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affection. A great number of cases bad recently fallen under his 
observation, and when death took place he referred the cause to 
syncope. The accompanying depression being extreme, many ani- 
mals, after having been caused to work too long before assistance is 
given, drop from exhaustion, and, unless raised as soon as possible, 
expend their remaining strength in vain struggles, which end in 
death. One sign, usually given as pathognomonic in this disease — 
the yellow colour of the membranes — he had found to be absent in 
the present outbreak, but most cases exhibited severe catarrhal 
symptoms. He had also noticed, whenever a wound or injury had 
previously been inflicted on one of the limbs, although perfectly 
recovered, in almost every instance extensive swelling occurred at 
this part before other signs were visible. Rheumatic complica- 
tions are very common, and affections of the skin likewise fre- 
quently accompany the disease. His experience leads to the 
belief that influenza is infectious ; segregation limits the number of 
attacks. 
The volatile and alkaline carbonates are [the most appropriate 
medicines, and may be judiciously combined at the decline of fever 
with vegetable tonics. The chlorate of potass answers admirably in 
associated pleurisy with distressing cough. 
Mr. J. Rowe,jun. a said his attention had been directed to nume- 
rous attacks, and his experience agreed mainly with that stated by 
Mr. Cox. He had, however, found the catarrhal form to prevail 
most in his district, accompanied by hard breathing ; and although 
many of the symptoms were readily mitigated, those of hurried 
respiration, irritating cough, and nasal discharge were the most in- 
tractable. To control the excited respiration and circulation, the 
aid of aconite, bryonia, and belladonna, has been called in, after 
which the exhibition of stimulants is attended with success. The 
liver has been the seat of attack in many cases, accompanied by the 
usual indication — yellow membranes, and considerable effusion some- 
times occurred in the subcellular spaces beneath loose or thin skin. 
The segregation of affected animals appears to have had a highly 
beneficial effect. He approved of the early exhibition of the sul- 
phate of magnesia, followed by Spt. iEth. Nit., with vegetable tonics 
given regularly in warm ale, and for diet cooked hay, the tubers, 
and corn, as the patient could take it. 
Mr. Gowing, sen., said he had little to offer, as his principles 
of treatment are nearly the same as those already stated. Indica- 
tions of the liver being affected were present in most of the cases 
treated under his care, for which he had prescribed calomel. 
Mr. J. Woodger, jun., advanced a series of instances where, by 
removal of affected animals, other attacks have been prevented, from 
which he considered the argument in favour of influenza being 
infectious gathers strength. 
Mr. W. F. Wragg also supported this statement, and mentioned 
the frequency with which fatal purpura hmmorrhagica had been 
associated with influenza in the recent outbreak. 
Mr. Hunting, in referring to the suppression of influenza after the 
