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should any of the characteristic sweUings generally observable in 

 the ox, but rarely in the horse be present, and these be accom- 

 panied by a red and swollen condition of the natural openings 

 from which a rusty colored mucus is issuing, Anthracinum should 

 be administered, and more especially if the patient has reached 

 that stage of the malady when the brain is affected and delirium 

 supervenes. 



Lachesis, 12. — This is a most efficient remedy, and as it is one 

 that under proper conditions can be safely kept at hand for imme- 

 diate use when called for, and is also likely to prove useful in 

 man}- other diseases; it is fortunate that its action is .so reliable in 

 a malady whose ordinary development after reception is so rapid: 

 the usual quantity (10 drops) at intervals varjang from one to 

 three hours according to the urgency of the symptoms.. 



The accessory measures are in the first place to separate the 

 health}^ from those that are diseased; if death occurs the carcasses 

 should be buried at a depth of six or even ten feet, and a very- 

 liberal supply of cjuicklime should be introduced under, over and 

 around the carcass. During the period of treatment every pre- 

 caution should be taken to hinder spread of infection by means of 

 the excreta or whatever in the shape of food, water and utensils 

 have been in contact with the patient; the stable and its surround- 

 ings strictl}^ disinfected on principles hereinbefore laid down for 

 glanders; and last though not least, the source of infection ought 

 to.be traced to prevent a further dissemination of_the virus; par- 

 ticularly does this refer to the water supply, which should be 

 properly tested b_v an expert and traced to its source and through 

 its course however devious; should this fail the food supply shouLl 

 be examined, and this is a very likely source, seeing how readily 

 the virus is transmitted, as witness the previous illustration of 

 wool sorters' disease. 



In cases where the patient gives evidence of receiving benefit 

 from the remedial measures adopted, but at the same time ex- 

 haustion, weakness and inertia predominate and seem to hinder 

 the restorative process, much benefit would accrue from the in- 

 halation of oxygen. gas as described in the chapter on influenza, 

 as it is generally considered that this gas plays an important part 

 in attenuating the poisonous qualities of the bacillus or anthrax 

 organism. The food must of necessity be of a light, easily 



