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tinues to advance, and suffocation terminates the case. 
Towards the latter stage infiltration into the areolar tissue 
usually takes place (anasarca). 
Treatment.—The treatment of ascites is far from satisfac- 
tory. Bleeding, as advocated by some, for the purpose of 
unloading the veins, in which the circulation is impeded 
and the vessels thereby congested, from compression by 
the dropsy, is rarely admissible in so lowering a disease ; 
where it is practised, the administration of a stimulant 
should immediately follow. 
Tapping is of little use in the lower animals, and is only 
' warranted in extreme cases. The secretion is more rapidly 
renewed after the operation, and a second withdrawal may 
be, but a third is rarely, allowed by Nature. 
I have far greater faith in medicinal agents, and recom- 
mend diuretics alternately with mineral tonics. 
Iodine, as advocated by Mr. Youatt, may be tried, and | 
in some cases, for a time, is apparently beneficial; but, 
when given for a long period, it is apt to produce atrophy 
of the glands, and considerable constitutional debility. To 
avoid this, it is better combined with iron, and when any 
such symptoms occur it should be withheld. 
The food should be of the most nourishing kind, and every 
other measure adopted which is calculated to strengthen 
the system, and prevent a return of the malady. 
LEUKAMIA. 
‘Leukaemia, or Leucocythemia, is a term used to denote 
“ white-cell blood,’ or white blood. It is a condition in 
which there is a preponderance or increase in the number 
of these bodies in the blood, and is usually associated in 
the human being with diseases of the spleen, liver, and 
lymphatic glands. 
In the Veterinary Fournal for July, 1875, the following 
instance in the canine subject is recorded : 
