PINK-EYE. 867 



Treatment. — The general principles laid down for the treat- 

 ment of common catarrh, are applicable to the treatment of influ- 

 enza ; bleeding, purging, or any method of treatment that would 

 tend to diminish the strength, must be avoided, as the debilitating 

 tendency is great from the first. He should be placed in a loose- 

 box, the body clothed, and the legs bandaged. If noticed while 

 the shivering fit lasts, one or two ounces of acetate of ammonia 

 may be given with advantage. The bowels should be gently 

 opened by a pint of castor oil and one or two drachms of calomel, 

 supplemented by injections of soap and water. When the rigor 

 has passed off, and the fever runs high, the fever medicine should 

 be given in doses of fifteen to thirty drops, every hour and a half, 

 or tin<3ture of aconite in doses of about ten or twelve drops, may 

 be given. He should be encouraged to drink water holding small 

 doses of nitre in solution ; should he not drink it, he may have a 

 few mouthfuls of water every hour or two, which of itself is ex- 

 cellent for reducing fever. He should have green food when pro- 

 curable, or a little boiled oats, and bran mash, or anything else he 

 will eat. When the throat is very sore, and the cough troublesome^ 

 rub on the throat a counter-irritant as directed for sore throat, and 

 give the following ball night and morning : — 



1 drachm camphor, 



1 drachm, opium, 



2 drachms nitrate of jiotash. 



Make into a ball with linseed meal and molasses. 



Should the lungs or bronchial tubes become involved, indicated 

 by the heaving flanks and careful breathing, use counter-irritants 

 of mustard or good strong liniment, or hot fomentations to the 

 sides until there is relief, as directed for pneumonia. From the 

 first, tonic treatment will be found beneficial in counteracting the 

 debilitating tendency of the disease. 



When all inflammatory symptoms have, disappeared, tonics 

 will greatly aid the recovery. 



Dr. Meyer's Treatment. — " Good nursing is indispensable ; should 

 bo well blanketed, and fed on anything the patient chooses to eat ; 

 good air, and the stable should be purified by throwing air-slacked 

 lime in the stalls, etc.; and from the first, begin by giving the fol- 

 lowing remedies every ei^rht hours : — 



