CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES. 95 



the fluid extract of nux vomica, thirty minims; the spirits of 

 turpentine, fifteen to thirty drops; alcohol, one ounce — given as 

 a dose every three hours with a syringe. 



Colchicum powder or fluid extract is an important drug in 

 these cases. 



The local treatment consists of massage, rubbing and moulding 

 the swellings with cold water, stimulating liniments, or hot water. 



Try to prevent sulfocation by attention to the swellings; keep 

 nostrils open, or perform tracheotomy. 



Do not cut these swellings, as gangrene is apt to follow. If 

 wounds are present, treat them antiseptically. 



The sero-therapeutical treatment is now being used and good 

 results are being reported. 



HAEMOPHILIA. 



What are the synonyms ? 



Hemorrhagic diathesis, bleeder's disease. 



What is understood by this affection ? 



It is a congenital condition, in which bleeding takes place 

 habitually. 



Give the aetiology. 



There is a hereditary predisposition in these cases, as a rule. 

 Pregnancy may have a tendency to develop it. Then there is 

 the neurotic theory, as it is seen or associated with nervous dis- 

 orders. 



What are the symptoms ? 



Certain prodromie symptoms, as plethora, congestion, etc., 

 may exist. 



Bleeding takes place from the mucous membranes of the nose, 

 mouth, lungs, stomach, intestines, or genito-urinary passages. 



Traumatic injuries of various sorts produce the bleeding, 

 which is difiicult to arrest. 



In man, after tooth extraction; slight wounds of any sort pro- 

 duce the hemorrhage. 



How is this condition diagnosed ? 



By the presence of the hemorrhage and the history showing 

 this tendency. This is rare in the horse. 



