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subsides, without interference, after several days. Cold water 

 in the form of douches, once or twice a day, or as rectal enemas, 

 gives favorable results, especially during warm summer 

 weather. Its beneficial action, however, is due rather to the 

 stimulation of the nervous system and the heart's action, than 

 to its antipyretic action, although continued application of cold 

 water douches does reduce the temperature from one to two 

 degrees. Direct antipyretic treatment appears to be indicated, 

 when the body temperature remains abnormally high, even in 

 the later stages (over 40.5 to 41 °C.). In such instances the 

 internal administration of antipyrin and of anti-febrin (15 to 

 30 g.) is advised. 



If pneumonia or pleuro-pneumonia develops in association 

 with catarrh of the air passages, or if the affection develops 

 in this form from the beginning the application of Priessnitz 

 bandages, as well as rubbing with camphor and spirits of tur- 

 pentine, act favorably. During the summer weather, cold 

 douches once or twice daily may be applied advantageously. 

 The heart's action requires special watching, and in case it 

 is accelerated, while still strong, the administration of alcohol 

 in drinking water (25 to 50 g. alcohol, % to 1 liter of wine) 

 will give beneficial results. In case the heart's action is greatly 

 accelerated, and the pulse is weak, heart stimulants are in- 

 dicated, such as digitalis leaves (2 to 5 g.), tincture of strophan- 

 thus (10 to 25 g.), caffeine (1 to 2 g.), camphor (2 to 5 g. 

 subcutaneously every 3 to 4 hours), or barium chloride (2 g.). 

 Strophantine may be given subcutaneously (0.003 g. in 10 g. 

 of water, injected at 2 places). 



Frohner recommends instead of the natural campbor, the cheaper 

 preparation made artificially from oil of turpentine, for the treatment 

 of contagious pleuro-pneumonia. The horses should receive daily 100 

 to 200 g. of oleum camphoratum (syntheticum) forte, or as a single 

 dose 50 to 100 g. injected on both sides of the thorax. 



Recently Eberlein & Toepper obtained very favorable results in the 

 treatment of influenza by oxygen inhalations. The animals were given 

 the oxygen inhalations twice daily for 10 to 15 minutes. According 

 to observations in the German army, however, the effect of this treat- 

 ment consists only in a general improvement for 15 to 30 minutes, 

 as well as a diminution of the rate of respiration and pulse, while 

 the treatment has no influence on the pneumonic process, and even if 

 inaugurated at the onset of the disease does not prevent an unfavorable 

 course (Piichsel). Hermann observed rapid absorption of the exudate 

 and recovery in a severe case from two subcutaneous injections of a 

 25% iodipin solution (50 g. for each injection) ; such an effect, however, 

 was not observed in the Budapest clinic. The German army veterin- 

 arians had variable results from the intravenous injections of tallianin 

 (10 g. doses). (Eichhorn found this remedy effective in the beginning 

 of the disease.) 



If the exhaled air indicates by its fetid odor that decompo- 

 ■ sition of- the secretion in the air passages, or gangrene of 



