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movable the paralysis is necessarily incurable. In casea 

 of inflammation we must proceed as advised for inflamma- 

 tion of the brain or spinal cord. Then apply cold douches 

 and friction to the paralyzed part, followed by a bhster. 

 Bhsters may also be applied to the neighborhood of the 

 nerve centre presiding over the part. In some cases the 

 application of the hot iron lightly is beneficial. A current 

 of electricity directed along the course of the nerve or 

 through the paralyzed muscles may be repeated daily 

 with the best results ; or nerve stimulants (nux vomica, 

 strychnia, nitrate of silver, etc.,) may be given twice daily 

 commencing with small doses and gradually increasing 

 them until twitching or slight cramps of the muscles are 

 seen ; then stop their administration for a few days, and 

 resume with half the former doses. Never continue when 

 the system is affected as shown by muscular jerking. In 

 some cases of local paralysis (retina, etc.,) excellent re- 

 sults are obtained from subcutaneous injections of strych- 

 nia. 



STOMACH STAGGEES AND ACUTE LEAD POISONING. 



These are affections commencing with functional stom- 

 ach and brain disorder, and leading to congestion and 

 inflammation of the great nerve centres, and deserve a 

 special notice. 



The stomach staggers of horses and cattle usually arise 

 from eating particular articles of food such as the different 

 forms of rye grass, millet, vetches, tares, etc., when ripening 

 and not yet cured. A poisonous priuciple exists, which 

 in the case of the lolium temulentum has been separated 

 as an extract, and administered with fatal effects to horses, 

 cattle and dogs. It acts by paralyzing the stomach and 

 congesting the brain. Cattle will suffer similarly from the 

 very rich vegetation of spring, from the dry irritating 

 fibrous grass mixed with the aftermath, or from a sudden 

 change from soft to hard water. 



Symptoms. The first effect is drowsiness, the horse 



