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Remedy for Inflammation oj the Bowels. — From the 

 rapid progress made by this disorder, when left to it- 

 self, and its usually disastrous termination, the duty 

 of attending to the pulse, will be apparent. He will 

 by this means be apprised of the earliest approach of 

 the disease, and thus meet it in its mildest form; he 

 will compare this certain indication of heat — whether 

 fever of the whole system, or inflammation of any 

 particular part, with the state of the urine, which will 

 then be high colored, and the dunging defective. The 

 TfCtum will be dry, hard, and hot ; the belly, on pas- 

 sing the hand over it towards the sheath will have the 

 same feeling; the animal will shrink from the touch, 

 his eyes appear languid, or partly shut; as the disor- 

 der proceeds they assume unusual redness, or what 

 has been termed bloodshot. Up to this stage of the 

 disorder, the first remedy will be clystering and bleed- 

 ing freely, if he be not very aged or of spare habit, 

 immediately after giving the following 



LAXATIVE DRENCH.— Powdered aloes, 2 drachms ; sub- 

 carbonate of potas, 2 di-achms ; water giTiel, 1 pint; Castor oil, 

 half a pint. Slix. If delay is to be apprehended in procuring^ the 

 above drench, give castor oil, 1 pint, or in default hereof, salad oil, 

 2 pints, whilst the drench is preparing. 



In ordinary cases, a voluntary stool will be produ- 

 ced at or soon afler bleeding, occasioned by relaxation 

 of the tenesmus that constitutes the disease. If the 

 dung comes forth in small quantity and small hard 

 knobs, the anus must be cleared by the hand, as di- 

 rected in a preceding p'^ge, under head of *' Costive- 

 ness." Let a warm clyster be thrown up that is co- 

 pious enough to fill the emptied gut, at the least. 



CLYSTER. — Water gruel, from 4 to 6 quarts ; Epsom salts, 4 

 or 5 ounces. Inject warm, with a large syringe, or ox bladder and 

 long pipe. 



A eecond and third should follow, a little warmer 

 than the first, and after an evacuation, the next clys- 

 ter may be made without salts, and a little thicker than 

 at first. Its effect will be to remain and nourish the 

 parts nearly in the same manner as a poltice does an 

 external inflamed wound. 



MOLTEN GREASE 

 Is but a variety of inflammation of the intestines 

 when the subject of attack happens to be very fat, and 



