TREATMENT FOE PNEUMONIA. 881 



the fever medicine once or twice, and blanket warmly, and it is 

 rarely any serious trouble will follow. 



The medicine is put up by Dr. Somerville, as a specialty, for 

 the use of stable-keepers, and is regarded of great value. The 

 real point of its value, I believe, is in its dilution. Simple tincture 

 of aconite reduced, so far as the writer is able to understand,, hav- 

 ing all the beneficial effects claimed for the combination with bel- 

 ladonna or veratrum. Dr. Somerville is a thoroughly educated 

 practitioner of the old school, of great experience, and his success 

 in the treatment of chest difficulties (pneumonia) has been remark- 

 able ; and he has depended mainly upon this preparation, anti- 

 fever medicine, for his success. The method cf his putting it up 

 now may be somewhat different from the formula given ; but it 

 will be found in every essential all that is required, by giving in 

 addition, in cases of intermittent chills, quinine or other tonic 

 medicine. 



The writer would in all cases, if available, prefer using that 

 prepared by Dr. Somerville,* as he is very careful to have the qual- 

 ity of the medicine reliable. It is put up in convenient form, 

 and the extra expense is merely nominal, and he would advise his 

 friends to obtain it of him or his agents, when available. 



DR. CHAS. A. MYER'S TREATMENT. 



In conversation with Dr. Myer on the treatment of pneumonia 

 and pleurisy, he stated that he treated them with decided success 

 without using aconite, which is recognized as the best sedative for 

 fever. I requested the details of his method of treatment, which 

 I here include as an important addition to what I have already 

 given on the subject : 



Have the animal well blanketed and cared for in a roomy 

 stall, where there is plenty of circulating air, and give one of the 

 following balls every eight hours: 



1 ounce carbonate of ammonia, 

 2i ounces pulv. chincona bark, 

 ^ ounce pulv. iiux vomica, 



3 drachms pulv. digitalis leaves, 



2 ounces pulv. gentian. 



Make into eight balls. 



*Dr. Win. Somerville 127 Erie street, Buffalo, N. Y. 



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