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ttiii^ g/a?iiS of I(xlHe of potass in two Ovmees of fluid extract of 

 resin-TN'eed root; an o-^casional dose of go]den seal was given as a 

 tonic. The iod'de of potass acted ou the '^>y!:,tem as a glandular 

 stimulant, and thus incroiised the power of the absorbents and ex- 

 crement* t'ous vessels, to rid the chest of its f u''d contents, while 

 the resin-root acted as a diuretic, thereby carryinr off some of the 

 fluid by way of the kidneys. During the period of the sickness 

 o^ this animal, the resonance of the chest graduaMy became clear, 

 €»».» that at the end of three weeks not more than a cD.iple of pints 

 of serum remained in the chest. The animal rapidly convalesced. 



During the treatment of such a case as the above, I u^uilly feed 

 the animal liberally on oats and sweei hay; and, in order to obvi- 

 ate constipation, I order an occasional bran-mash. The ainmal, 

 h' .vevcr, may not, at the commencement, have much rel'sh for 

 fv.i»d, but after a. few doses of the medicine here recommended have 

 been given, the appetite will soon be restored. It will be noticed, 

 during the progress of this malady, that the animal does not lie 

 down, but stands with the fore-legs widely apart, although, at the 

 very commencement of acute i)leurisy, the subject will often get 

 down, in view of mitigating the lancinating pain from which he 

 suffers, in consequence of the distension of the vessels of the pleura. 

 Pleurisy sometimes sets in as an accompaniment of influenza, 

 which almost always ends in dropsy of the chest ; and as a case ol 

 this kind is a good one to place ou record, I here intrmluce onfc 

 from my note-book : 



Plew'iny endhifj in Dropsy and Death. — The horse, the subject 

 of th.e above-named maladies, was the property of a milkman of 

 Chicago. The animal had been previously treated fof the |)revail- 

 ing influenza, accompanied by pleurisy, and had about recovered 

 fso as to take daily exercise; but finally the owner discovered that 

 the horse was suddenly taken M'ith a relapse. Feeling alarnied, 

 he procured one pint of linseed oil, with wliich he di-enched the 

 animal. Still, the horse rapidly grew wor-c At this period, my 

 w rvices were sought. On auscultating and jicrcussing the chest, 

 I fuiind that the right cavity was occupied by a large quantitv of 

 water. Dropsical swellings were found in various j)arts of the 

 body, viz,: the sheath, limbs, and region of the pectoral muscles. 

 On applying the ear to the trachea, the respiration was of a mucoufl 

 'character, and tubular, showing that the lungs were mucli diseased. 

 TliH examination revealed the fact that about one-half the left 'ung 



