INFECTIOUS ABORTION. 201 



uterus should be irrigated, by means of a long tube introduced 

 to the bottom of its cavity, with eight or ten quarts of the 

 solution (tepid), but containing only half of the sublimate. 



Aborted foetuses and foetal membranes should be destroyed 

 by fire or boiling water. 



In the cow abortion generally takes place from the third to 

 the seventh month; in the mare from the fourth to the ninth; 

 and the act will be indicated by redness of the vaginal mucous 

 membrane, on which pimply eruptions are often seen ; there is 

 a discharge from the vulva of a reddish fluid, and a diminished 

 secretion of milk, which becomes thick, simulating colostrum. 

 These signs may continue for three days, when the foetus is 

 easily expelled, leaving no other symptom than an increased 

 vaginal discharge. 



It has been stated by some writers that the administration 

 of half-ounce doses of crude carbolic acid prevents the spread of 

 infectious abortion. 



