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eserine and pilocarpine, there was profuse salivation, but 

 no gas or fecal matter was expelled. 



At 7 a. m. the stomach tube was passed a second 

 time. About one-half gallon of solid food was removed 

 this time, and the fluid that came with it was verv sour 

 and of an offensive odor. Cold water rectal injections 

 were given. The water came away barely colored, no 

 defecation followed. 



Arecoline, one grain, and strychnine, one-half grain, 

 was then given. This occasioned great distress, a very 

 fast, weak pulse, very labored breathing and profuse sali- 

 vation. After an hour he became somewhat easier and 

 lay quiet, rolling only at intervals, with a very distress- 

 ing look from the eyes and the nostrils wide open. The 

 injection of arecoline and strychnine induced no flatus or 

 fecal passage. Cold water enema was given and the clear 

 water expelled. 



At 10 a. m. the tube was passed again. No solids 

 whatever were removed this time, but quite an abund- 

 ance of sour fluid came away. After washing the stom- 

 ach until the water returned clear, one and one-half pints 

 of raw linseed oil and one and one-half ounces of tur- 

 pentine were given through the stomach tube, and this 

 was followed by a rectal injection of cold water, after 

 which the horse became easier. 



At 1 p. m. one-half grain of strychnine was given; 

 the bloating had noticeably diminished, but was still in 

 evidence. At 3 p. m. the bloating was gone and the pa- 

 tient was standing easier and looked bright out of eyes. 

 Very little peristalsis could be detected in any part of 

 the intestinal tract ; no defecation as yet. 



