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ach, violent pain, vomiting, and, if they do not 

 prove fatal, diarrhrea at a later time. Fortu- 

 nately they do usually produce vomiting, so 

 that the animal gets rid of the excess of poi- 

 son; and this indicates the treatment, which 

 should be at once an active emetic, consisting 

 of one-half teaspoonful of mustard in a little 

 warm water, or a saturated solution of Glau- 

 ber's salts in warm water, given in as large 

 quantity as possible, and repeated until violent 

 vomiting is produced. The after-treatment, if 

 the animal is left debilitated, consists of stim- 

 ulants, with the white of an egg, or a solution 

 of starch, to allay the irritation. 



Strychnine poisoning frequently occurs from 

 the same intention or accident by which cats 

 are poisoned with mineral poisons. The symp- 

 toms of strychnine poisoning are a characteristic 

 spasm. The cat gives a cry or two, and lies 

 stretched out, with the head and neck thrown 

 back, the hind legs extended rigidly, and the 

 forelegs drawn down by the side of the body. 

 Cases of strychnine poisoning, if recognized at 

 Once and treated immediately with large doses 

 of chloral hydrate especially if the latter 



