210 INFLAMED LUNGS ; CURE. [BOOK 11^ 



if out of condition — those symptoms increase, with 

 usually quick action of the flanks, accompanied by 

 hot mouth and short cough. His ears and legs 

 become cold, and he cares not to lie down, or being 

 down, he rises languidly, as if mourning his fate. 

 Sometimes the progress of this monstrous disease 

 is accelerated by his previous habits, if the animal's 

 constitution be predisposed towards inflammation ; 

 but most frequently, nature steps in and affords 

 relief, when — " who would have thought it ! " 



The cure is sometimes mainly effected by the 

 effusion of watery particles in the chest, which fre- 

 quently takes place upon bleeding the patient ; the 

 practitioner has then little more to do than place 

 himself in the situation of the handmaid of nature, 

 and all will go on well towards perfect restoration. 

 How this effusion is performed, none can know. 

 In this respect, brutes have the advantage of man- 

 kind. Suffice it for our purpose, that such is the 

 case, as is shown in the second chapter, where we 

 undertook to investigate the animal functions sepa- 

 rately. See sections 19, 20, 21, in particular, at 

 pages 71 to 77. We may ascertain when this ef- 

 fusion has taken place, by an evident remission of 

 the desponding symptoms just set down : the flanks 

 cease to heave so much as hitherto, the animal looks 

 up more cheerfully, he tries to eat a bit, the cough 

 almost ceases, and the warmth of the ears returns, 

 all in a partial degree : but the roughness of his coat, 

 which always accompanies inflammation, does not 

 so soon resume its original suppleness, but puts on 



