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 from worms, in which case the stools are less liquid, 

 but more glairy and frothy ; and here also the 

 stools vary from day to day, being one day loose and 

 another day costive. Dogs having had purging many 

 days become, ulcerated within the fundament, in 

 which case there is a constant irritation kept up ; and 

 the animal, having the sensation of wanting to eva- 

 cuate, is continually trying to bring something away. 

 Persons seeing this are frequently led into errror, and 

 suppose that there is actual costiveness ; they accord- 

 ingly give purging medicines, which must aggravate the 

 complaint, and frequently destroy the dog. In purg- 

 ing there is always violent thirst, and cold water is 

 sought with great eagerness, but which only increases 

 the evil, and hence should be removed, and broth or 

 rice water substituted in its room. Rice milk should 

 also be given as food, or rice with meat. If violent, 

 starch clysters may be thrown up ; and, as medicine, 

 balls made with equal parts of prepared chalk and 

 gum arabic may be given every two or three hours. 



LUMBAGO. See Rheumatism, 



MADNESS. 



This important article the author of these pages is 

 enabled to treat of with more perspicuity, perhaps, 

 than it has ever yet been treated of in any language, 

 as he is bold to affirm that he has seen more of it, 

 and paid more attention to it, than any other person 

 in the world. Within the last three years upwards of 

 three hundred cases have fell under his particular and 

 attentive examination ; and nearly half that number 

 have been carefully dissected by him. Many circum- 



