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mination revealing identical appearances to those described by 
Messrs. Heyes and Morgan. During the past two months he had 
attended many cases of typhoid disease involving the liver and 
bowels ; he at first relied chiefly on the vis medicatrix natures , but 
opined he should have lost several of his patients had lie not had timely 
recuurse to the exhibition of diffusible stimulants. He advised 
keeping the body warm ; ammonia and turpentine applications to the 
legs, and the administration of carbonate of ammonia combined with 
half-drachm doses of aloes. 
Several of the members strongly objected to the employment of 
aloes in such cases. 
Mr. H. J. Cartwright had no new mode of treatment to advocate; 
he thought well of diffusible stimulants, such as Sp. JEth. Nit. ; Liq. 
Ammon. Acet., and occasionally Ammon. Carb. He condemned the 
use of aloes, and preferred cantharidine blister to ammonia and 
turpentine embrocations. 
Mr. Whittle thought our efforts should be directed to support 
nature as much as possible ; to this end he had administered whiskey 
and eggs with the best results ; he gave his unqualified disapproval 
of any irritant applied to the skin ; was favorable to the employ- 
ment of the hot rug. In those cases 'which do not progress 
satisfactorily, if the coat be long he would advise clipping the 
sides, the adoption of light clothing, and keeping the extremities 
warm. In his experience, an unvarying pulse of about 72 w r as 
prognostic of an unfavorable termination. 
Mr. Woods gave carbonate of ammonia dissolved in the drinking 
water of his patients, and found they partook of it freely ; it had 
the effect of cleansing the mouth in addition to its other useful 
properties. 
Mr. Storrar had been much gratified by hearing the excellent 
paper read; he had no recollection of seeing vomica arising from the 
process described by the President ; he had frequently seen it, 
together with purulent formations in other parts of the body from 
absorption of pus from the umbilicus and other places. He consi- 
dered it inexpedient to employ emollients where absorption is to be 
apprehended. He hoped some one would undertake to bring for- 
ward a paper upon pyaemia at the next meeting as a sequel to the 
one that had been read that evening. 
Mr. P. Taylor doubted the formation of true abscess in the 
lungs. 
Mr. Reynolds related a case in which there had been purulent 
discharge from the nostrils for eleven months ; the horse became 
emaciated and was destroyed. A cavity bounded by material of 
cartilaginous consistency containing several pounds of inspissated 
pus, and also some more fluid matter, was found attached to the 
lung and diaphragm. 
Mr. Harwood said he had lately a case under treatment which he 
believed w r as one of abscess in the lungs ; the horse went off his 
food a little, but did not present sufficiently severe symptoms to call 
for a discontinuance of work; he coughed a good deal, and had a 
