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made to him. The mucous membrane had an icteric hue we 
marked, and the diagnosis was simple. 
Treatment: Two granules of hyosciamine, one of brucin 
and one of digitaline, the three together every two hours wit 
black coffee mixed with carrot bouillon. 
No change appeared on the next day, and a large sinapisri 
was then applied under the abdomen, but principally to war 
the liver, to be left on four hours; the same medicine to b 
continued. 
The next day improvement was evident, which continue 
until recovery, four days later.— Ibid. 
ACUTE MENINGITIS. 
By the same. 
A Newfoundland dog, four years old, had refused his foo 
for one day, and moved about in his kennel in a manner s 
strange that his owner began to fear rabies. He howle 
occasionally, but not with the characteristic howl of rabie:> 
and when lying down and urged to get up, he did so con 
plainingly and with faint, painful groans. When on his fee 
he stood with his head hanging down. His eye was dull an 
partly closed and the walk trembling. He refused all kind 
of food, and no efforts that were made were sufficient t 
excite any manifestations of a rabid state. It was a simpl 
case of acute meningitis, and for treatment, aconitine, ven 
trine and digitaline were prescribed, one granule of eac 
every two hours, 
No change appeared the next day, unless perhaps th 
convulsive movements had abated. These disappeared th 
following morning and the standing became firmer, the wall 
better, the appetite improved. 
The treatment was continued for five days longer, an 
was followed by a radical recovery.— Ibid. 
PARAPLEGIA. 
By Mr. P. Bon. 
A bitch which had nursed puppies for five weeks, was sue 
denly attacked with paraplegia. Every pup died a few day 
