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would like to see isolated trials of this method), should work 

 successfully, this would draw just attention to the practica- 

 ble adaptation in disease of the law of endosmose, and 

 would ameliorate the heroic use of the water treatment. 



In conclusion, whichever of these remedial methods should 

 give the greatest percentage of cures, would best indicate 

 the selection of a prophylactic agent; though we imagine 

 that even the use of this would not excuse the farmer or 

 stock-grower who did not, in the presence of this epizootic, 

 give to his cattle at least their ordinary quota of salt, as 

 often as twice a week. 



P. S. Thanks are due and very cordially expressed to Alonzo H. 

 Clark, M. D., of New York, for access to the plates, &c., of Perigoff; 

 to S. O. Yanderpoel, M. D., and E. P. Hun, M. D., of Albany, for the 

 studies of Lebert and Cruveilhier ; to Sam'l Lilienthal, M. D., of New 

 York, for translations from Jessen ; to John L. Yandervoort, M. D., 

 Librarian of the New York Hospital, for transcriptions from Ram- 

 mazini and Lancisi ; and to the Committee of the New York Medical 

 Society, of which D. D. Smith, M. D., is Chairman, for marked courtesy 

 and very valuable suggestions. It is not to be inferred, however, that 

 either of the above named gentlemen, celebrated for their mastery of 

 Pathology and Therapeutics, are committed to any of the conclusions 

 in this report. These, hastily sketched in intervals of leisure, must 

 stand as the independent conclusions of the writer, and as they have 

 been put forth with much diffidence, a kindly criticism is solicited for 

 them. 



