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benumbing effects of carbolic acid, as used in the 

 antiseptic treatment, are frequently of great service in 

 reducing the intensity of the paroxysms. It is not 

 prudent to rely upon the one uninterrupted exhibition 

 of one agent beneath the skin ; they should be alternated 

 with each other, and used occasionally as mixtures, 

 where no risk of chemical union and destruction is 

 feared. That neglected branch of veterinary therapeutics 

 — galvanism, should be tried, as much benefit is derived 

 ofttimes from it, opposite poles of the instrument being 

 placed at the extremities of the spine, and maintained 

 there with wet sponges or cloths for some hours ; where 

 these measures are insisted upon, that former sine qua 

 non — catharsis, is dispensed with. 



The symptoms in the first case that came under my 

 care were very intense, and the temperature ascended to 

 103 degrees and ultimately to 104 degrees. The treat- 

 ment consisted in administering muriate of morphia, 

 introduced by injections into two subcutaneous pouches, 

 formed by a seton-needle in the masseteric region, or 

 what most of my readers would call its cheek. The 

 seton-needle was passed under the skin from above in 

 an oblique form, from about three inches under the eye ; 

 these subcutaneous pouches were about four inches deep, 

 one on each cheek. The quantity of the alkaloid injected 

 each day at various times was one gramme in 50 

 grammes of distilled water ; a liniment composed of 

 turpentine and liquid ammonia was rubbed into the 

 skin across the loins, and enemas of soap and water, each 

 containing twelve grammes of laudanum, were frequently 

 given. Hot fomentations were constantly applied clay 



