108 DADD'S VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGENF. 
evinces signs of abdominal pain. In that event, hc should have 
two or three drachms of fluid extract of Indian hemp. These 
latter symptoms indicate danger, showiug that the bowels are 
congested, und: the result may be mortification of the zame., 
The following case, occurring in the author’s practice, goes ts 
show that influenza may sometimes be followed by an acute diseasu 
of the brain, pleurisy, ete. The patient was a bay gelding, ageu 
about eight years. The groom informed me that the disease wa: 
ushered in by a shivering fit. Soon a discharge from both nos 
trils ensued. The throat became sore; cough and laborious 
respiration followed, and the animal became so weak that it was 
almost impossible to back him out of the stall. He ate but little, 
and in the act of drinking, the water returned through his nos- 
trils. The treatment was commenced in the usual manner, by 
administering tonics and stimulants, which seemed to have a good 
effect on him. He also received enemas of soap-suds , yet, net- 
withstanding, symptoms of pleurisy supervened. He appeared to 
suffer much pain, and was very unwilling to have the region of 
the chest explored. The least pressure on the region of the inter- 
costal spaces would cause him to grunt or groan with pain. The 
pulse was active and wiry, and the visible surfaces were much 
reddened. I administered a full dose of powdered niter, and 
twenty drops of aconite; and fearing effusion into the chest, I 
plastered the walls of the same with hot vinegar and mustard. 
The latter made the patient very uneasy, and he cut up all kinds 
of capers. In the course of a few hours I repeated the dose, and 
left the patient for the night. Next morning I again visited him, 
and was informed that he had made several attempts to get up in 
the manger. I noticed that his head was elevated, and the eyes 
fiery red. He acted wildly and showed decided symptoms of 
phrenzy. On attempting to administer a sedative, the animal 
went into convulsions, and I was compelled to make my escape 
from the stall as quick as possible. He soon got his fcre-feet over 
the tops of an adjoining stall, five feet in height, re ained there 
for a short time, when he scrambled over and fell like a log right 
into the next stall. I never expected to see him rise again; but 
after a few minutes, with some assistance, he got up. I gave him 
twenty drops of aconite. During this day the frantic animal 
went over a stall twice in succession, and fell very heavily each 
time on his back, yet did not appear to have suffered any myury 
