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the appearance of the first symptoms, the disease may be often 

 aborted. It is better to avoid the exercise of walking to a stable 

 until such time as the severity of the attack has somewhat 

 moderated and then to move the subject only in the slowest and 

 quietest possible way. If the patient is already down and unable 

 to rise, he may be carried to the nearest stable in an ambulance 

 or on a stone-boat, and there helped to his feet and supported in 

 slings. Though he may be unable to continue in the standing 

 position without the sling, yet if he can use his limbs at all for 

 support, and is prevented from lying down, the breathing will be 

 rendered so much more free and quiet, that it may greatly lessen 

 the transfer of the poisonous elements into the general circulation 

 and materially contribute to recovery. If, however, he cannot 

 stand on his limbs at all, but must settle in the slings, the com- 

 pression of the chest will so excite the breathing that it will 

 induce dyspnoea, pulmonary congestion and a rapidly fatal result. 

 In such a case a good bed must be provided and the patient made 

 as comfortable as possible in the recumbent position. 



In some cases in the earliest stages a full dose of sweet spirits 

 of nitre or even half a pint of whiskey has seemed to assist in 

 aborting the disease though the urine was already of a deep red 

 color. It probably acted by supporting the already oppressed 

 heart, and securing a prompt elimination by the kidneys. 



Friedberger and Frbhner strongly recommend breeding in all 

 cases of dyspnoea and excited heart action, and considering the 

 plethoric condition of the animal it would equally commend 

 itself in other cases as well. This is the most prompt sedative 

 of the nervous and vascular excitement, and the most speedy 

 and certain means of removing much of the poisons accumula- 

 ted in the blood, and of diluting what remains by reason of the 

 absorption of liquids from every available source. This will more 

 than counterbalance any temporary increase of poisons drawn 

 from the portal system to fill up the vacuum in the systemic veins 

 caused by the emission of blood. When the thick tarry condi- 

 tion of the blood seriously hinders a speedy abstraction both 

 jugulars may be opened at once. 



In some cases of great nervous excitement bromides may be 

 useful in moderating circulatory and respiratory movement, 

 but on the whole the advantage is greater from an immediate 

 resort to eliminating agents. 



