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USE OF CANNABIS INDICUS IN TETANUS. 
ought to have known whether the horse had a corn or not 
when he bought him, and that he was never known to have one; 
further, if the horse was returned he should resist it, and employ 
every veterinary surgeon he could get at to aid him. No 
more was heard of this case. The only defence I can think 
of was that the buyer (although a V. S.,) did not take off the 
horse’s shoes, a practice which, as I before stated, ought to 
be universal. 
ON THE USE OF THE CANNABIS INDICUS IN 
TETANUS. 
By J. W. Jeffery, M.B.C.Y.S., V. S. 4th Bengal Cavalry 
(Lancers), Umballah, North-west Provinces, India. 
My dear Sirs, — Having the pleasure of regularly 
reading the Veterinarian , in one of them a short time since 
I saw a case of tetanus in a mule, cured by Mr. Lepper, 
with the cannabis indicus. You must be well aware that 
veterinary surgeons in India know much more about this 
medicine, and also of many other drugs that are not used 
in Europe, than can be known at home respecting them. 
As it regards the cure of tetanus by cannabis indicus, I 
had a horse sent from the 2d Troop, Regt. No. 144, to 
the hospital, suffering from idiopathic tetanus. The animal 
the day before had come in from detached duty. 
Symptoms . — General rigidity of the muscles, causing a 
stiff gait in walking; under excitement the membrana nic- 
titans would be forced over the eyes, and the tail become 
tremulous. The mouth, fortunately, was not quite closed, 
and my darogah having a small hand, was enabled to give 
the animal a ball. Pulse 50, and full. 
Causes . — The prevalence of east winds ; the days being 
very hot, and the nights rather cold, especially towards the 
morning. The horses have no stables in my regiment ; I 
have only a hospital stable with room for twenty-two 
horses. 
Treatment .— April 10th, 1856. — Gave 
Aloes, 5 V - ; 
Ginger, 5j ; 
Croton Oil, lT|y, made into a ball. 
11th. — The horse purged, but the symptoms remained 
