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Steaming the JSead.— Warm moisture, brought into im- 

 mediate contact witli the mucous membrane of the larynx (a 

 membrane which is naturally delicate and highly sensitive), 

 must prove extremely grateful to patients affected vyith Laryn- 

 gitis. 



The proper mode of doing it is to obtaiu a large bag, having 

 only a sufficient width at the top to admit of the lower half of 

 the head of the patient to pass within. Into this bag is placed 

 a hot bran mash, or a quantity of hay upon which boiling water 

 has been poured. The bag is made secure to the patient by a 

 tie passing from its sides over the head, immediately behind the 

 ears. The contents of the bag should be shaken occasionally, 

 to liberate the confined steam. 



In preparing the steamiag apparatus, attention should be 

 paid to the following particulars : 1st. — The bag ought to be 

 made of coarse material (horse-hair bags are well adapted for 

 this purpose), so as to readily admit the air to pass through its 

 sides. 2nd. — It should be of sufficient length to prevent the 

 nose of the patient from being scalded. 3rd. — The lower third 

 of the bag should be liued with tarred canvass, or some material, 

 to prevent the hot water from escaping. 4th. — The tie which 

 holds the bag to the head should be two inches wide, and made 

 of leather. 



Blistering the Nech. — The generality of veterinary authors 

 recommend the neck of the patient to be blistered immediately 

 upon the determination of the disease. To this, however, I 

 demur : it is better to withhold it for a time, except in those 

 cases which are attended with the formation of an Abscess 

 between the lower jaws. In cases of this kind it is proper to 

 apply a blister at once, but only to the part immediately over 

 the Abscess. A blister so applied hastens suppuration mate- 

 rially. The disease, in spite of what may be done, wiU, to a 



