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in March. The next morning the owner called me up and in¬ 
formed me that the cow was up and all right. As I heard no 
more from this case, conclude there was no further trouble. 
I can think of no reason why it should occur at this time, 
but know that the treatment for parturient paresis had a curative 
effect. 
J. V. Hills, D.V.M. 
Dr. Davenport : 
A good aggravated case of indigestion causes exactly the 
same symptoms as milk fever; ptomaine poisoning is like milk 
poisoning, the same treatment will save them; always wait a 
reasonable time, and if they fail to get on their feet, chance 
giving a good dose of salts when down, and try and maintain 
life and energy with aromatic spirits and small doses of strichnia, 
belladonna, and aconite, small doses also. I have had hundreds 
of such cases. 
The trouble with veterinarians is, they are like other animals 
—lack good judgment. Learning is of no avail without the 
experience and judgment. 
Yours truly, 
A T /d Horse and Cow Doctor. 
Hattiesburg, Miss., May 15, 1912. . 
Editors American Veterinary Review, New York, N. Y. 
Since publishing the report we sent you last month in this 
month’s Review of “ An Unusual Case of Parturient Paresis,” 
we have received quite an amusing letter from a party in Hemp¬ 
stead, N. Y. I am enclosing same for publication in the Review 
for the benefit of those who may not be in possession of the 
“ knowledge ” of veterinary science and therapeutics which the 
party discloses in his letter to us. 
He states that a good aggravated case of indigestion causes 
exactly the same symptoms as milk fever or “ parturient paresis.” 
We would like to have him state zvhat form of indigestion he 
has reference to? If I am correct, there are several forms of 
indigestion, which depend largely on the cause for the animal’s 
manifestation of symptoms. Ptomaine poisoning might cause 
