880 DISEASES AND TIIEJ li THEATMENT. 



given by Prof. W. W. Williams, president of the new Veterinary 

 College of Edinburgh, Scotland, who is now recognized as being at 

 the veiy head of the veterinary profession, and the most reliable 

 authority : — 



" 1. Place the animal in a Avell- ventilated loose-box, but whei'e 

 the air is not too cold. 



'' 2. Clothe and wraj) the body, extremities, and head in suitable 

 but not too heavy cloths. 



" 3. Give it as much water as it will drink, addhig to the water, 

 if there is much fever, about an ounce of nitre, or 20 to 30 drops of 

 tincture of aconite, to the bucket full. 



"4. If the bowels are bound, loosen them by injections of oil or 

 warm water. ^ 



"5. If there is much weakness, give two drachms each of car- 

 bonate of ammonia and camphor, in the form of a ball, twice dail}'. 



" 6. Let the food bo simple, laxative, cooling, and nutritious, as 

 bran, boiled linseed meal, good hay, or cooked carrots or turnips. 



" 7. II moderate diarrhea or profuse staleing come on, they are 

 on no account to be checked, as this is an effort of nature to throw 

 off the disease. 



" 8. If there is great exhaustion, moderate doses of whisky may 

 bo given, but there is no use of pushing them, unless their good 

 effects are soon seen." 



The attention of the writer has been particularly directed to 

 the value of the fever medicine before recommended in the treat- 

 ment of pleurisy and pneumonia. During the year of his stay in 

 Buffalo with Dr. Somerville, it was invariably used for all eases 

 of chills and fever with remarkable success. Indeed, the writer 

 does not remember a single fatal case, even of those that had been 

 caused by exposure, or from badly-ventilated stables, or of an 

 epizootic character, when treated within a reasonable length of 

 time. Th'- usual course was blanketing the horse comfortably 

 warm and giving this medicine, in about the proportion and at 

 intervals stated ; the size and the condition of the case determining 

 how much to give. A great many times while on the road the 

 writer has had occasion to use this medicine for chills and fever, 

 and always with success. Indeed, if this is given promptly, with 

 anything like ordinary care, aided by other means as dii-ected, 

 thei'e need be but little danger of failure. The point is, as r(^peat- 

 edly statcil, to take the case in hand promjjtly at the start ; watch 

 closely the condition of the animal that has been exhausted, or 

 hard-driven, and exposed to cold, especially during chilly, rainy 

 weather, and if any indication of chill is noticeable, give a little of 



