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the fumes of burning sulphur suitably diluted with air and water 

 vapor, or of eucalyptol, or even of burning tar will often prove 

 useful. 



In cases threatening asphyxia tracheotomy must be the in- 

 stant reSort. After the operation the relief from dyspnoea and 

 the better aeration of the blood often determine marked im- 

 provement, and the diseased laryngeal mucosa can be easily 

 reached and dressed with antiseptics carried on a sponge fixed 

 on the end of a staff. 



