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Rule III. — If the symptoms do not indicate that the ferment has 

 subsided, twelve hours after the medicinal draughts 

 as prepared have been entirely taken, or if they recur, 

 commence anew with a fresh portion of the remedy 

 selected, and proceed as in Rule II (b and c). 



Rule IV. — a. If nervous twitchings or the like make their appear- 

 ance, apply pounded ice in a bladder or bag, to the 

 base of the brain and the spinal cord (from between 

 the horns for a few inches along the neck). If this 

 application does not soon relieve, and the Homoeopathic 

 treatment is preferred, in the choice of intercurrent 

 between the doses of the anti-septic remedies, as above 

 to be employed ; give 10 drops of the tinct. of Bella- 

 donna in four table spoonfuls of water, or if the 

 Allopathic methods are chosen, and diarrhoea has 

 supervened, add a table spoonful of laudanum* to a 

 pint of starch emulsion (or warm water) and inject as 

 an enema into the rectum. 



b. If after twelve hours from the commencement of the 



treatment, symptoms of aggravation appear, the dose 

 may be doubled. Otherwise if evidence of improve- 

 ment appears, it may be less in quantity and given at 

 longer intervals. 



c. When it appears desirable to remove the bandage from 



the bowels, the portion of the body wet by it may be 

 gently dashed with water from the well (GO^-YO** 

 Fahr.), then rubbed perfectly dry, and the body cov- 

 ered with a fresh blanket so as to exclude the action 

 of cool air. 



d. If the bandage is not used, still the animal is to be cov- 



ered with a blanket, and the temperature of the stall 



 It would be useless to give morphia or opium in any of its forms, while a medicinal endos- 

 mose is beln;; instituted— as it is well known that these first check and then reverse the process 

 (see Matteuccrs Lectures, p. 79). They can be exhibited only when the morbid osmose has filled 

 the bowels and brought on diarrhoea. If the brain conditions Indicate the use of opfum In coma, 

 stertorous breathing, and upturned eye and contracted pupil (or a pinched eye), a warm solution 

 should be applied and rubbed In, along the face or the under part of the neck, or one-half of a 

 grain of morphine, or 6 grains of first decimal Homoeopathic trituration may be thrown In under 

 the tongue. It will be readily admitted as unwise. In the present state of our knowledge, to hope 

 for alleviation of symptoms by putting opium In any of Its forms, In the stomachs, while they 

 are In a state of suspended activity. Otherwise we admit, If scientific experiments could show 

 that when the normal cndosmosal current towards the stomachs had completely ceased, opium 

 could exert an antagonistic power, and renew the current. 



