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of mashes. The following should be given to him three 



times a day : — 



White hellebore . . 1 scruple, 

 Emetic tartar . . 1 drachm, 



Lintseed meal . . 2 drachms ; 



made into a ball with treacle. 



IT^FLAMMATIO]^ OF THE BLADDER AND ITS 

 SPHINCTUEE. 



Symptoms. — When treating of inflammation of the kid- 

 neys, we described fully the symptoms of inflammation in 

 the neck of the bladder. In this variety of the complaint 

 the urine is voided in small quantities, and with consider- 

 able pain each time ; and in extreme cases a total suppres- 

 sion takes place. When this is the case the bladder becomes 

 exceedingly inflated under the rectum, and may be easily 

 felt by the means recommended in the former article. It 

 is a spasm which causes this tightening of the neck of the 

 bladder. 



Causes. — This is produced by some acrid substance, which 

 has been generated in the system by the use of food of a 

 heating nature, forming a chemical compound of an acrid 

 quality in the urine. Stone in the bladder will also produce 

 this disease. Some persons are so absurd as to administer 

 the tincture of cantharides by way of hastening the season of 

 horsing in the mare, which is almost certain to inflame the 

 coating or sphincture of the bladder. 



Remedies. — Bleeding to a considerable extent will be 

 necessary, being the most likely thing to reduce the spasu'. 

 Some have gone so far as to let the blood flow until fainting 

 is induced. The disease by such treatment is very often 

 removed at once. But should this not relieve the malady, 

 then the following must be administered : — 



