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of mashes. The following should oe given to him three 
times a day :— 
White hellebore . . 1 scruple. 
Emetic tartar . . 1 drachm, 
Lmtseed meal . . 2 drachms; 
made into a ball with treacle. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER AND ITS 
SPHINCTURE. 
Symptoms. —When treating of inflammation of the kid¬ 
neys, we described fully the symptoms of inflammation in 
the neck of the bladder. In this variety of the complaint 
the urine is voided in small quantities, and with consider¬ 
able pain each time ; and in extreme cases a total suppres¬ 
sion takes place. When this is the case the bladder becomes 
exceedingly inflated under the rectum, and may be easily 
felt by the means recommended in the former article. It 
is a spasm which causes this tightening of the neck of the 
bladder. 
Causes. —This is produced by some acrid substance, which 
has been generated in the system by the use of food of a 
heating nature, forming a chemical compound of an acrid 
quality in the urine. Stone in the bladder will also produce 
this disease. Some persons are so absurd as to administer 
the tincture of cantharides by way of hastening the season of 
horsing in the mare, which is almost certain to inflame the 
coating or sphincture of the bladder. 
Remedies. —Bleeding to a considerable extent will be 
necessary, being the most likely thing to reduce the spasm. 
Some have gone so far as to let the blood flow until fainting 
is induced. The disease by such treatment is very often 
removed at once. But should this not relieve the malady, 
then the following must be administered :— 
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