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leading rank. This caution is of the utmost importance 

 in dealing with the profuse discharges from the eyes and 

 nostrils, as well as the faeces, &:c. The former should be 

 frequently and carefully removed to avoid puf-ulettt 

 iiifectio7i^ using the most gentle means, as the ulcerated 

 skin is exceedingly sensitive, and irritation causes intense 

 agony. For this purpose one part of " Sanitas " Fluid to 

 four or five of water will sweeten and soothe the parts. 

 An injection of the same should be used when diarrhoea 

 makes its appearance ; and a draught composed of ten, 

 twenty, to sixty drops in water may be given by the 

 mouth. 



It is good practice to administer an emetic in the 

 earliest stages, for which form No. i or 2 will be 

 useful. A laxative judiciously follows the emetic when 

 the effects have subsided, its action being facilitated by 

 an enema of warm water only. Airy, but warm, dry 

 quarters are absolutely essential, and feeding must be of 

 the most careful kind, in order to avoid constipation or 

 diarrhoea by direct overloading of the stomach, or irrita- 

 tion from unsuitable or indigestible aliment. Stimulants, 

 as No. I, will be found useful when debility is evident; 

 or when the cough comes on, expectorant bolus or 

 draughts will be called for. In either case the addition 

 of one grain of the sulphate of quinine will be useful 

 against threatened depression. 



The insertion of a seton in front of the chest for sore 

 throat or bronchitis is often recommended in the very 

 early stages ; afterwards they may prove worse than 

 useless. The seton is also recommended when the eyes 

 are implicated. In this case it is placed at the back of 

 the neck, behind the ears. Opacity of the cornea may 

 be caused by general cloudiness or by small circular 

 spots or depressions, the commencement of ulceration. 

 For these a small quantity of oxide of zinc or calomel is 

 laid on the tip of the finger and held opposite the eye, 

 the lids being separated, and the powder is blown upon 

 the cornea. 



The various complications of Distemper, such as 



