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the flanks. Give two grains each of calomel and antiraonial 
powder, and, if it does not operate in six hours, repeat the dose. 
2d .—Both doses have been given—the animal will not eat or 
move. Give an ounce of the castor oil mixture (three parts of 
castor oil, two of syrup of buckthorn, and one of syrup of white 
poppies) morning, noon, and night, until the bowels are relieved. 
'^d .—The bowels have been acted upon, and although the 
countenance of the lemur is yet deplorable, he is certainly better— 
he has lapped a little milk, and eaten a bit of apple. Give an 
ounce of the mixture daily. 
^th .—Bowels well opened, and he looks a little better; he can¬ 
not, however be coaxed to move, and laps very little. No medicine 
to-day. 
Gth .—Still improves, but very slowly. Give one dose of the 
castor oil mixture daily. Coax with warm milk and roasted 
apples. 
Sth .—Is getting evidently better. Give the medicine occa¬ 
sionally, so as to keep the bowels open. 
10th. —Improving; faeces hard. Give a dose of the medicine. 
12th .—Eats nearly as usual, but has not quite recovered his 
spirits. Discharged. 
May 1th .—Has not yet quite recovered his spirits or appetite, 
and is somewhat too costive. Give occasionally half and ounce 
of syrup of buckthorn in his milk. 
The animal gradually got well, and is so at the present mo¬ 
ment (Feb. 1838). 
DYSENTERY. 
1834, April 27th. —Sing Sing. Did not eat with good ap¬ 
petite yesterday. To-day he altogether refuses his food ; shivers ; 
muzzle hot and dry; purges; only a little faeces discharged at a 
time, but frequently and forcibly ejected, and mingled with mu¬ 
cus. Give four ounces of Epsom salts, abstract a pound of 
blood, and take away all food, except a mash frequently renewed. 
2Sth .—Shivering gone; feeds a little; but the purging is 
greater in quantity, and more frequent; it is not, however, ejected 
so forcibly, nor has it so much mucus mingling with it. He begins 
to cough. Give, morning and night, of opium and digitalis each 
half a drachm, a drachm of antimonial powder, and two drachms 
of nitre. 
20th .—Purges as much as ever; eats very little, but looks 
brighter. The muzzle is not so hot, and there is a dew upon it, 
but to a very slight degree. Continue treatment. 
