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I at once gave him a hypodermic injection of tinct.dig¬ 
italis 3 i and tinct.strophantus 3 ss, which I followed by spts. 
ammo, aromat 3 ss, acid tannici 3 i, in about four ounces of 
whiskey. As soon as we let the animal alone he lay down, 
and in about fifteen minutes I gave him another hypodermic 
injection of digitalis and strophanthus as before, and as he 
was evidently in pain I gave him four grains of morph, sul- 
phat. hypodermically. I then left instruction to give the 
animal spts. ammo, aromat. 3 i acid and tannici 3 ss in two 
ounces of whiskey every half hour until I returned. 
When I returned in about an hour and a half, I found the 
animal standing up and evidently much relieved, his pulse 
was 50, but irregular; salivation was decreasing; respiration 
12, but was still perspiring freely ; the bowels and kidneys were 
working freely. I gave him another hypodermic injection 
of digitalis and strophanthus as before, and left the following 
prescription: 
Tinct. Strophantus, § ss. 
Tinct. Digitalis, 5 k 
Acidi Tannici, 3 ii 
Liq. Ammo. Acet., § iii 
Spts. Vini. Rect. Dil., q. s., ft. J xvi. 
Sig.—Two ounces to be given every hour. 
I called again later that night and found the horse out of 
danger, functions all being normal, except that he was dull 
and listless and not inclined to eat; but I did not alter the 
treatment except that I gave the medicine in longer intervals, 
and on the third day the animal went to work and seemed 
none the worse for his experience. 
I thought that perhaps the animal might have spilt most 
of the aconite when it was given, but on careful enquiry from 
the bystanders they said that he hardly spilt any of it, so I 
presume he must have swallowed at least %i of it; so 1 sup¬ 
pose that the tannic acid formed with it the insoluble tannate 
of aconite and in that manner, with the aid of the stimulant, 
saved the animal’s life. 
