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symptoms of the Pest as they passed under his own eye we 

 have elsewhere quoted (see pp. 24, 26). His observations 

 were gleaned from over one hundred and seventy cases which 

 had occurred in his immediate neighborhood. Accepting 

 Smart's view of the morbid anatomy of the Pest, he adopts 

 his system of diet and care, and finds that — 



" Certain features of the Rinderpest are very like those of scarlet 

 fever. Its toxaemic character, the congested state of the mucous 

 surfaces, and the extensive desquamation of epithelium are resem- 

 blances of some importance." 



And it is doubtless because of this similarity, that Dr. Pope 

 seems to rely upon Belladonna as of prime value ; an instance 

 being given of its eflficacy, in the hands of Mr. George Hope, 

 a much respected citizen of York, who was determined to use 

 his best efforts, and as we judge, without any pecuniary 

 reward, to mitigate the losses of his neighbors. 



" An animal .... was so far advanced in the disease, that on Mr. 

 Hope's visiting her, he found that the Inspector had been sent for, to 

 give an order for her shooting and burial. It was late at night and as 

 the order could not be carried into effect until the following morning ; 

 the owner was persuaded to allow medicine and gruel to be adminis- 

 tered during the night. Belladonna was the medicine given, and by 

 the morning the animal had so far rallied that all thoughts of des- 

 troying her were abandoned, and she made a complete recovery." 



Anotlier exceptional case of recovery in a late stage of the 

 disease is given, in whicli 



" the cow was completely despaired of, when first seen, and though 

 she suffered to a very great extent from emphysema of the subcuta- 

 neous cellular tissue of the trunk, completely recovered." 



Dr. Pope very wisely recommends Belladonna, in tincture, 

 two to five drops to be administered every two, three, or four 

 hours. He says : 



" 1st, 2d and 3d dilutions were tried in our early cases, but they 

 were by no means so satisfactory in their action as the pure tincture." 



The otlier remedies advised by Dr. Pope with their corres- 

 ponding indications we will give in his own words ; remark- 

 ing that they substantially correspond with those recom- 

 mended by The Association for the trial of the Preventive 

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