EABIES, OE MADNESS. 



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in this case, being a very desperate one, he gave drachm doses of 

 soUd extract, every three to four hours, with counter irritation 

 over the spine, and generous nourishment as described. 



He of course found great difficulty in giving the medicine, be- 

 ing compelled to push the aloes up into the mouth with a piece of 

 stick, until a sufficient amount was taken up to produce a free 

 action of the bowels. 



Rabies, or Madness. 



This dreadful malady is, providentially, of rare occurrence, 

 and does not arise spontaneously in horses, but is usually the ef- 



l^'iG. S04:. — Symptom of rabies. 



feet of the bite of a " mad dog." 



Symptoms. — The attack is usually sudden, as it is severe, 

 and seldom extends beyond the third day. It usually appears 

 from two io eight weeks after the animal has been bitten. Some- 

 times it comes on gradually ; he is observed to be dull, and his man- 

 ner is peculiar. The other animals in the barn-yard seem afraid of 

 him ; he is observed to snap and bite at poultry, pigs, sheep, or 

 other horses when roused, then relapses into his dull state again. 

 In a short time his eyes become staring, wild, and excited; and 

 he runs at anything that comes in his way. 



At other times it comes on suddenly, with all the f ur}'^ of gen- 

 uine madnesrb ; he becomes wild and frantic, bites and tears at 

 everything within his reach; he rears up, kicks and plunges. 



