106 DAVI)S VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY. 
veasels, when those agents have been long and injudiciously gi en, 
it 's recorded that the mammz of women and the testes of men 
have almost disappeared. A case illustrative of the effects of 
iodine on the glandular system was related by Mr. Wardle, whe 
employs this agent largely, and with considerable success. He 
had been for some weeks exhibiting the :odide of potassium, and 
also applying it externally toa bull for an enlarged parotid gland. 
The reduction of the swelling having been accomplished, his at- 
-ention was directed to the testicles of his patient, which had be- 
cowe sv much «diminished in size; and it was also found that the 
animal had no desire to copulate. Four months generous feed, 
Lowever, effectually restored the parts to their pristine state. 
In chronic enlargements of the submaxillary, parotid, mam- 
riary, and other glands; in tumors of long standing; for thick- 
ening of the integuments, and indurated swellings about the joints, 
in all our domestic animals, and for unhealthy ulcerated surfaces, 
the use of iodine and its compounds is indicated, combining both 
their internal and external employment. The latter should he 
accompanied with friction; and so soon as soreness is induced, the 
application of the compound must be suspended. A desquama- 
tion, or scaling off of the cuticle, or skin, usually follows this, and 
a reduction of the swelling will soon after be perceptible. Unfor- 
tunately, it is too often the case that, if the expectations of the 
practitioner are not at once realized, the agent is discarded as use 
‘ess Now, the compounds of iodine rank a nong those substanens 
whose operation is slow, but which, at the same time, constitute 
iz important class, as their effects are permanert.” 
INFLUENZA, OR EPIzooTic CavARRH. 
Influenza is a disease of a catarrhal character, always accompa- 
nied by great weakness or debility. It is apt t. migrate from one 
tissue to another, and thus produce various complications. In sta- 
bles that are badly ventilated, or over-crowded with horses, the 
malady is apt to make sad havoc, and assume a malignancy ending 
in typhoid or typhus fever. 
In some cases the heart or ]ungs become congested, and thus 
thei function is embarrassed. The blood accumulates carbon, the 
heart fails to propel, and the lungs to vitalize the blood. This 
state demands stim tlants ofa character that shall excite vital action. 
