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but he was still scarcely able to move. All the shoes were 
taken off, and the feet pared quite thin, after which poultices 
were applied. This afforded considerable relief ; the pulse 
soon sank to 54, and he could move with more ease. 
Aloes Sol., f^ij ; 
Sp. Ether Nit., f^ss ; 
Tinct. Opii, f^ss ; 
Aquae, q. s. fiat haustus. 
On the 5th he appeared to be still improving; his appetite 
was better, the membranes were less injected, the swelling of 
the glands had subsided, and the discharge from the eyes 
had ceased; the faeces were also soft and in fair quantity, 
but there was still a tenderness about the chest, and likewise 
a slight swelling in all the legs, with some difficulty in pro- 
gression, and the pulse remained at 54. Repeat the Bella- 
donna and Camphor. 
On the 6th, the pulse had risen to 60, and was rather 
oppressed in character, the respiration was accelerated, and 
the visible mucous membranes more injected, and he had not 
lain down since the commencement of the attack. Venesection 
was had recourse to, but when about four quarts of blood 
had been withdrawn the pulse suddenly faltered, and the 
animal gave evidence of approaching syncope ; the opening 
was therefore immediately closed. Ordered the Belladonna 
to be repeated, and the poultices to the feet to be continued. 
At 5 p.m., the pulse was indistinct at the submaxillary 
artery, but it numbered 60 at the heart. 
Jo Sp. Ether. Nit., f%j ; 
Potass. Nit., 5iij ; in haustus. 
On examining the blood withdrawn in the morning, a large 
amount of tfc buff 55 was found on the top of the coagulum, but 
it had not the mottled aspect of blood abstracted from a 
patient affected with any inflammatory disease. 
On the 7th, the animal was easier, and had lain down 
during the night ; the pulse had sunk to 56, and the mem- 
branes were less injected. Repeat the Sp. Ether. Nit. et Pot. 
Nit., in the form of draught, and let this be continued for a 
few days. From this time the animal rapidly improved, and 
he is now convalescent. 
May 14, 1855. 
