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tril. A single application is generally sufficient, though it is bet¬ 
ter to apply it for one or two days after. 
Malaria in a Dog. —So much has been written and said of 
late in regard to diseases that animals have in common with man, 
that I thought the following case might be of interest to some of 
the profession. Recently I was asked to see a dog, belonging to 
a lady in a family that I usually attend, and found the following 
history of symptoms: On Tuesday he was taken, while in the 
house in the sitting-room, with a violent shaking. After this 
passed off, he seemed very hot; and towards morning was wet 
with sweat. During that day he seemed somewhat listless and 
indifferent to tramps, etc., in which he had previously taken a de¬ 
cided interest. The following day, at 6 p.m., the previous symp¬ 
toms of shaking, heat, and sweating were repeated, and again on 
Saturday, and also on Monday he was taken in the same manner; 
each time one hour sooner. I did not use the thermometer, as I 
am not familar with the normal temperature of dogs. On the 
following day—Tuesday—I ordered for him sixteen grains of 
quinine, four grains every three hours, which he took and re¬ 
tained. The next day there was no return of the fever; but for 
several days he seemed listless and did not have his customary 
vigor. So I ordered Fowler’s solution, four drops, t.i.d., and 
within a week he was all right again .—Medical Record. 
Cruelty to Animals. —The following was sent from Deca¬ 
tur, Ills., last week : “ Dr. J. F. Reid, Assistant State Veterina¬ 
rian, was called to Taylorvil'le again to-day to look after forty- 
five horses that had been brutally treated at recent Republican 
and Democratic meetings held at Taylorville. The poor beasts 
were made to suffer terrible agony by the injection of sulphuric 
acid while they stood hitched to the racks in different parts of the 
town. Five of the horses have died, and others will follow. The 
acid has eaten the flesh from the poor brutes, and in nearly every 
case irreparable injury was inflicted. One man lost a $1,200 
span of bay mares. Efforts are being made to capture the guilty 
parties. If caught they will probably receive the same treatment 
they gave the horses.” 
