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ON THE TREATMENT OF TETANUS. 
before by a common smith ; and an examination of the end of the 
dock shewed the wound exhibiting a particularly unhealthy as- 
spect. I immediately determined to put the animal under a plan 
of treatment upon the principle recommended by Wilkinson, of 
Newcastle. 
“ May 11 th .—Took away about 7Tbs. of blood from the jugular 
vein, and gave aloes, 3 vi; dressed the wound with ung. resinae 
vir. daily. 
“ 12th. —Applied a powerful rubefacient, amounting almost to 
a blister, freely from the head to the tail, along the course of the 
spinal canal, and immediately after put on two fresh sheep skins, 
which were replaced nearly every day; by which course a most 
profuse perspiration was induced and continued. Gave ol. ricini, 
tbss,: frequent injections of warm water with soap and common 
salt. 
• “ 13 th .-—Injections repeated. Bowels now freely open. R. Opii, 
camphorse, et aloes, 3j mane et vespere. 
“14 th. —R. Opii et camphorm, a 3j, aloe, 3ij mane et 
vespere. Injections frequently. 
“15 th .—Bowels somewhat confined: gave aloes, jiss in solu¬ 
tion. R. Opii et camphorse U 3i ss mane nocteque. 
“ 1 6th .—Sedative medicine repeated mane nocteque. Injec¬ 
tions daily. 
“ 17/A.—Sedative, medicine repeated mane nocteque. Embro- 
catio sinapii applied to the neck and jaws. 
“ 18/Vi and 19/A.—Sedative medicine repeated mane et vespere. 
“ 20 th .—Bowels somewhat confined : aloes 3 vi in solution. 
“ 215/ and 22 d .—Sedative medicine repeated. Injections, 
8cc. 
“ 23t?, 24 th y 25/A, 2 6th, 27 th, and 28 th. —R. Opii et cam- 
phorae, a 3j, ™ aloe 3iss mane nocteque. 
“ During the first six or eight days the symptoms hourly in¬ 
creased, and for two days the jaws were completely closed. I 
think about the ninth day indications of a little relaxation of the 
muscles appeared; and from that time the rigidity and spasm 
very slowly abated, until the colt was restored to health : he had 
constantly before him gruel, crushed oats, or barley made very 
wet; and when the jaws became a little open, green food was 
given also: he was very much debilitated—so much so, that he 
fell down several times, and was each time raised by manual 
strength. During the whole progress of the disease I paid par¬ 
ticular attention to the state of the bowels, seeing they were always 
relaxed, at the same time persevering in the sedative medicine. 
“ A two-year-old filly, belonging to the same person, and 
docked on the same day as the colt, shewed symptoms of the dis- 
