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day. The patient is sliglitly, but daily improving under this 

 treatment, and I have hopes of a recovery. He has now been 

 three weeks ill, and a fortnight under treatment. A slight in- 

 crease was made in the nux vomica recently. 



M. Leblanc records the following case of meningitis in the 

 "Veterinarian," 1843: 



'•■ A dog, aged three years, was very subject to epileptic 

 fits. After a considerable period the fits would cease. I 

 have often seen these fits cease with the complete evolution 

 of the adult teeth,. The last fit was a very strong one, and was 

 followed by peculiar symptoms — the animal became dispirited, 

 the eyes lost their usual lively appearance, and the eyelids 

 were often closed. The dog became very drowsy, and during 

 sleep there were observed, from time to time, spasmodic move- 

 ments, principally of the muscles of the head and chest. He 

 always lay down on the left side. When he walked he had a 

 marked propensity to turn to the left. The animal was placed 

 under my care. I employed purgatives, a seton in the back 

 part of the neck, and the application of the cautery to the left 

 side of the forehead ; but nothing would stop the progress of 

 the disease, and the dog died in the course of two months 

 after the last epileptic fit. 



" During his abode in my establishment, he had the run of 

 the garden when it was fine weather. From the drowsiness 

 that he manifested when he was shut'up, he nearly always re- 

 covered himself when he had his liberty, and especially while 

 his strength remained. He was constantly in motion, and 

 perpetually walking up and down from right to left. This 

 terminated by falling from mere weariness ; but he presently 

 rose again and recommenced his travels, and always with a 

 quick pace. Latterly he began to take a circular course in- 

 stead of following that of the walks, which were rectangular ; 

 he then traversed the squares, totally regardless of, or not 

 seeing, the obstacles that were in his way. 



" When he was stopped by some obstacle, he at first en' 

 deavored to make it give way ; but if it resisted his efforts in 



