110 Tlie Farmer's Veterinm^i/ Adwiser. 



excitable, restless, grunt hoarsely, champ the jaws, bite in- 

 truders, tear objects to pieces, gape, yawn, become weak 

 and die paralytic. 



Kecoveries are extremely rare. 



Treatment. This can only be warranted in tlie lower 

 animals in hope of discovering a curative method for man, 

 and then with extreme precautions and in iron cages. 

 Theoretically, vapor baths, with sulphites and antispas- 

 modics (datura, atropia, chloral-hydrate, etc.), would 

 promise the best results. The boasted curative agents have 

 all broken down when tried on well-marked cases in the 

 lower animals, in which diseases of the imagination are not 

 to be looked for. 



Prevention. "When bitten, at once check the flow of 

 blood from the part, in the limb by a handkerchief or 

 cord with a piece of wood through it twisted tightly around 

 the member a little higher than the wound, — in other parts 

 by sucking, or by cutting open the wound to its depth and 

 squeezing or wringing as if milking to keep up a free flow 

 of blood, soaking it meanwhile in warm water if available. 

 Drinking liquids to excess will also retard absorption. But 

 as soon as caustics can be had apply them thoroughly to all 

 parts of the woimd, making sure that its deepest recesses 

 are reached. The compression by handkerchief or fingers 

 should not be relaxed until this operation is completed. A 

 hot skewer, nail, or poker serves admirably, and if at a 

 white heat is less painful. But oil of vitriol, spirit of salt, 

 nitric acid, caustic potassa or soda, butter of antimony, 

 chloride of zinc, nitrate of silver, blue stone, copperas, in- 

 deed any caustic at hand should be at once employed. The 

 wound should be thoroughly cauterized, thougli some time 

 has elapsed since the bite, as absorption does not always 

 take place at once. 



All dogs should be registered, taxed, and furnished witli 

 a collar bearing their own and their owner's names and 



