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deal of good ; but the same thing is seldom equally good 

 in any two cases. Stimulants, as nitrate of silver, tris- 

 nitrate of bismuth, or nux vomica, are occasionally of 

 great service ; and so also are purgatives and emetics, 

 but these last, when they do no benefit, always do much 

 injury. They should, therefore, be tried last, and then 

 with caution, the order being thus : Tonics, sedatives, 

 and alkalies, either singly or in combination, and fre- 

 quently changed. Stimulants and excitants in small 

 doses, gradually increased. Emetics and purgatives, 

 mingled with any of the foregoing. The food and exer- 

 cise, after all, will do more for the restoration than the 

 medicine, which must be so long continued that the 

 mind doubts whether it is of any decided advantage. 

 The affection is always chronic, and time is therefore im- 

 perative for its cure. 



Dogs are afflicted with a disease of the stomach, which 

 is very like to " water-brash," " pyrosis," or " cardialgia," 

 in the human being. The animals thus tormented are 

 generally fully grown and weakly : a peculiarity in the 

 walk shows the strength is feeble. The chief symptom 

 is, however, not to be mistaken. The creature is dull 

 just before .the attack : it gets by itself, and remains 

 quiet. All at once it rises; and without an effort, no 

 premonitory sounds being heard, a quantity of fluid is 

 ejected from the mouth, and by the shaking of the 

 head scattered about. This appears to afford relief, but 

 the same thing may occur frequently during the day. 

 This disease of itself is not dangerous ; but it is trouble- 



