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cured with chloral ; he administered from one drachm 

 and a-half to two drachms each day. In one case he 

 gave in all three ounces and a-half in twenty days, in 

 another of longer duration he gave six ounces of chloral 

 hydrate, and both cases recovered. M. Verneuil gives 

 two cases in the Societe de Chirurgie de Paris, when he 

 gave a drachm and a-half of chloral in twenty-four hours, 

 and in another case he gave two drachms and a-half in 

 twenty-four hours. He recommends beginning by 

 administering chloral by the mouth instead of intraneous 

 injections. He cured five successive cases of tetanus 

 with chloral hydrate. 



These cases are sufficient to show that with care, 

 patience, and perseverance, tetanus may be over- 

 come ; but without the groom is a good nurse, the 

 veterinary surgeon stands a poor chance of having 

 many successful cases of tetanus. It is mainly to the 

 effects of nursing, combined with a rational admin- 

 istering of medicine, that tetanus can be cured. In 

 administering medicine it is necessary to use consider- 

 able caution, as the rigidity of the muscles of the neck 

 occasion much pain to the horse if the head be elevated. 

 It is always best to give medicine in a liquid form and 

 through a tube ; most practical veterinary surgeons 

 keep a tube made for the purpose. In tetanus the 

 digestive functions are not impaired, and the poor 

 onimal suffers much from hunger, and to keep up the 

 system as much as possible, thick gruel should be given 

 by the aid of a tube, 



