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A CASE OF PNEUMONIA. 
which, after all, was but an imperfect coagulation. Rubbed into 
both sides (the hair being previously removed) some strong blis¬ 
tering ointment, and inserted a large seton in the chest; put on 
additional clothing; applied turpentine liniment to the legs, with 
haybands, and secured by flannel bandage.—[By the use of tur¬ 
pentine liniment, haybands, and flannel bandage over to secure 
them, I have succeeded in keeping the extremities warm, when 
other means have failed.] 
7 p.m. —The pulse at 76, with considerable strength; other 
symptoms about the same, but the extremities are a little w T armer. 
Nov. 1st , 7 a.m. —Pulse 78, and strong, with the usual bad 
symptoms ; distressed countenance; hurried respiration; fore legs 
flxtures; does not change his position; purple hue of the Schnei¬ 
derian membrane, &c. 
V. S. ibvi; applied fresh blisters to the sides, the first not pro¬ 
ducing the least effect. 
7 p. m. —Pulse 80, and strong; appears worse. 
9 p.m. —Pulse still at 80, and bounding. I determined to 
persevere in the bleeding. V. S. ftjviii; and, for the first time, no 
buff; and the coagulation took place, remarkably, in much less 
time than the two or three last bleedings. Administered aloes 3i, 
nitre 3iii, and soap 3ii. 
Nov. 2d. —Pulse 76, but not so strong; extremities warmer; 
there is now a considerable serous discharge from both nostrils, 
resembling the serum of blood ; cough weaker. 
Nov. 3 d. —All the symptoms a little better; pulse 76. 
Nov. 1th. —Pulse 60; doing well. R. Sulphate of copper, 
aloes, nitre, one ounce each; Venice turpentine enough to form a 
mass : divide into eight balls, and give one morning and evening, 
after half a feed of com. 
Nov. 5th. —Pulse 60; other symptoms better, but a profuse 
staling has come on. I saw him void his urine four times in half 
an hour, and in large quantities. A very considerable swelling 
is forming from between the fore legs, along the abdomen, to the 
groin; this I punctured in several places, ordered fomentations, and 
some pressure to be used, which gave exit to a serous discharge. 
Nov. 6th .—Doing well; secretion from the kidnies the same. 
The horse now moves about in the box, but does not lie down. 
The tonic balls were continued from this time up to the 1st of 
December, and he rapidly recovered. The skin where the blis¬ 
ters were applied peeled off perfectly dry, but there was not at 
any time the least discharge from them. As a proof of his 
strength of constitution, he was hunted about the end of January; 
but he did not take his rest in the recumbent posture until one 
month after hunting. He went through the remainder of the 
