140 RINDERPEST. 



Rule VI. — The sequelce of the disease must be treated accord- 

 ing to their indications* If the medicines have 

 not been pressed with too much activity, there need 

 be but little apprehension of any violent reaction on 

 their use. And if no such reaction manifests itself, 

 the animal is best left to the " vis medicatrix naturce.^^ 



RuLB VIL — a. When convalescence is established, the diet as given 

 by Smart may be followed. Before being admitted 

 to the herd, the patient should be carefully washed 

 with a weak solution of carbolic acid, into a stronger 

 solution of which the feet first washed out in the 

 clefts very carefully have been allowed to stand for a 

 time. After this operation a quarantine of seven days 

 would be advisable. 



b. To cleanse the premises boiling water may be sprinkled 

 frequently and copiously over the stalls, floors, &g. 

 If cold water is employed, the common washing soda 

 of the shops should be added, and all boards, &c., 

 carefully scrubbed. The clothing of attendants may 

 be treated in either of the above ways, or may be 

 washed with water to which carbolic acid has been 

 added, or they may be hung up in a barrel, and sul- 

 phur slowly burned under them, &c. 



This method of treatment will, we trust, be received by 

 candid minds as fulfilling our pledge, not to commit it obse- 

 quiously to the interest or dogmas of any school. It will be 

 doubtless considered in this respect sufficiently catholic. In 

 the variety of agencies offered in Rule II, opportunity is 

 offered to determine experimentally which is most efficacious. 

 If the so called antiseptic remedies prove their superior 

 yirtue, they will furnish additional proof that this zymotic 

 acts as a true ferment. If ammonium causticum takes the 

 lead, it will afford another illustration of the Homoeopathic 

 law. If the absorption through the wet bandage (and we 



* The constltatioQal dlstarbinces produced by the force of the disease— perhaps also by the 

 remedies— may require further medical treatment. This must bo determined according to the 

 preferences of the practitioner and the method!* of the school to which he belongs. The forejfO- 

 iaj pajea miy prove a sufficient guide to indicate which medicines In especial contingencies 

 cover the case most completely. 



