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appetite, and in the after stages the urine passed from them as 
abundantly as in diabetes. After the appearance of this symp- 
tom their strength declined every moment ; they wasted rapidly 
away, and death closed the scene. In these cases the kidneys 
were enlarged and reddened, and somewhat softened. 
In some of our patients a violent pneumonia or intense gastro- 
enteritis suddenly developed itself; and, after death, there was 
effusion in the chest, and brown hepatization in some parts of the 
lungs, and spots of inflammation on the mucous membrane of 
the digestive passages. 
Bleedings that exceeded three or four pounds, and especially 
if they were repeated, were injurious: they rapidly diminished 
both the strength and appetite. Smaller bleedings from the 
thoracic and saphena veins ; mustard poultices on different parts 
of the body; emollient drinks, rendered slightly stimulant and 
antispasmodic by an infusion of the flowers of the linden- 
tree, were very advantageous. Bark in decoction or syrup, and 
given to young dogs during the state of debility and emaciation 
which this mucous fever produced, contributed materially to 
their convalescence. 
Bilious Fever. — The bilious fever that we have had the 
opportunity of observing, although accompanied by heaviness of 
the head, and stupor, and almost perfect inaction of muscular 
power, and the refusal of all food for many days, yet generally 
terminated fortunately. Frequent affusion of cold water on the 
head ; acidulated drinks at the temperature of the atmosphere ; 
frequent warm emollient injections ; small bleedings at the tho- 
racic veins or those of the extremities; and mustard poultices, 
changed from one part to another of the body, were the measures 
that were productive of most good effect. We took great care to 
keep the stable which these patients occupied as cool as possible, 
and to place them at night under an open shed, when the vertigo 
which so often formed a part of this complaint seemed to be at 
hand. We were thus enabled, in many cases, to prevent its 
access, and thus, probably, to save the lives of several of them. 
We likewise cautiously abstained from the use of blisters com- 
posed of cantharides. We saved 23 horses out of 34 that were 
affected by vertigo or staggers. 
[To be continued.] 
