CASE OF CHORDS, OR CHRONIC TETANUS. 4 id 
The tumours having become abscesses, ought to be opened by 
means of a sharp instrument, and cauterized with the caustic 
potash, or some other escharotic, even if the skin is irritable. 
The abscess should be opened with the red-hot iron, if the parts 
are not painful. Some proceed to the removal of the cyst with 
the bistoury, if the tumours or abscesses are not too large; the 
wounds are then covered again with pledgets of tow. The wounds 
are kept clean by means of some stimulating liquid ; such as 
water acidulated with vinegar, the acetate of ammonia, a solu¬ 
tion of the sulphate of potash. If the flesh is pale and fungous, 
it should be repressed by caustic or the actual cautery, or be 
removed by the knife. 
CASE OF CHORDS, OR CHRONIC TETANUS. 
By Mr. Joseph Tait, V.S,, Portsoy , N. B. 
June 1, 1832.—A mare, four years old, was brought to my 
stables, the property of a neighbouring farmer, which had been 
ill for some days previously : she exhibited the following symp¬ 
toms ; her nose poked out, tail somewhat elevated, fore legs a 
little set apart; the muscles of the neck, back, and loins con¬ 
tracted, and her jaws rather stiff; pulse 45. Grass was offered her, 
for which she shewed some eagerness, but could not masticate it, 
and it dropped from her mouth. The man who brought her said 
she had been much in the same state for some days, but he 
thought she was getting rather worse. 
Treatment. — I gave her a laxative ball, on the point of a cane, 
and blistered her along the whole of the spine; comfortable 
clothing was put upon her, her limbs were bandaged, and a bran 
mash offered her. 
2d. —Had eaten a little of the bran; blister doing well, bowels 
a little relaxed ; has a peculiar way of lifting up her off hind leg 
when moved about: a little more fresh bran was offered her, a 
part of which she took during the day. 
3d. —Bowels rather costive ; laxative ball given, and some clys¬ 
ters ; she continues much in the same state as yesterday. 
4 th .—Had fallen in the course of the night, and could not 
rise, and had rolled about in the box, and bruised some parts of 
her head ; got her up, when she seemed rather worse : pulse 5(>. 
Bled to the amount of two quarts and a half; neck very still, 
can scarcely turn her head ; blister dressed : takes a little bran, 
and bowels somewhat relaxed. 
