Treatment of Pneumonia. 115 



crackling sound like the rustling of silk, which is a sure 

 sign of the disease. 



Treatment. — Few subjects in medicine have been more 

 actively discussed than the treatment of pneumonia, and the 

 best surgeons are not entirely agreed upon it yet. Neverthe- 

 less, most of the leading authorities agree in discountenancing 

 bleeding, blistering, and purging, as well as calomel, tartar 

 emetic and lobelia 



The following judicious rules are those laid down by Pro- 

 fessor Williams : 



1. Place the animal in a well ventilated loose box, but 

 where the air is not too cold. 



2. Clothe and wrap the body, extremities and head in 

 suitable, but not too heavy cloths. 



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

 water, if there is much fever, about an ounce of nitre or 20 

 or 3 ^ 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 

 carbonate of ammonia and camphor, in the form of a ball, 

 twice daily, 



6. Let the food be simple, laxative, cooling and nutritious, 

 , as bran, boiled linseed meal, good hay, or cooked carrots or 



turnips. 



7. If moderate diarrhoea 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 whiskey 

 may be given, but there is no use of pushing them, unless 

 their good effects are soon seen. 



Prof. Gamgee believes that large mustard poultices to the 

 chest are of value. He also teaches that in young and full 



