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REPORTS OF CASES. 
In entering this institution you begin in a very special sense your work of life. Out¬ 
side of the professional school the work of preparation has been essentially general and 
introductory. In the professional college you start upon what you have especially chosen 
as your life’s work. We who are somewhat older in the field are appointed to advise and 
guide you in the preliminary stages. It is our purpose and hope to do our whole duty by 
you, in the right spirit. We bespeak your earnest effort to do your whole duty by the sub¬ 
ject in hand, so that the foundations, at the laying of which we mutually labor, may grow 
up into a grand, noble and worthy development—an honor to our alma mater and to our 
benefactor, the State of New York. 
REPORTS OF CASES. 
LIME INHALATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF PSEUDO-MEM¬ 
BRANOUS CROUP. 
By Drs. Pierce and Archibald, Oakland, Cal. 
On Sept. 4th, 1896, we were called to see a thoroughbred 
two-year-old colt that was suffering and had suffered the pre¬ 
vious night from spasmodic colic. The colt was out in a small 
paddock all night. The owner informed 11s that the colt had 
broken out in sweats at different times during the night, which 
was cool and foggy. The usual remedies for such cases were 
prescribed, with the result that in a few hours the colt was re¬ 
lieved. At this time the owner consulted us regarding an en¬ 
largement on the colt’s knee, the result of falling on a slippery 
street. We advised him to send the colt to our hospital, which 
was done on the following day. 
Between Sept. 5th and 9th, we noticed that the colt coughed 
occasionally, but we paid very little attention to it, believing he 
had caught a slight cold on the night of Sept. 3d. 
On the morning of the 9th, the colt refused to eat, and upon 
examination we found the following conditions : Visible mu¬ 
cous membranes injected, temperature 106.2° Fah., throat 
very painful on manipulation. Diagnosed laryngitis. Pre¬ 
scribed acetanilid, quinine and spts. vini recti., potassii chi. in 
drinking water and ammoniacal liniment to the throat. 
On Sept. 10th, little or no change was noticed with the ex¬ 
ception that the respirations became suspicious and rattling. 
The vibration or bruit in the throat was very pronounced, tem¬ 
perature varied from 105.0 to 106.3 0 . Ammoniacal liniment 
was again applied to the throat, and digitalis and belladonna 
were prescribed to be given alternately with the acetanilid and 
quinine ; this was done to correct the heart’s action, which was 
becoming affected by the continued use of the acetanilid. 
On the night of the iotli the symptoms became greatly ag- 
