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Cleanlii^'ESS. — Unless regular attention be given to the 

 cleanliness of tlie patient, matters will soon arrive at an 

 intolerable state, especially during the existence of the severer 

 or malignant types of the malady. AYhat with the discharges 

 from the sores upon the limbs, from the nostrils, and the 

 effluvium from the dung, the patient, if left alone, will speedily 

 become disgusting. The nostrils will, therefore, need to be 

 frequently sponged, the sores upon the skin to be occasionally 

 cleansed, and the stable or loose box to be kept scrupulously 

 clean. 



Mediciites. — The best medicines in general are Aconite 1, 

 Belladonna, Mercurius, Ehus Toxicodendron, Bryonia 1, Tinc- 

 ture of Cantharides 1, Arsenicum 3, Ammonia Citrate of Iron, 

 Camphor, Nitric Acid, Muriatic Acid, Sulphur 1st ; and as an 

 external application, Euta Graveolens. 



Aconite ai^d Belladonna. — Should the disease be of the 

 simple form, all that may be required in the way of medicines 

 are Aconite and Belladonna. Give Aconite 1 in 2-drachm 

 doses, and Belladonna in drachm doses. They are to be given 

 in alternation morning, noon, and night. 



Belladonna is also valuable for soreness of the throat. 

 If the soreness of the throat be excessive, this remedy should be 

 alternated with Mercurius, or with Ehus Toxicodendron 1. 



Bryonia. — This is a valuable remedy to administer in the 

 simpler forms of the disease, or where the limbs are swollen 

 but not particularly sore. Give it in 2-drachm doses of the 

 1st dilution. 



Tinctuee or Canthaeides is frequently of great service 

 where the limbs are excessively swollen, their soreness severe 

 and attended with the formation of blisters and vesicles around 

 the joints. It should be given in drachm doses of the 1st 

 dilution, freely mixed with water. It may either be given alone 



