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men advise oat-meal, but from an extensive experience both in 
treating this disease and many others, I find oat-meal too loosen¬ 
ing unless combined with a sufficiency of wheat flour, and as the 
bowels have generally a tendency to relaxation, we can not be 
too careful, but I must here remark that to a healthy dog Scotch 
oat-meal is his greatest support. 
The period of reaction I may say, commences the moment a 
local symptom shows itself, and it is at this stage that the great¬ 
est difficulty in the treatment arises. The chief complications 
that draw our attention now are the chest, the abdomen and the 
head. The skin complications being of minor importance, ex¬ 
cept a sign of the severity of the attack. 
We will now take up the chest complicated with the af¬ 
fection of the bowels. 
Now gentlemen with all due respect to my superiors I am an¬ 
tagonistic to all. Dr. Stonehenge, Dr. J. W. Hill, Dr. Jenner and 
numerous others claim tartar emetic their sheet anchor. I claim 
it a dead letter. 
In chest complications I want to lower the temperature and 
keep up the strength, owing to the debilitating influence of the 
disease. To dose we must use our knowledge of materia medica, 
and this is my conclusion after considerable experience in the 
treatment of this disease, with a fair knowledge of the above 
named book. 
I take my temperature, and if I find a high one I give a tox¬ 
ical dose of quinine, say ten grains, put in a hot bath and rub 
dry, then blanket and if not relieved in eight hours I blister the 
sides with cantharides, muzzling the dog at the time, then I give 
the following prescription, being always particular in its admin¬ 
istration. 
I£ Pulv. Digitalis, grs. 6 
Pulv. Pot. Nitras, dr. Iss 
Ext. Glycerizzha, dr. I 
Syrup Q. S. 
M. F. Mass et divide in capsules XII. 
Sig. Give one every four hours. 
