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CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



fever may follow; also accumulations of serum in the ventricles of the 

 brain, delirium, convulsions and death. 



What to do. — Trephine the bone and remove the portion that is 

 pressed down into the skull and is liable to cause pressure on the brain. 

 Keep the wound clean and treat it as a simple wound. If the pulse rises 

 and fever sets in, give the fever mixture, No. 30, and apply ice poultices 

 (chopped ice and bran) to the head continuously for several days and 

 nights, if he gets better it will be in the course of three or four days, 

 but if the fever rises and delirium increases it will terminate fatally in 



UNEVENLY WORN OFF 

 JAAV TEETH. (a) 

 The remaining sharp points causing 

 wound in upper jaw (&). 



FILING THE REMAINING UNWORN 

 PROJECTING TEETH. (a) 

 In the same way any sharp points of the balance of the 

 jaw teeth are filed. It is necessary, however, to 

 first place a wedge between the teeth. 



from three to six days. If he gets down and raves and fights furiously, 

 he had better be hobbled to prevent him from injuring himself and his 

 attendants. If necessary he may be thrown down on a soft bed and con- 

 fined, when it will be easier to apply the ice and give the medicine, and 

 increase the chance of recovery. In this, as in all fevers, give the patient 

 all the water he will take — in small quantities and often. If it is in cold 

 weather keep him warm and dry. 



XI. Tumors. 



Causes. — Tumors are prenatural growths, that develop on any part 

 of the body. They may be fatty, fibrous, bony, cartilaginous, gland- 

 ular, and fungoid. They develop without any apparent cause. Some- 

 times they do little or no harm except to blemish the appearance i at 



