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specially valuable breeding animals, in which the prospective 

 progeny will pay for large outlay, and when the disease is in its 

 incipient stage, treatment may be warranted. The patient should 

 be thoroughly separated from other animals, kept in the open air, 

 or, in our northern winters, in roomy, well ventilated buildings 

 facing the south, well lighted, kept immaculately clean, frequently 

 whitewashed, and well drained. If there are more than one case 

 every precaution named under the head of prevention must be 

 adopted. Exercise to keep the muscular system in good tone is 

 called for, but never to fatigue. Hence, a sheltered pasturage is 

 ideal. Feeding must be liberal including a ration of grain or 

 seeds, and oil bearing seeds like linseed, rape seed or cotton seed 

 may be specially named. Cod liver oil alone, or etherized, is often 

 of great value, with iron and bitters continued for weeks or 

 months. Pancreatic extract subcutem delays the growth of bacilli, 

 and in dilute solution cured one local tubercle ; with encreased 

 phagocytosis. Concentrated preparations aggravate (Italia). In 

 the case of specially valuable animals one may use a pneumatic cabi- 

 net the principle of which is to diminish the air pressure on the 

 body at large by an exhaust, while pure air for breathing, at the 

 ordinary atmospheric pressure, is introduced through a tube fur- 

 nished with a face piece fitting around closely beneath the eyes. 

 This serves the purpose of attracting (sucking) the blood toward 

 the skin and other tissues from the lungs, which in their turn are 

 compressed by the air at the atmospheric pressure. Pulmonary 

 congestion is in this way lessened, exudates are absorbed, necrotic 

 tissue removed, sepsis counteracted, hsematosis encreased, circu- 

 lation of both blood and lymph stimulated, digestion and nutrition 

 improved, and general health invigorated. 



Active grooming and even the stimulating effect of cold douches 

 may be invoked, the skin being rubbed actively until dry and 

 warm. 



If the circulation is poor, a stimulating steam or hot water bath 

 of fifteen minutes, followed by a cold sponge and rubbing till dry 

 may be profitably substituted. In such cases it is well to put a 

 cold sponge on the head while in the bath. 



Medicated inhalation is often valuable especially when the 

 lesions are on, or near the bronchial mucosa. In 1868, Dewarmet 

 with most successful results from inhalation of sulphurous acid 

 gas impregnating the atmosphere as strongly as the patient can 



