424 TREATMENT OF LOCKED JAW. [BOOK II. 



small horn ; the appetite not diminished, but she 

 could not masticate hay ; the head somewhat raised, 

 and on elevating it a little more, the haws covered 

 great part of the ball of the eye, the nose was 

 thrown out from the chest, the nostrils expanded, 

 the ears erect or perched up, a great stiffness of the 

 neck and back, the tail a little elevated, and, upon 

 a little fatigue, a shaking of it, and straddling of 

 the hinder extremities : the animal was very cos- 

 tive, and the urine was somewhat diminished. The 

 mare had been shoed about three weeks before, and 

 the farrier had driven a nail into the sensible part 

 of the foot while shoeing her. The lameness thus 

 produced was soon removed, and the disease came 

 on after performing a journey ; that is about three 

 weeks after the injury in the foot had been inflicted. 

 Two quarts of blood were taken off; a purgative 

 drench and an emollient clyster were given ; consi- 

 derable friction was used over the muscles of the 

 jaws, head, neck, and back, particularly where they 

 were found most rigid ; a stimulating liniment of 

 turpentine, hartshorn, mustard and oil, was well 

 rubbed over those parts, which were afterwards 

 covered with sheep-skins, as recently taken off the 

 sheep as they could be procured, which soon 

 brought on sensible perspiration. The diet was 

 principally thin bran-mashes and oatmeal- gruel, of 

 which she frequently took a little. Next day, pulse 

 the same, breathing a little quicker, jaws not more 

 locked ; a constant perspiration had been kept up 

 by the sheep-skins ; the purgative drench not ope* 



