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TETANUS CURED BY ETHER. 
31 st. —His amelioration has been maintained. He ate his demi¬ 
ration with appetite. 
Same number of inhalations as yesterday, with the same quan¬ 
tity of ether. The same phenomena followed. 
April 1st. —Continues to improve. Appetite very good; full 
ration ; slight constipation. Six ounces and a half of sulphate of 
soda in his drink. 
Two inhalations of ether during the day. Dose the same as usual. 
2 d. —Going on satisfactorily. The muscular relaxation nearly 
complete; to discontinue his inhalations. Six ounces and a half 
of sulphate of soda. 
3 d. —Same as yesterday. Same remedies. 
4 th. —He is become extremely irritable, so much so one can 
scarcely approach him. The nictitating body is frequently thrown 
over the eye. The muscles of the fore quarters are as rigid almost 
as at first; those of the thighs and tail being only slightly more 
tense than usual. In a word, a relapse has evidently taken place, 
and the appetite has failed under it. 
PRESCRIPTIONS. —To return to the ether inhalations, three times 
a-day, with the same dose of ether as before. After the second, 
about noon, slight amelioration was perceptible; the muscles of the 
thigh and tail have recovered their normal condition, and the appe¬ 
tite is returned. 
5th. —Amelioration maintained. Two etherizations. Walking 
exercise for half an hour. 
From the 5th to the 9th inclusive. —-Amendment from day to 
day. Now but one etherization in the course of the twenty-four 
hours. At present there is no more than slight tension, scarcely 
perceptible, of the muscles first affected. 
10 th. — Discontinue etherization. Appetite very good. At 
exercise the animal is very lively and active. 
11 th. —Amendment continues; notwithstanding some stiffness 
about the jaw remains, the muscles appearing as if they had lost 
some of their wonted contractility : however, the appetite holds 
good. One etherization during the day. 
12/A, 13 th, and 14 th. —One inhalation on each day, together 
with a protracted walking exercise. 
1 5th. —The muscular tension is hardly perceptible; at exercise 
his walk is free, and his gait as usual, and his appetite is excel¬ 
lent :—in a word, every thing betokens a prompt return to health. 
The use of ether to be discontinued altogether. 
I Qth and 17/A.-—Protracted exercises, so much so, indeed, that 
on the 18th the animal is considered fit to resume his work; and is 
sent home to his owner, with a recommendation that, for the first 
few days, he be not put to any thing but light work: 
