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kidneys, and lungs respectively being attacked 

 seriously. On the other hand the most favorable 

 symptom is an eruption; as a rule this is looked 

 upon as a bad sign, and gigantic efforts are 

 made to suppress it. But this is an error; the 

 eruption acting beneficially by unloading the 

 blood of the impurities with which it is charged, 

 and it is only advisable to apply to the skin 

 some simple lotion, such as warm water con- 

 taining a grain or two of permanganate of 

 potash. This should be sponged on as often as 

 is necessary to keep the skin clear of any dis- 

 charge. It is a curious coincidence — well, per- 

 haps not curious, in view of the explanation 

 above — that very few cases of distemper accom- 

 panied by a skin eruption are followed by the 

 much-dreaded 'chorea' — a paralysis of the limbs, 

 from which recovery is very difficult, and in 

 many cases quite hopeless. 



"Lines on diet, and on the 'after-results' of 

 distemper may be useful. A little ordinary 

 common-sense should determine the former; no 

 hard and fast line can be drawn — so much 

 depends upon details. The food must be very 

 light — not calculated to increase feverishness, 

 nor to cause constipation, nor ever to be diffi- 

 cult of digestion. Boiled milk, with a little 



