49^ RESULTS OF WOUNDS. 



The treatment of idiopathic tetanus requires no special notice. 

 It is to be conducted upon the principles already laid down, the 

 only difference being that no local applications are necessary. 

 It is generally supposed that the idiopathic is more amenable to 

 treatment than the traumatic ; but, so far as I can judge from 

 my own experience, it is even the more fatal form ; and I find 

 that I am supported in this conclusion by the veterinary surgeons 

 of the neighbourhood of Edinburgh. 



