PUERPERAL FEVER. 
607 
1 3th, 7 a.m. — She is a great deal worse, pulse above 100, 
moaning almost continually; striking the body with her head, 
then throwing it recklessly down. 1 bled again, taking about five 
quarts ; gave another bottle of linseed oil, adding two ounces of 
turpentine, and rubbing her body with other three ounces. In 
back-raking I brought away a considerable quantity of slimy 
dung, and some of it black and hard as a peat, the removal of 
which appeared to give her some remission of pain, as she ceased 
moaning for some time afterwards. 
1 p.m. — Little alteration in the symptoms; breathing less dif- 
ficult, bowels still costive : she has not been seen to stale since 
Wednesday. Give half a pound of salts, gentian, ji nitre, 
and let her be fomented with warm water for two hours toge- 
ther, without remission. 
6 p.m. — All the symptoms much the same; ears, horns, and 
legs, alternately cold and hot ; but the medicines have not ope- 
rated. After giving so much medicine, I did not think myself 
warranted to give more without acquainting Professor Dick; but 
he being in the country, I commenced nolens vole?is once more, 
and gave her a drachm of croton seed and an <^unce of nitre, or- 
dering a double allowance of gruel. 
14 thy 7 o’clock, a.m. — I find my patient materially improved. 
I was told that about four this morning she ejected an unusually 
large quantity of urine : with this the swelling of the abdomen 
went off, the moaning stopped, she turned herself and lay on the 
other side, and when I arrived was eating some grass ; the bowels 
have not, however, been acted upon : give half a pound of salts. 
6p.m. — Great alteration for the better: the medicine has, at 
length, commenced its action ; the countenance assumes a more 
natural appearance ; the pulse is 80, small, soft, and regular, and 
she has eaten two bran mashes. 
1 5th, 10 a.m. — She is decidedly still improving : has got upon 
her legs, pulse 65 ; she yielded a little milk this morning, feeding 
tolerably well ; give fiv tartar emetic, 1 ounce of nitre. 
1 6th. — Quite recovered, feeding well, giving more milk, treat- 
ment discontinued. I cannot, in candour, refuse to state, that 
although this cow conpletely recovered, yet the proprietors have 
informed me that she never gave the quantity of milk which they 
expected. Query. What quantity might this be ? 
CASE IT. 
Was a fine large south country cow, belonging to Mr. Young, 
manager of Sunbury distillery. She had been purchased about 
two weeks before calving, which she effected with great difficulty, 
it being a remarkably large bull calf. On Thursday, October 15, 
