REPORTS OF CASES. 
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along with the absorbents used in destroying the cells of the 
growth by a chemical poultice. 
II. —Gray mare, six years. Found pulse sixty per minute, 
weak, respiration, six; conjunctive deeply injected, extremities 
cold, head hot, down and unable to move, left fore leg cramped, 
unable to straighten it out. Animal was in that condition for 
one hour before my arrival. I inquired into the history, no in¬ 
formation from attendant who was present at that time except 
that he was left in charge after the owner left. 
Diagnosis .—CEdema of both lungs and cerebral congestion. 
Cause, at that time unknown. 
After hunting up the owner for a history, was told that the 
animal had suffered from slight attack of colic in the morning, 
and the attending veterinarian left a prescription to be given in 
case of a return of pain. Contents of prescription consisted of 
I£ Tr. Opii., 1 iii. 
Ether Sulp., 1 iii. 
Just one dose; no other direction. 
Was told when the draught was given that the animal was 
coughing severely, afterwards, and immediately went down, 
breathing heavily until found by me in aforesaid condition. 
Cause .—As above seen, the draught was not diluted, and 
being a large dose, gained access to the trachaea and large bron¬ 
chial tubes and lungs proper, a large area of absorption for the 
mixture given, causing the above stated symptoms. 
Treatment .—Artifical respiration by means of wire brush, 
attached to negative and positive pole, farradic battery, two 
cells) to the costal region, saturated with a saline solution, 
which gave the following results : 
In five minutes, pulse slightly fuller ; respiration, 8 ; cramped 
and fixed foreleg, straightening gradually; perspiration over 
some parts of neck ; oedema of eyelids disappearing. 
The current was applied along spinal column, negative pole, 
positive pole, over the region of pneumo gastric nerve. Warm 
mustard water applied to extremity with friction, and saturated 
