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that we call counsel and dispense with the quack. We called 
my friend Dr. Derr. We consulted, agree on the diagnosis and 
cause; made out a course of treatment, and three out of eight 
cases died, while five made good recoveries. 
We had the barn thoroughly cleaned—disinfected, fumigated, 
etc., then placed the sick in good clean stalls, supported them 
with slings, placed them on a laxative diet, prescribed for all 
the horses hyposulphide of soda in their drinking water, cold 
applications to the heads of the sick, and the following prescrip¬ 
tions were used in general, modified and given at such intervals 
as the cases demanded: Potassii Bromide. Ext. Ergot, Fluidi. 
Ext. Belladonae or Spiritus Ammonii Aromatici. Spiritus ^Etheris 
Nitrosi. Strychina Sulphatis. Spiritus Vinii Rectificate. 
Strong stimulating liniment to their backs, well rubbed. 
After the acute stage passed, we put them on potassium iodide 
and strychinia. 
Those cases that had complete paralysis of the pharynx we 
medicated and fed per rectum, and some hypodermically; they 
all died. Those that had partial paralysis could take nourish¬ 
ment, get up with the use of the slings ; made good recoveries, 
and two of them of them were sold to dealers this winter. 
On December 3d, I was called to Mr. M’s, a neighbor to the 
gentleman where we had the cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis, 
to see a gray gelding, rolling and tumbling with intestinal pain. 
This man had a lot of horses, all stabled in a splendid barn, 
clean and well ventilated. The horses were having a light 
attack of influenza or distemper. I examined the gray gelding; 
found an elevation of temperature, pulse high and weak ; noticed 
some swelling of the legs and sheath, but gave this no particu¬ 
lar consideration. The patient seemed very uneasy, would lie 
down, walk around the stall, and I concluded I had a case of 
enteritis, and expressed myself so to the owner. The owner 
took me to another stable and showed me three others, saying 
that their legs and bellies commenced to swell the day before. 
I saw the characteristic swelling; dilated their nostrils ; went 
back to the other stable, looked at one that was rolling, and 
