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POISONING BY ANTIMONY. 
of our respected friends, W. Robinson, James Turner, and 
many others, as taking precedence of the northern professor. 
Trustin g you will see fit to insert this in your next number, 
I am, Messrs. Editors, 
Yours respectfully, 
POISONING BY ANTIMONY. 
By F. Blakeway, M.R.C.Y.S., Stourbridge. 
An aged bay gelding, in good condition, belonging to F. 
T. Rafford, of this town, was taken ill while on a journey to 
Birmingham, at 2 p.m., on Tuesday, October 2fith ; up to 
which time he had never had a day’s illness, although he had 
been at similar work for many years. No treatment was 
adopted till he arrived home, which was at about 8 p.m., 
w 7 hen I was sent for. 
Symptoms . — Pulse 60, and weak ; profuse perspiration, with 
an anxious countenance ; continuous, but not acute, pain, 
which was increased by pressure upon the abdomen ; bowels 
torpid; urine scanty and dark in colour; mucous mem- 
branes slightly injected; great flow of frothy saliva, with 
constant attempts at vomition ; intense thirst, and the act of 
deglutition attended with some difficulty. The fluid par- 
taken of produced a good deal of gastric pain for some 
minutes after it was swallowed. 
Prognosis . — Gastro-enteritis. 
Treatment . — 
Solutio Aloes, §iv ; 
Pulv. Opii, 5ss. Et. haust. 
Hot rugs to the abdomen, clysters, and a free use of 
diluents. 
1 1 p.m. — Pulse increased in tone, and numbering 80. 
Venesection , lb.viij. An evident tendency to quick prostra- 
tion prevented my carrying the bleeding any further. Dis- 
continue the hot rugs, and apply a blister to the abdomen, 
and repeat the clyster and diluents. 
27th. — 7 a.m. Patient more comfortable. Has eaten a 
few mouthfuls of sloppy mash. The thirst is still great, and 
each effort to appease it brings on pain as before The 
attempts, however, of vomition are not so frequent. The 
