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drachm and a half of chloral in twenty-four hours, 

 and in another case he gave two drachms and 

 a half in twenty-four hours. He recommends 

 beginning by administering chloral by the mouth 

 instead of intraneous injections. He cured five 

 successive cases of tetanus with chloral hydrate. 

 These cases are sufficient to show that with 

 care, patience, and perseverance, tetanus may 

 be overcome ; but unless the groom is a good 

 nurse the veterinary surgeon stands a poor chance 

 of having many successful cases of tetanus. It 

 is mainly to the effects of nursing, combined with 

 a rational administering of medicine, that tetanus 

 can be cured. In administering medicine it is 

 necessary to use considerable caution, as the 

 rigidity of the muscles of the neck occasion much 

 pain to the horse if the head be elevated. It is 

 always best to give medicine in a liquid form 

 and through a tube ; most practical veterinary 

 surgeons keep a tube made for the purpose. In 

 tetanus the digestive functions are not impaired, 

 and the poor animal suffers much from hunger, 

 and to keep up the system as much as possible, 

 thick gruel should be given by the aid of a tube. 



GLANDERS. 



Of all the diseases that are incidental to the 

 horse, there is none to compare to this most 

 malignant and most to be dreaded in a steed. 

 The instant there is any appearance of it the 

 horse should be removed to a place by itself, as 

 this malady is extremely infectious, and from 



