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moutli hot and dry ; the breath hot ; the breathing labo- 

 riously quickened ; the inspiration lengthened^ and the 

 expiration rapid. The fore legs were wide apart, and, as it 

 were, immoveable : anxiously regarding his sides. Head 

 protruded ; nostrils expanded. Pulse 97, and oppressed. 

 The cause of the disease was change from cold to heat. 



Treatment. — V.S. ad Ibviij from a large orifice : as much 

 as he would bear. Soon afterwards he appeared much 

 eased. Seton in the breast, and one on each side; and to 

 take calomel ^ss, nitre 5j — flannel bandages. And in the 

 morning to be led to my infirmary, the distance being 

 short. — October 1st, Pulse 104. Repeat ball, with the 

 addition of 5ij camphor. — 2d, Better; pulse 85. Repeat 

 ball with digitalis 5SS. Setons dressed. — 3d, Pulse inter- 

 mittent, from 60 to 75. Gave aloes and calomel, of each 

 5SS, digitalis 5J, nitre Jj, and dressed setons. — 4th, Pulse 

 lower, still intermittent. Ball repeated, and setons dressed. 

 — 5th and 6th, The same. — 7th, All the symptoms sud- 

 denly abated, when, suspecting what had taken place, I had 

 recourse to paracentesis. I trocared the thorax between 

 the eighth and ninth ribs. From the left side one pint of 

 serum was obtained; but from the right eighteen pints were 

 abstracted. — 8th, The animal being very much debilitated, 

 I determined to give him tonic medicine. Blue vitrol 5ij, 

 gentian |ss, ginger |ss, twice a day. 9th, Tapped him 

 again, and obtained from the right side five pints, but none 

 from the left. — 10th to the 16th, Tonic balls were given 

 while he remained at my infirmary. Now at work ; doing- 

 well. 



The THIRD SUCCESSFUL CASE is ouc scut to ' The 

 Veterinarian,^ in 1836, by Mr. Scriven, Aberford. 



A bay horse, belonging to the Union Coal Company, was 

 on the 5th of January attacked with inflammation of the 

 lungs. He was bled ; had 5ij of aloes given, and 

 otherwise was ordinarily treated. On the 9th I saw him. 

 The pulse was 60, hard and full ; the heart bounding 

 against the ribs ; extremities cold ; appetite much impaired. 

 Draw four quarts of blood, and give nitre and emetic tartar, 



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