REPORTS OF CASES. 
509 
August 22d.—Morning. Temp. 1063°. Heart beats even 
more violently than ever before ; extreme prostration ; at noon, 
temp. 106 0 ; at 6 p. m., temp. 1055°; at 11 P- m -> temp. 1044°. 
The beatings of the heart have decreased gradually in 
strength, so has the bellowing sound, at 11 p.m. she is dry and 
she eats a little oats. The alcohol, salicylate of soda have 
been kept on, but the digitalis powder has been discontinued 
since last night. 
August 23d.—Morning temp. 105°. The heart-beats be¬ 
come gradually less violent, the bellowing sound ( bruit de 
souffle ) has disappeared. She takes a good feed of oats and 
some ha)^. I consider the crisis over. 
Temperature at 11 a. m., 104°; resp. 18 ; pulse stronger, 80 
per minute. 
Temperature at 6 p. m., 104°; resp. and pulse as at 11 a. m. 
Same treatment. 
August 24th.—Morning temp. 104°; pulse 60 and strong 
enough; resp. 15. The most careful auscultation reveals no 
(bruit de souffle) bellowing sound. The cardiac-beats cannot be 
heard on the right side; they can be heard only on the left 
side if auscultated especially for cardiac diseases. 
August 26th to September 3d.—The temperature keeps to 
102 0 ; pulse 50, good; resp. 12. Appetite good, the animal 
eats everything that is put before her. She is allowed all the 
oats she can eat and presently takes from 15 to 16 lbs. a day. 
'Nothwithstanding this she is still very weak, can hardly move 
in her box without being supported. There is no reason to be 
surprised at that considering the crisis through which she has 
taken no food (lrom the 17th in the morning till the 22d at 
night). Since the 26th she is administered twice a day: 
iodide of potassium 1 drachm, salicylate of soda 2 drachms, 
pulv. digitalis 15 grs. 
From the 3d to the 18th of September.—Temp. ioo°; 
pulse 42 ; resp. 12. Appetite very good, eats 18 lbs. of oats a 
day and all the hay she can ; cardiac beats normal, but a slight 
[bruit de souffle) bellowing sound is heard to the : left when auscul¬ 
tated especially for heart disease. She gradually gets stronger 
md lively. 
