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but immediately afterwards fell again. Several similar attacks 
were repeated, with intervals of about ten or twelve minutes, after 
which they increased, and became more frequent. From this 
moment the respiration somewhat lessened — the state of the pulse 
was nearly the same — the artery was full and distended — the con- 
junctiva strongly injected — the vessels of a vivid red, and the pupil 
dilated. I practised a bleeding of three pounds, and ordered effu- 
sions of cold icy fluids on the head, and without discontinuance. 
At six o’clock at night the cerebral symptoms calmed a little, 
and the attacks were more rare. The animal was plunged in a 
state of stupor. Its motions were irregular — its respiration was 
slower — the conjunctiva was red — the abdominal walls less dis- 
tended, but the flank was retracted and corded, and there were 
frequent borborygmi. I ordered, during the rest of the night, 
affusions of cold water on the head, and prescribed water of marsh 
mallows and olive oil. The animal would not drink either white 
water, or that which had the farina of barley. 
During the night there were only some slight contractions of the 
muscles of the lips and of the whole of the head, followed by long 
intervals of trembling of the anterior feet, while he lifted them some 
inches above the ground, as if he was about to execute some cur- 
vettes. 
On my third visit, in the morning, the animal was in a profound 
comatose state — the convulsions did not cease — the pulse was always 
accelerated, as in the evening. I practised one slight bleeding, and, 
by reason of the impossibility of administering any drink on account 
of the violence to which he abandoned himself, some honey and 
lenitive electuary were applied. Warm, nitrated drinks, were then 
given, with affusion of cold water on the head. During the re- 
mainder of the day he was tolerably calm ; he drank freely, and 
towards the night there was a great quantity of excrementitial mat- 
ter, very liquid. 
At eight o’clock in the morning he was in a comatose state as in 
the evening, but the belly was supple. 
Another order of symptoms of a different character now presented 
themselves. 
The heartbeat violently, indeed, with such force that every action 
exhibited a degree of violence that produced a kind of shock of 
the whole frame. The beating was heard distinctly through the 
whole extent of the lumbar dorsal column, and on the sides of 
the body from left to right. The pulse was strong, but less accele- 
rated than might be supposed. The artery appeared to be full. 
In the act of breathing we remarked three inspirations, very 
short, which succeeded, and were followed by a prolonged expira- 
tion, after which there returned three short inspirations, and another 
