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ative of a serious sickness. The limbs tremble; and the skin is hot. Usually 
the victim vomits several times. Soon after the onset of the disease he appears 
dazed and unlike himself. He paws at his head as though disturbed by trouble 
therein, and at such times moans or emits short, sharp, shrill cries. Decidedly 
“dumpish ” from the first, he at times arouses for a few moments and acts quite 
wildly — standing on the alert listening, or dashing off, then stopping suddenly 
and barking at an imaginary intruder. But violent demonstrations are soon 
ended, for he stiffens rapidly, and gets up and moves about with difficulty, drag- 
ging his hind legs, and carrying his head without turning, as though it was fixed 
to his body with splints. His sight and hearing are also impaired, and soon 
apparently lost altogether. 
He is quiet much of the time, but is in a stupor rather than asleep; and occa- 
sionally he stiffens, with head thrown back, legs extended, and all muscles rigid 
— suffering from a convulsive movement. 
That he is sore all over as well as stiff is apparent if effort is made to raise 
or move him, for he then cries out as though in great pain. The fever, in the 
beginning intense, usually moderates; and in occasional cases it almost wholly 
disappears for a time. The bowels do not move voluntarily at first; and in 
severe attacks the urine is retained. 
In some cases, but not in all, about the third day an eruption appears; and 
this may have the appearance of flea-bites, or be of much smaller size, and of 
deep red or purplish color. 
If the case is to end in death, which is the rule to which there are but few 
exceptions, it is in sight by the third day; when all the symptoms are greatly 
aggravated. The tongue is dry, glazed, and perhaps cracked; the fever has 
returned with much greater intensity ; the convulsive movements are more fre- 
quent, or real convulsions occur; and the stupor has grown so profound all 
efforts to arouse the sufferer are ineffectual. Diarrhoea may then follow consti- 
pation, the flow of intestinal matters from the bowel being unobstructed and 
continuous. 
These are the symptoms presented in an ordinary attack, but they may vary 
considerably in different cases, some of which progress so rapidly and with such 
violence that death occurs within a few hours, usually during an attack of con- 
vulsions; whereas in others it is delayed until the fifth or sixth day. Again, the 
nervous system may be soon overwhelmed, and the victim thereafter remain in a 
profound and unbroken stupor; or for a day or more he may be wildly delirious 
and his symptoms greatly resemble those of acute meningitis. But the disease 
is so rare an elaborate description of the different forms cannot be expected, and 
that of the common form should be quite sufficient. 
The chances of recovery from cerebro-spinal meningitis are so small treat- 
ment cannot be encouraged excepting in cases in which improvement is made 
after the fourth or fifth day ; and even in such, to enforce perfect quiet and sustain 
