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affected parts, is proper for most early cases : when long con- 

 tinued, the cold bath proves often most efficacious ; but still, dur- 

 ing the intervening time, the body should be kept warm. As a 

 general remedy in rheumatic paralysis, an extensive pitch plaister 

 deserves an immediate trial. Blisters and electricity are some- 

 times useful. For local injuries, a seton opposite the injured part 

 often proves beneficial. Electricity is worthy of attention. Acu- 

 puncturation, both in chorea and in paralysis, is deserving of trial. 

 The process is detailed with Operations, Class XII. 



TETANUS, OR LOCKED JAW. 



It is remarkable, that although dogs are very subject to various 

 spasmodic affections, yet to that called tetanus, or locked-jaw, they 

 are so little so, that I never met with more than three cases of it 

 among many thousands of diseased dogs. These are, however, suf- 

 ficient to establish the susceptibility of the dog to the complaint. 

 Two of these cases were idiopath ic, one being apparently occa- 

 sioned by exposure to cold air all night : in the other, the cause 

 was obscure. The third was of that kind called symptomatic, and 

 arose from external injury done to one of the feet. In each of 

 these cases the convulsive spasm was extreme, and the rigidity 

 universal but not intense. In one case the jaw was only partially 

 locked. Both warm and cold bathings were tried ; large doses of 

 opium and camphor were given by the mouth, and thrown up in 

 clysters also. The spine of one was blistered. Stimulating 

 frictions were applied to all, but in neither case with any salutary 

 efiect. 



SPASMODIC COLIC. 



Among the spasmodic afifections of dogs, those attacking the 

 bowels are particularly deserving of notice, from their singularity, 

 importance, and variety. In all violent colics there is probably 

 some spasmodic constriction ; and thus the cohc of worms ; that 



