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The symptoms were the same, with the exception of the 
upper lip, which was less swelled. 
12th—Forty minims were given, the appetite continuing 
good. 
1.3th—Under the influence of the repeated administration 
of the phosphorated oil the swellings became considerably 
reduced, the petechial spots paler, the discharge from the 
nostril less, and the fetid odour had also disappeared, but 
the size of the submaxillary had increased. Another dose 
of forty minims was therefore given. In three quarters of 
an hour after, so great was the perspiration, that it ran off 
the body of the patient. This was kept up by warm 
clothing. 
On the 14th the swellings were insignificant, and the 
other symptoms had disappeared, but the appetite had become 
impaired and the thirst increased. Farinaceous water was 
allowed ad libitum , but the quantity of food was reduced by 
one half. Hand-rubbing was ordered to the legs. 
15th—The swelling having nearly disappeared, the admi¬ 
nistration of the remedy was suspended. The animal ate its 
rations, but with less appetite than usual; the thirst, however, 
was diminished. 
On the 17th the animal was discharged cured, and shortly 
after it was put to its usual work. The second case differed 
from the first only in the swelling about the hocks being 
greater and the existence of a sero-sanguineous oozing from 
the pastern took place, which had an offensive odour. The 
ph osphorated oil was given for five days with the same 
happy result, when the patient was considered convalescent. 
But the next day the respiration became difficult and loud, 
the head was of an enormous size, the lips were thrust apart, 
and there was a coloured discharge from the nostrils, which 
exhaled a cadaverous odour, the legs began again to swell, 
and charbonous tumours were perceived on several parts of 
the body, which were circumscribed, painful, and phlyctenous ; 
the visible mucous membranes were black. 
T his was a desperate case, but, as Hippocrates says, “ for 
great evils energetic remedies must be resorted toconse¬ 
quently, 160 minims of phosphorated oil were prescribed, 
divided into four doses. I he first dose was given at half¬ 
past two, with considerable difficulty, on account of the 
swelling of the throat. At half-past three a slight moisture 
of the skin was perceptible, and the difficulty of the respi¬ 
ration had increased. Another dose was given. At four 
o’clock the perspiration had increased, and the noise during 
respiration was less, but the pulse and the swellings remained 
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