ON DYSENTERY IN CATTLE. 187 
tincture of opium or syrup of poppy: the latter seemed to be 
most useful. 
In some cases, where the discharge of blood had ceased, but 
still the irritability of the bowels and diarrhoea continued, I tried 
aromatics and opium by the mouth; but they invariably did 
mischief, producing an increase of febrile action; and in some 
cases, a state of collapse with a free discharge of blood again. 
The abdomen was well fomented with a decoction of poppy 
heads and chamomile flowers, applied as hot as possible, and 
also rubbed with strong ammoniacal liniment. The diet con¬ 
sisted chiefly of linseed tea, rice gruel, or rice-milk, the milk 
being diluted with half its quantity of water; or oatmeal gruel; 
or, where the appetite continued, small portions of good hay and 
bran mashes were allowed, with oatmeal and water to drink. 
In many cases this treatment succeeded ; but in extreme cases 
the disease generally terminated fatally, there being no possi¬ 
bility of overcoming the obstinate obstruction formed at the se¬ 
cond and third stomachs. 
I cannot refrain, whilst this disease is under notice, from sug¬ 
gesting the idea, that when it runs to that extreme degree of 
which it is susceptible, accompanied with typhoid symptoms, it 
constitutes the murrain, which committed such ravages through¬ 
out this country in the years 1756 and 1757. What confirms 
me in this opinion is, the accurate description given of it by the 
celebrated Sauvages, as detailed in Mr. Blaine’s valuable work; 
in which some of the essential and leading characters of that 
dreadful scourge correspond with the symptoms as well as mor¬ 
bid effects described above. 
Trusting the above detail of a most formidable disease may not 
be uninteresting to my fellow-practitioners, 
I remain, &c. 
T. Meyer, Jun. 
February 24 , 1832. 
ON M. VEZELISSE’S ACCOUNT OF A CASE OF 
ANEURISM OF THE HEART. 
By Mr. James Turner, V. S. 
As a practical veterinarian, and an old subscriber to your very 
useful Journal, The Veterinarian, permit me to thank you 
cordially for the numerous, well selected, and valuable extracts, 
which have appeared in it from time to time, setting forth the 
