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.he first three days in drinking water. Gave the two bottles 
)f antitoxine during the first forty-eight hours. The anti- 
;oxine that was ordered was delayed, and was not received 
intil the afternoon of the 23d. The animal became worse 
*apidly, and on the third day was unable to swallow water. I 
gave a full bottle of the antitoxine on the afternoon of the 23d, 
md one on the 24th. On the morning of the 24th the animal 
)egan to get worse rapidly. On the morning of the 25th I 
liiit using the antitoxine. The horse got much worse and got 
lown in the stall late in the afternoon. I ordered the animal 
ailed, but he died within a few hours afterwards. 
Case No. 3.—On Dec. 17th, I saw a mule with a well- 
leveloped case of tetanus. He had had it'about ten days. 
>vVas still able to chew and swallow food, but wa£ very stiff. 
\s the animal was of but little value I could not induce the 
)wner to let me use antitoxine. A ‘‘ quack ” had charge of 
he case, but had assured the owner that the animal would die. 
The quack’s treatment of the case consisted in givingfive drops 
)f some valuable (?) medicine three times a day on the tongue, 
udging from the mildness and slow development of the case, 
felt assured that the animal would recover even without the 
ntervention of a scientific horse-doctor. Upon mv informing 
he owner that we often cured cases even without antitoxine, 
le decided to let me prescribe for the mule. I gave him several 
>owders of potassium iodide and bromide of soda combined. 
The animal got no worse and gradually got better, and is 
Ibout well now. 
While treating case No. 1 I was called to see two other 
torses at different times with lockjaw. Both had well-de- 
r eloped cases with the jaws almost wholly locked. I advised 
heir owners to kill the animals, which they did. 
While talking with Dr. Trumbower, of Illinois, about 
etanus a few days ago, he asked me if I had noticed that 
everal cases often come right along together. I told him 
hat I had never thought of it before, but that I had seen only 
even cases during the last year, and that five of them had oc- 
urred during an interval of two months, which coincided with 
lis statement. 
In regard to the antitoxine, I will say that its chief claim is 
hat of a prophylactic rather than a curative agent. I shall 
eep a supply on hand in future, and will give it a fair test. I 
.0 not consider that case No. 2 had anything like a fair test 
rith the antitoxine, and of course the remedy should not be 
ondemned until it has had a fair test and proved worthless. 
)n the other hand, I would advise all who use it and cure the 
