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of the propriety of Bleeding 1 , and the administration of Sedatives and 
Purgatives. 
“ Bleeding, accompanied by the use of Sedatives, for the cure of 
this disease, are practices which have the assent of ages ; the ques¬ 
tion, therefore, very naturally arises—is it necessary to have recourse 
to either one or the other ? My reply is (and I write from ex¬ 
perience of an extensive kind), that at times, and under circumstances 
of a peculiar nature, both will be found of value ; but the difficulties 
are in learning to know the times and circumstances which warrant 
the veterinary surgeon in resorting to their aid. To do so at the very 
commencement of the disease I have clearly shown to be bad practice. 
Let us endeavour to ascertain what condition of the patient will indicate 
to us the necessity for their use. 
“ During the continuance of the disease I carefully observe the pulse. 
At the onset it is always depressed, and somewhat feeble; and so long 
as these peculiarities continue I steadily pursue the course already laid 
down, and in numbers of cases I have done so for four or five hours in 
succession, when at the end of that time, if the animal was not relieved, 
the pulse continued equally rapid, but stronger and harder, associated 
with a fretful, irritable state of the patient; I remove the hot water rugs, 
have the patient well scraped; and if after ten or fifteen minutes I find 
matters to remain as they were, I bleed without further delay. The 
quantity of blood to abstract will depend upon the change produced in 
the action of the artery. I allow the blood to flow until the beating of 
the pulse is softer and fuller. The body is next clothed with light but 
comfortable clothing, and I proceed to administer a Sedative. The one 
I usually choose for this purpose is the Tincture of Opium. The size 
of the dose will depend upon the size and breed of the patient; I rarely, 
however, under the circumstances, give less than three ounces by 
measure, or to very large-sized horses, more than four ounces for a 
dose. The effects which generally succeed are marvellous ; the patient 
speedily becomes quiet, the surface of the skin becomes dry, and the 
animal lies down and remains at rest for hours in succession. 
“ Should this state of repose supervene, every attention should be 
given to the warmth of the patient. To allow the temperature of the 
body to fall considerably might prove destructive to the life of the 
animal. The veterinary attendant ought therefore to look well to this 
matter. 
“ Purgatives. —I very rarely give purgatives to animals affected with 
Enteritis, unless the disease arises from the patient having partaken of 
short sour grass, or food of that character. In cases of this kind a 
purgative is necessary to rid the intestines of what otherwise, in all 
probability, would prove a continuous cause of the malady. A purgative 
will irritate the bowels ; and living tissues, when inflamed, should have 
rest—rest being one of the primary conditions of cure.” 
One selection more and we have done. And here we will 
extract the details given by the author respecting the agents 
he employs. 
Pneumonia. —“ The best remedies in general, are Aconite 1, Bryonia 
1, Phosphorus 2, Bromine 2, Aromatic Ammonia, and Blistering 
the sides with mustard. 
“Aconite 1.—At the commencement of the disease, Aconite and 
Blisters to the sides should constitute the principal medical treatment 
of the case. Give the Aconite in 2-dradun doses of the first dilution. 
