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rope with which she was tied; every muscle in her body ap¬ 
peared to become contracted. She circled backward with limbs 
so stiff that she seemed utterly incapable of either bending 
them, or using them as a means of balancing herself, and with¬ 
out the least idea of steering, went fiercely in a backward direc¬ 
tion, her fore limbs going faster than her hind, and neither one 
seeming to be able to keep up with the body. She made almost 
a complete circuit of the stable floor, overturning barrels, boxes, 
bags and everything with which she came in contact, finally 
falling on her broadside quite near the place from where she 
started. 
She lay rigid for some minutes, her two upper limbs stand¬ 
ing out straight, and could not be flexed; muscles quivering; 
her eyes bulged out and showed some reflex action when 
touched. Her heart beats had now gone up so high that they 
could hardly be counted, and were hard and strong; breathing 
fast and labored. 
She lay in this condition for about fifteen or twenty minutes 
when her muscles gradually began to relax; her limbs to flex, 
and eyes to blink when light was near them. In about another 
half hour she regained her natural recumbent position, her heart 
and respirations having become greatly improved. 
The bov who was with me said he had not seen her have 
one as bad as this before, but that they had all been of a similar 
character, and that she had got over them quicker. 
Thinking that the strychnine we had given her previously 
had been more of an aggravation than a cure, I withheld re¬ 
peating the dose and reported the whole matter to my father 
who arrived a few moments later. 
We now decided to give reverse treatment and, after making 
sure that she was able to swallow, gave her a drench containing 
3 >. Chloral Hydrate, ip> oz. 
Potassium Bromine, 2 oz. 
01 . Lini., 1 pt. 
In another half hour, finding her still comfortable in the 
same position, we left for the night, leaving another drench 
about half the dose of the last, to be given if any further spasms 
occurred. Gave an unfavorable prognosis and asked the owner 
to report the condition in the morning. 
We heard nothing further of the case until about 4 o’clock 
the next afternoon when we were again ’phoned, saying the cow 
had got up about four or five in the morning and had eaten a 
