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antispasmodic draught was administered, but as this failed 
to afford relief, he was, as stated, sent to the infirmary. 
When admitted, I was on my professional rounds, and my 
servant, in consequence of my absence, lost no time in 
exhibiting another antispasmodic mixture. On my return, 
I found the animal in a condition which left but little hope 
of his recovery. The extremities were cold; the body 
covered with profuse perspirations; the pulse imperceptible 
at the jaw, and the pain continuous, associated with a 
great disposition to roll upon and lie on his back. An 
oleaginous aperient was now given, enemas thrown up, and 
a mustard cata¬ 
plasm applied to 
the abdomen. In 
the after part of 
the day, as no 
abatementinthe se¬ 
verity of the symp¬ 
toms had taken 
place, hot rugs were 
applied to the body, 
tobacco enemas ex¬ 
hibited, and ablood- 
lettingventured up¬ 
on. With somediffi- 
culty a few pounds 
of blood were ab¬ 
stracted, which, to¬ 
gether with the other 
remedial means em- 
, seemed to 
relief for a- 
bout half an hour. 
The pain, however, 
now returned with 
increased severity, 
and notwithstand¬ 
ing all our efforts 
he gradually be¬ 
came worse, and 
ployed 
afford 
