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curie chloride to the gallon. Drains and gutters should have 

 special attention and the animals should not be returned until the 

 stable is thoroughly dry. A change of feed is imperative when 

 there is any suggestion of damp, mustiness or fermentation, and 

 even in the absence of such indications, since the ferments and 

 their products may still be present in a dried condition. It should 

 also be an object to correct any morbid or pyogenic condition of 

 the pharynx. Eustachian pouch, nose or ear, by appropriate 

 measures and the inhalation of sulphurous acid or chlorin may be 

 resorted to with advantage. 



As medicinal treatment Large advises to give at the outset i oz. 

 aloes with one or two drs. of solid extract of belladonna and as an 

 eliniinant, derivative and nervous sedative there is much to be 

 said for it. In case the difficulty of swallowing should prove a 

 serious barrier a hypodermic injection of yi dr. barium chloride, 

 ij/2 to 2 grs. eserine, or 2 grs. hydrochlorate of pilocarpin to- 

 gether with y^ grain of atropin, may be employed. As a sub- 

 stitute for atropin, ergot, potassium bromide, chloral hydrate, 

 chloroform, or phenacetin have been tried in different cases with 

 varying results. Iodide of potassium has been employed with 

 advantage in the advanced stages and in convalescence, and may 

 be usefully employed in the early stages as a sedative to the nerv- 

 ous system, a deobstruant and an eliminant, if not as a direct 

 antidote, to the toxins. 



Bleeding is generally condemned, yet in acute cases where there 

 are indications of active brain congestion, threatening convulsions 

 or coma it may tend t(j ward off a fatal result. 



Cold applications to tlie head are generally commended. Bags 

 of ice or snow, irrigation with cold water, or cooling by running 

 water at a low temperature, through a pipe coiled round the head 

 or extended along the spine, will meet the purpose. Applied con- 

 tinuously this constringes the bloodves.sels within the cranium as 

 well as on its surface, lessens the exudation, and controls the pain 

 and spasms. This may be advantageou.sly associated with warm 

 fomentations to the feet and limbs, friction, or even the applica- 

 tion of stimulating embrocations to draw the blood to these parts. 

 In the .smaller animals even warm baths may be resorted to as a 

 derivative, cold being meanwhile applied to the head and spine. 

 This not onl}' lessens the vascular pressure within the cranium. 



