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employed in animals large doses of potassium iodide given by the 

 stomach, One gramme (16 grains) for every 100 pounds of the 

 subject's live weight is given daily for four or five days, when it 

 should be withheld for two days, the animal being meanwhile 

 given laxative medicine and diet. On the third day, when the 

 watering of the eyes and other signs of iodism have subsided 

 somewhat, a second course of four or five days is started, and in 

 the same manner a third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. Under 

 this treatment over 70 per cent, of all affected animals recover. 



The same agent has now been extensively used in the human 

 being, the dose being according to size and weight up to 4 

 grammes (60 grains) daily. As in cattle it proves especially 

 valuable in internal and inoperable ca.ses and even when the more 

 prompt surgical measures can be taken this should never be 

 omitted. No matter what unsuspected actinomycosis tumors may 

 be present in varied parts of the body the iodide will reach them 

 through the circulation and establish its beneficent work. It 

 should be noted that a one per cent, solution of potassium iodide 

 is not incompatible with the growth of actinomyces in vitro so 

 that we look upon it not as a germicide alone, but as an agent 

 which lowers the vitality of the germ and subjects it more abso- 

 lutely to the destructive action of the protective serums and pha- 

 gocytes. 



lu some instances the iodide treatment fails and this may in 

 certain cases be attributed to a complex infection with pyogenic 

 and other microbes. In one case which discharged pus freely 

 containing both actinomyces and streptococcus Ducor had ex- 

 cellent results from a combination of potassium iodide and anti- 

 streptococcic serum. 



GRANUI.ATION SUMMER SORES WITH FUNGI. GRAN- 

 UI,OMA FUNGOIDES. "BURSATTI." GRANULAR 

 DERMATITIS. "LEECHES." 



Bursatti with filaria irritans : with fungus, mycelium, spores, clubcells. 

 Prefers bottom lands. Symptoms : Lesion. Skin nodule, spongy, grayish 

 yellow, granulations, calcic, detached nodule-kunkur, leucocytes, fungus. 

 Treatment: Infection by proximity rare; curetting, iodoform, iodine, car- 

 bolic, salicylic acid or sulphurous acid, bluestone, silver nitrate, cautery, pot- 

 ash, arsenic, cold douching, cool stable, tonics, potassium iodide, aristol. 



