty of wild mint, if it can be got, 

 fresh grass, or a little sweet hay. Give anything so that 

 you can keep the animal feeding. It will be gathered 

 from what I advance that it is to the secret processes of 



