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Treatment. — HamamcHs ix is indicated when the hemorrhage 

 is of a passive character, that is to say, where the blood drips away 

 slowly and continuously, and especially if the veins are noticed 

 to be distended, as though very full, and the nasal membrane has 

 a blue (not black) appearance, and further when the bleeding 

 is observ^ed at the anus during or after stool. 



Lachesis 12 is more often than any other the remedy that 

 has to be resorted to in purpura, probabl}' because the disease has 

 generally advanced to the stage at which it is best fitted to cure, 

 by reason of delay or lo.ss of time in recognizing what was the 

 matter in the first instance. Constant oozing of black blood that 

 will not coagulate is one of the chief indications for Lachesis; copious 

 flow of dark-colored urine; constipation. 



Phosphorus J. V. — Where there is reason to believe that the in- 

 ternal organs, particularly the liver, are affected; this may be 

 judged by the general yellow color of the skin and mucous mem- 

 branes, namely those of the eyes, that are not affected with the 

 blood spots, and the oozing of blood. 



lodium IX. — By a singular coincidence, the use of Iodine has 

 quite recently been introduced into allopathic practice, for cases of 

 purpura, and for the time is looked upon as one of the most recent 

 novelties; to whom we are indebted for the introduction of this 

 remedy among the British Veterinarians we are not aware, unless 

 it be to Mr. I. A. W. Dollar, of New Bond St., London. We 

 have ourselves proved the value of this agent in such cases, and 

 although it does not strike one at the outset as being a remedy for 

 the disease, our attention was drawn to it some years ago, when 

 reading Dr. Hughes' article on Iodine in his Pharmacodynamics, 

 wherein it is stated: "It can hardly be imagined that so univer- 

 ' ' sal an irritant of the living matter should circulate in the blood 

 " without affecting its corpuscles. But whether this be the 

 ' ' rationale or not , it is certain that Iodide of Potassium every now and 

 * ' then causes petechia and purpura and that under the long con- 

 ' ' tinued influence of Iodine the blood and the secretions become 

 " thin and watery." The first case that we submitted to Iodine 

 treatment had been for some days previous taking Sulphuric 

 ««■</ and that without any apparent advantage; in thinking over the 

 case we happened to recall to memory the remarks of Dr. Hughes 

 just quoted and immediately commenced to administer Iodi?ie ix 



