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underneath the skin is all that becomes affected. The pulse 
is increased, hard and strong, temperature elevated to 103-105° 
F. There is constipation of the bowels, which after a time is 
succeeded by diarrhoea. This is a favorable sign, after which 
the symptoms diminish rapidly. 
The disease runs a favorable course in from five to eight 
days, and does not produce the marked debility noticed in 
simple influenza. 
Treatment.— The treatment is very simple. If the bow¬ 
els are constipated give from three to five drachms of Barba- 
does aloes, or one to one and one half pints of raw linseed oil. 
Allow moderate doses (teaspoonful) nitrate of potash twice 
per day in drinking water. The food should at first be limi¬ 
ted and of a cooling nature, such as bran mash and a little 
hay. Good sanitary conditions should be provided in this 
disease as well as in others. The animal will usually be ready 
for work by from the tenth to the twelfth day. 
On June 11, 1887, while practicing as a partner with Dr. 
Sutton at Kalamazoo, Michigan, we were called by Fuller & 
Son to examine a cream gelding six years old that they had 
purchased two days before, apparently in a perfect state of 
health at the time of purchase. 
The symptoms presented by the animal at the time of our 
visit were those of a rather severe attack of influenza. 
General appearance not much changed, loss of appetite, 
ears and legs cold, mouth hot, dry and sticky, pulse 70, full 
and strong, temperature 105° F. 
These symptoms varied but slightly until June 20, when 
there was a marked change. 
June 20.—Symptoms slightly increased in severity, pulse 
70, respiration 20, temperature 105^2° F. 
June 21.—Animal appears dull, temperature 107° F., pulse 
70, respiration about the same, action of the heart easily felt 
by placing hand on left side of chest. 
June 23.—Temperature 106° F., pulse 68, general appear¬ 
ance of the animal slightly improved, appetite somewhat 
better. 
During the next two weeks the symptoms were about the 
