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into him by means of a tube; and I blistered the spine from 
the poll downwards, and to some extent on each side of the 
vertebral column. 
5th. — Wo better; he has not voided either dung or urine. 
Medicine repeated, with half the quantity of Barbadoes aloes 
and the addition of opii ^ij . Clysters every two hours, and as 
much warm gruel as could be got into him. 
6th. — Worse; no evacuations ; bleed to eight lbs.; medicine re- 
peated. The heart continues in as strong action as ever. 
7th. — Still worse ; no appearance of purging : treatment con- 
tinued, but I have no hope. 
8th. — Still worse. Seeing that this treatment had no good 
effect, I was disposed to give up the case as hopeless ; but before 
he was destroyed, I endeavoured to obtain leave, which was 
immediately granted, to try for a short time a different treat- 
ment. I gave 30 drops of prussic acid, and mag. sulph. ^iiij in 
a little warm water three times a-day. Three hours after the 
second dose was administered, the horse began to purge. 
9th. — Still purging : medicine continued. Seven o’clock at 
night. The agitation of the heart is abated ; the muscles of the 
body are not quite so rigid ; but the jaws and neck as fixed as 
ever. Rub the head and spine, where the blister had been, with 
prussic acid 3ij, white wine vinegar ^x twice a-day. 
10th . — Can open his jaws about two inches ; the spasm of Ihe 
heart is gone, all rigidness has ceased, and he is eating freely 
of mash. 
11th . — Treatment discontinued until the 13th, when he had a 
tonic ball, and was then struck off the sick list. 
CASE II. 
October 2d. — I was called in to see a coach-horse, which had 
been very bad two days before, of what they termed “ mad 
staggers.” It was phrenitis ; and very severely he was afflict- 
ed. We managed to tie him to a swivel in the middle of a 
large barn, so that he could range and plunge about without 
coming in contact with the wall. During one of his violent 
paroxysms he threw himself down. He was then secured, while 
I drew sixteen lbs. of blood from him, and gave him with great 
difficulty, Barbadoes aloes 3viiij and hydrocyanic acid 30 drops 
in warm water. Six hours afterwards I gave hydrocyanic acid 
30 drops, and mag. sulph. ^iiij in warm water, and ordered it to 
be repeated every eight hours. The head was blistered, and 
enemata were thrown up three or four times a-day. 
3c?. — He appears very dull, heavy, and insensible to every 
thing around him. Wash his head with warm water, for the 
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