REPORTS OF CASES. 
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hay in a listless manner ; visible mucous meinbrances normal in 
color, secretions from salivary glands scant, eyes dull, coat look¬ 
ing well; on first seeing animal was resting on off hind toe ; 
concluded animal was suffering from an attack of malarial fever, 
which was prevalent at the time among the horses in the garri¬ 
son. Directed the sergeant to give him sulphate quinine, 3 ii, 
and that he be given ten drops of tincture of aconite hourly for 
six hours. Visited patient following morning, temperature 
102.2 0 , pulse 53, faeces normal, but dry ; ate hay; directed that 
he be given a small bran mash, and that a bucket of water be 
constantly kept before him, the first bucketful to contain nitrate 
potash, 3 i; ate sparingly of the mash and played with the 
water. Saw animal at 5 p. m., temperature 102.8°, pulse 50; 
eating hay, had drank considerable water, urine plentiful, and 
high colored ; no faeces in rectum ; directed that he be blanketed, 
furnished plenty of water, be fed bran mash and that he be again 
given sulphate quinine, 3 ii. Next morning temperature 101°, 
pulse normal, respiration the same, faeces passed during night 
still dry, evidence of plenty of urine in stall. Same evening, 
temperature and pulse same as in morning, ate sparingly and 
drank but little ; directed that quinine, 3 ii, be again adminis¬ 
tered. Following morning, temperature normal, refused bran, 
but accepted half feed of oats. Same evening, animal doing 
well ; directed that he be kept on sick report a few days, and 
then returned for duty. For the next four days was turned out 
in battery paddock for exercise, looked well, but was still 
slightly off feed, which was ascribed to quinine. On the second 
day after the animal returned to duty, was taken out with bat¬ 
tery for inspection, and was not exercised very much ; reported 
as being all right at “stables” at 5 p. m. of that date; the 
following day at 1.30 P. M. sergeant reported animal as being 
very sick and acting strangely. On visiting him, found him 
standing in a narrow stall with a very alarmed look in his eyes, 
sweating slightly, frothing at the mouth, and presenting a 
slight abrasion of tip of tongue. Animal very stiff and difficult 
to move. 
On examining in light, found pupil very much dilated, pulse 
thready and jerky, temperature normal, faeces in rectum normal 
and soft, but dry, trembling considerably in front, flexors of fore 
limbs appeared to be weak, hind legs seemed to be moved with a 
little difficulty, but feet not dragged ; on being led to the water¬ 
ing trough animal did not see it, but when head was pulled 
down tried to drink, but experienced considerable difficulty in 
