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a marked improvement; the multiplication of red blood 

 corpuscles and the increase of the body weight were 

 observed. But it could neither stop the recurrence of 

 the febrile attacks nor destroy the virus. 



b) Quinine chloride and quinine tannate.— 5gr. of 

 the former and 10 gr. of the latter were given each day 

 for a week or two with a promising effect for some 

 time, but the continuance of the administration in severe 

 cases might result in collapse. 



Sodium salicylate (25.0 gr. per day), thiokol (10.0 gr. 

 per day), ichthyol (10.0 gr. per day), sodium iodide (5.0 

 gr. per day), merkurol (0.5 gr. per day), quinine chloride 

 (5.0 gr. per day) and other quinine salts.— Each of these 

 medicines was given to each five of sick horses, while 

 eight control cases were kept, which were left without 

 treatment. The medicines were given every other week 

 for 12 weeks. The results were found to be quite un- 

 satisfactory, for a uniform improvement without exacer- 

 bation both in the experimental and control cases were 

 observed. Though the effect of these medicines was not 

 clearly shown in the experiments, quinine cloride was 

 found to have some good effects upon the condition of 

 the patient and the increase of the body weight. 



c) CollargoL— The intravenous injection of 0.15 gr. 

 of collargol will make the temperature rise for a while, 

 but it will fall to normal in less than 24 hours. The 

 transitory disappearance of the oedema and petechiae is 

 noticed. It does not, however, stop the recurrence of 

 febrile attacks. Moreover, if the administration is con- 

 tinued for several days at a time, the marked weakness 

 of the heart and worse symptoms will set in. 



d) Arsenic preparations. — Prof . Ehrlich kindly sup- 

 plied us with arsenophenylglycin (8.0-12.0 gr., i.e., 0.02-0.03 

 per 1 klgr. of the body weighwat s injected intravenously) 



