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gruel, lime water, decoctions of linseed, barley and oats, further 

 of althaea or senega roots). They may be administered with 

 or without opium (0.5 to 1 cc. or 0.05 to 0.10 gm.) to which 

 some chalk or magnesia (3 to 5 gm.) may be added. Hertwig's 

 mixture has a good reputation and consists of Pulv. Rad. Rhei 

 4, Magn. Carb. 1, Opii puri 0.3 in 100 gm. cammomile tea or 

 in 50 gm. of diluted alcohol, given twice daily to small animals 

 in tablespoonful doses. Of the intestinal disinfectants salicylic 

 acid (0.2 to 0.5 gm.) may be given together with tannin; further 

 tannoform (colts 0.2 to 0.5 gm., calves 1 to 2 gm.), tannalbin 

 (3 to 5 gm.), napthalin (1 to 2 gm.), salol (5 to 8 gm.), etc., 

 may be used with beneficial results. 



Creolin and lysol are suitable per os (1 to 2 gm.) as well 

 as in a 1% solution of enemas. Boracic acid (3 to 4%) may 

 also be utilized for this purpose. In the presence of severe 

 trismus starch flour enemas containing tincture of opium may 

 be given. 



Evers recommends the intravenous injection of collargol as an 

 abortive remedy (0.05 gm. collargol in 5 gm. of 1/2% carbolic solution). 

 This method of treatment was also found satisfactory by Stampel 

 and Trost. Fumagalli obtained good results from it in well developed 

 cases (four injections daily of 0.15 to 2 gm.). Mobius was successful 

 with phosphoric acid (5% solutions in teaspoonful doses). Schmidt 

 recommends the administration of 1 gm. tannargentan every 3 hours, 

 to be given in a tablespoonful of milk, while Eber obtained satisfactory 

 results in mild cases from tannothymol (4 to 5 gm. per dose). 



In addition to the medicinal treatment attempts should be 

 made to preserve the strength of the animals. For this purpose 

 eggs should be given either raw with a small quantity of alum, 

 or in warm wine soup. The weakness is treated advantageously 

 with wine (port wine), further with black coffee or with sub- 

 cutaneous injections of caffein. Infusions of a slightly alkaline 

 physiological salt solution (0.8 of 1% salt and 0.25% sodium 

 carbonate) into the subcutis of the neck or into the rectum 

 (2 liters, repeated if necessary in from 2 to 5 hours) have often 

 given surprisingly good results (Eber). Further rubbing with 

 alcohol and \varm blanketing of the abdomen is indicated. 



As the infective agent is contained in the excrements of 

 the animal the immediate isolation of the infected animals and 

 the destruction of the feces should be carried out. Besides this 

 a thorough disinfection of the stables, to be repeated at frequent 

 intervals, is indicated. 



Prevention. In order to prevent the infection of the 

 newborn the greatest cleanliness should be exercised during 

 births (disinfection of the stables at intervals of 3 or 4 weeks, 

 fresh straw under the parturient animals, clean hands of the 

 stable attendants, etc.). If the disease is already in existence 

 it is advisable to remove the highly pregnant breeding animals 



