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was better. The muscular tension had diminished, 

 the respiration was perceptibly better, and the 

 jaws could be opened to the extent of two fingers. 

 With this amelioration in the symptoms the 

 animal gave evidence of relief by frequently 

 drinking oatmeal gruel, in which were large 

 doses of tartar emetic and nitrate of potash. 

 This treatment was persevered with for ten more 

 days, and gradually brought about an amendment. 

 On the twenty-fourth day from the receipt of 

 the injury, and the thirteenth of medical treat- 

 ment, the medicines hitherto administered were 

 discontinued, and eight grammes of bromide of 

 potassium was given daily with enemas now and 

 then, and dry frictions were substituted until the 

 thirtieth day. At this time the animal began to 

 eat slowly of bran mash, and afterwards damp 

 forage, but it was not until above two months 

 from the commencement of convalescence that 

 it had perfectly recovered. The old-fashioned 

 method of bleeding for tetanus has almost died 

 out, and many cases are now on record in which 

 the beneficial effects of hydrate of chloral have 

 been proved, in many instances no other agent 

 being used, enemas and hot fomentation excepted. 

 Dr. Coryllos gives us two cases which he cured 

 with chloral; he administered from one drachm 

 and a half to two drachms each day. In one 

 case he gave in all three ounces and a half in 

 twenty days, in another of longer duration he 

 gave six ounces of chloral hydrate, and both 

 cases recovered. M. Yerneuil gives two cases in 

 the Societe de Chirurgie de Paris j when he gave a 



