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at deglutition induces spasms of the larynx, and puts the an- 

 imal into the most distressing agony. It is not the sight of 

 water that puts a rabid animal into convulsions, as some per- 

 sons suppose ; for in the early stage of the disease, when the 

 membrane of the larynx is not much affected, they will drink 

 freely. 



Treatment. — It is well known that the poison of all rabid 

 animals resides in the saliva, consequently they cannot be 

 handled and drenched without fear of danger ; for if a small 

 quantity of the saliva comes in contact with an abraded sur- 

 face or sore, the unfortunate individual is just as much in dan- 

 ger as if he had been bitten. The only remedies that seem 

 likely to be of any service, are the plantain leaf (plantago 

 major) and lobelia. 



Take four ounces of each of these herbs, and infuse them 

 in two quarts of boiling water; when cool, strain through a fine 

 sieve, and administer at once. If, at the end of a few hours, 

 the patient has not improved, it will be advisable to destroy 

 him. 



Mr. G. Lewis, V. S., of Monmouth, England, publishes the 

 following case in the Veterinarian: — 



" I was requested to see a cow, the property of an extensive 

 farmer near this town. Upon my arrival he gave me the fol- 

 lowing history of the case : — 



"On the 15th nit., the calf from this cow, tied in an out- 

 house, was severely bitten in the nose and niouth by a dog, it 

 was believed, although none was seen. But the cattle which 

 were in the same meadow were in a very excited state, lowing 

 and bellowing, as also the calf; and, upon the arrival of the 

 shepherd, who hastened to the spot, he found the calf much 

 torn, and the cow with blood upon her nose. The calf, from 

 this period until the 27th, could not take its milk in the natu- 

 ral manner, and was obliged to be drenched. But from the above 

 date, the wounds having healed, and the animal apparently re- 

 covered from the injuries it had received, it was turned to the 

 cow, and took its milk in the usual way, which it continued to 



