A CASE OF PNEUMONIA. 
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designate its true character. It was at one time universally known 
as hydrophobia, from the supposed dread of water that animals had 
whilst suffering from it; now it is called rabies, which signifies 
madness. This name is applicable enough to that kind of disease 
known as dumb madness, but does not at all apply to madness with 
excitability. I would, therefore, launch a new name for this kind 
of madness of which 1 am writing, and suggest to my professional 
brethren that we should henceforth designate it as rapio-manies, 
or snapping madness. 
A CASE OF PNEUMONIA, ATTENDED WITH GREAT 
PROSTRATION OF STRENGTH. 
By Geo. H. Darwell, M.R.C. V.S., Knutsford, Cheshire. 
On the 20th February ult. my attendance was requested at Mr. 
Caldwell’s, of this town. On my arrival I found that my patient was 
a black horse, six years old, in good condition, and of the cart-horse 
breed. I immediately proceeded to examine him, and the following 
were the leading symptoms : — Accelerated and rather oppressed 
pulse ; slight cough ; eyes dull, and languid countenance ; pain 
evinced on applying pressure to the larynx ; head pendent ; visible 
mucous membranes injected ; breathing increased ; hot mouth and 
foetid breath; extremities cold; fore legs wide apart, and a disin- 
clination to move. Having satisfied myself that the disease was 
of a pneumonic character, I at once abstracted blood until the pulse 
told me to desist. I then administered the following febrifuge : — 
aloes 3ii, digitalis 3i, pot. tart. ant. 3 iss, theriacse q. s., ut fiat bol. ; 
applied the ung. cantharidis the whole length of the throat and 
sides ; ordered his extremities to be placed in hot water, afterwards 
bandaged up ; a little bran mash and warm water allowed, not for- 
getting a sufficient quantity of pure air. 
21 st. — Pulse not so oppressed ; bowels have responded, and 
respiration not so difficult : has eaten a little bran mash, and drunk 
a small quantity of water, but has never lain down. There was 
one symptom I did not like, and that was the effect of the blister 
which was applied the day previous. There was not one vesicle 
to be seen, nothing excepting a slight tumefaction. I ordered the 
throat and sides to be well fomented with hot water, afterwards to 
apply lin. ammoniae et cantharis. Treatment as before. 
6 P.M. — I was requested to attend, the man stating the horse 
was worse ; accordingly I went, and found him much the same, 
