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usual the early indications for this drug are hard, full, bounding- 

 pulse; exalted temperature; quick respiration; red, swollen eyes; 

 short, hacking cough; diminished urine, constipated bowels; on 

 the other hand when, as is occasionally the case, the pulse is very 

 small, feeble, and hardly detectable, the respirations are almost as 

 frequent as the pulse, and labored; the legs and ears are especially 

 cold, accompanied with frequent fits of shivering a few frequent 

 doses of Ammonium causticum 3X should precede the Aconite. 



PhospJiorus 3x is unquestionably one of the chief remedies in 

 pneumonia, and especially in that form known as broncho-pneu- 

 monia; in animals poisoned by phosphorus distinct hepatization 

 was observable and therefore on homoeopathic principles it should 

 prove serviceable where such physical signs are observable. It is 

 a capital remedy to follow Aconite, or to be given in alternation 

 with it, when the internal temperature keeps up, and under such 

 circumstances doses of first one and then the other should be 

 administered every two hours; one of the principal symptoms 

 occurring in this disease which specially indicate that Phosphorus 

 is the most suitable remedy is the discharge of red or rusty-colored 

 mucus from the nostrils; when this is present it will be better to 

 rely entirely and alone on Phosphorus, and discontinue Aco7iite if 

 that has previously been giv^en in alternation. 



Chelidonium viajus 0. — We were indebted to Dr. Hughes' 

 "Pharmacodynamics" for drawing our attention to the value of 

 this remedy under the following special conditions, and can from 

 the experience gained in one or two cases, confirm this gentleman's 

 conclusions. It is by no means an unusual coinciden:e that in 

 pneumonia in the horse there are liver complications, as evidenced 

 by the yellow color of the mucous membranes of eyes and mouth; 

 pressure over the seat of the liver, close up against the last rib on 

 the off side, will reveal considerable tenderness, the horse will 

 wince and draw away from you; and in the cases referred to the 

 right lung was principally involved, while urgent and frequent 

 coughing was specially noticeable; the influence of the remedy in 

 these particular cases was very marked; the cough was relieved 

 in a great measure within two days, the yellow color of the mem- 

 branes gradually changed to a normal pink, and the diseased lung 

 underv/ent the desired changes until no unnatural condition was 

 observable; as we have had certainly two cases of this sort, and 



