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diet (bran mashes, gruels, apples, potatoes, carrots) is de- 

 manded. Pure cool water should be always accessible. 



In other forms of meningo-encephalitis the same general prin- 

 ciples should be applied, clue attention being paid to the re- 

 moval of the active cause wlien that can be discovered. 



Wlien indications point unequivocally to ab.scess, and its seat 

 can be accurately located by a circumscribed paralj^sis, an 

 operation for its evacuation is fully warranted. Otherwise death 

 or permanent uselessness is almost certain. 



In cattle and othei- ruminants the same general principles of 

 treatment must be applied. As a cathartic Kpsom or Glauber 

 salts are preferred to aloes and may be supplemented by barium 

 chloride or eserine. Croton, sometimes useful, is liable to 

 dangerously increase the gastric irritation in cases in which this 

 is a marked determining factor. When the animal is down, 

 raise the head by bundles of straw, or by a halter tied to a 

 beam overhead. In lead poisoning, sulphuric acid largely diluted 

 may be added to the sulphates so as to precipitate the insoluble 

 sulphate of lead. Potassium iodide is of value to dissolve the 

 lead in the tissues and lead to its elimination. Cases of coenurus 

 require trephining and extraction ; the larvae of the oestrus should 

 be washed out with tobacco water or destroyed by benzine. 



In dogs the .stomach is usually emptied spontaneously by 

 emesis. A purgative of castor oil, followed by daily do.ses of 

 calomel may be given, and attention given to the cooling of the 

 head and general system. Antipyrin or acetanilid may be use- 

 fully employed. The diet should be re.stricted to milk or thin, 

 well-boiled gruels. 



The linguatula in the nose mu.st be met as are the oestridae of 

 the sheep, and intestinal worms must be got rid of by active 

 vermifuges. 



