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of this complaint is very rapid, speedily ter- 

 minating in death : at others it proceeds more 

 slowly, the animal lingering for a considerable 

 time. In this case it not nnfrequently termi- 

 nates in dropsy, or inflammation of the bowels. 

 A case I recently met with terminated in this 

 way. It is often complicated witn other in- - 

 ternal diseases, causing some variety in the 

 symptoms. 



Bleeding can be employed with safety only 

 at the commencement of this disease : after- 

 ward it generally does harm, by inducing a 

 dangerous degree of debility. The sides 

 should be blistered ; and if there be no purging, 

 the ball Jslo. 1 given, once in twelve hours, 

 until it occasions moderate purging; but if the 

 bowels be already in a lax state, the ball 

 No. 2 or 3 will be better adapted to the com- 

 plaint, and is to be given in the same way. 



Sirup enough to form a bail for one dose. 



