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to breathe quicker than they had observed previously; but it ap¬ 
pears no further notice was taken of the matter until this afternoon ; 
when the man whose duty it is to attend upon him found the poor 
brute in a profuse state of perspiration, in which he continued for 
more than two hours: it ran from him in large drops, and com¬ 
pletely soaked the woollen sheet which was placed around his 
body. Soon afterwards I was requested to attend. 
Present Symptoms. —The head is held low and drooping—the 
countenance is sunken, and cadaverous looking — the ears and 
extremities are cold; and the body emaciated. The respirations 
are 22 per minute, and the pulse 74; the breathing is soft and 
feeble—the pulse round and soft, and a little irregular in its action. 
On applying my ear to the chest on the left side, I find the sound 
along the superior region to be moderately clear—clearer still along 
its middle region—below the middle region it becomes duller— 
while towards the bottom, and at the bottom, it is altogether lost; 
blended with the murmur on the left is a soft mucous rkle, with, 
now and then, a low snoring-kind of sibulous rale; sound in the 
trachea normal; sounds of the heart normal. The mucous mem¬ 
brane of the nose is shadowy ; throat slightly sore ; a thin mucous 
discharge issues from both nostrils; he also coughs occasionally, 
which is loud and sonorous The sound from the right side of the 
chest is somewhat different from the left. Along its superior re¬ 
gion it is barely distinct—middle region clearer; below the middle 
region to the bottom, entirely absent. The animal dungs occasion¬ 
ally in small quantities, which is coated with mucus; the appetite 
is poor; he now and then masticates a little hay. 
Treatment. —The extremities to be bathed in warm water—the 
hair to be closely cut from the sides of the chest, and strong blister- 
ointment rubbed over the exposed skin ; the throat, externally, to 
be well stimulated, and the extremities bandaged. 
R Camphorae pulv. 3 vij 
Potass, nitratis . 3 viij 
Digitalis . 3 iij 
Ammoniae carb. 7vi 
The above to be well incorporated, and divided into eight doses: 
one to be given every four hours, mixed in six ounces of water, 
and spt. of nitre 5j ss * 
14 th, Eleven o'clock , A.M. — Respirations 23, and pulse 72 
per minute. The respirations are deeper drawn, and more heavy 
than yesterday ; the character of the respiratory sounds is the same 
in every respect as yesterday; the pulse is not so round—it i<« 
somewhat wiry, and more feeble. He has not been heard to cough 
