INDIAN HEMP IN TETANUS. 
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rubbed over the thighs, and administered per anum, $iv of 
aloes, and 5ij Ext. Eelladonnae in solution, stopping the Indian 
hemp for that day, and resuming its use on the next. 
On the twentieth dav I discontinued all medicine, and left 
nature to herself until the twenty-fifth day, when I again began 
the daily use of the hemp,which was continued until the thirty- 
fifth day. The patient was then nearly well, and I finally dis¬ 
continued the hemp, and had the horse walked out very 
gently every morning for a quarter of an hour in a quiet spot. 
Since then he has rapidly improved, and does not now show 
any sign of tetanus. He gets smart walking exercise for an 
hour every morning, and the same in the evening. Yesterday 
I saw him trotted, and he moved all right. While trotting he 
took it into his head to break away from the syce and have a 
gallop to himself, when he showed plainly that he had 
regained the use of his limbs by jumping and kicking about 
like a colt. 
During the whole time the case was under treatment the 
bowels acted freely, the quantity of faces passed every 
twenty-four hours exceeding that of a healthy horse, but 
being hard, dry, and in very small pellets. For the first week 
the act of passing the faeces was productive of pain and general 
spasm, as was also that of staling, but this gradually became 
less, and ultimately disappeared. 
The patient was fed upon thin mashes, which he sucked 
in, making a disagreeable noise in so doing. After the first 
twenty days, however, he was able to eat solid food of an 
easily digestible character, and soon afterwards to pick grass 
from the ground. His appetite is now ravenous, and he is 
quickly regaining his former condition. 
I had never tried Indian hemp before. The perusal of Mr. 
Iloey’s letter suggested its use to me, and I must confess 
that I am inclined to put considerable faith in it now; but 
before quite making up my mind as to the merits of the drug, 
I should like to get hold of a case of traumatic tetanus , with 
complete trismus, and place it under treatment. 
In the preparation of the hemp, you will see that I have 
followed Mr. Hoey’s instructions : it is but fair I should ac¬ 
knowledge this. I used Ext. Belladonnae and aloes, so as to 
vary the treatment, and prevent the usual effect of the unin¬ 
terrupted use of any medicine for a length of time, i. e. 
inefficiency. 
