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REPORTS OF OASES. 
But I simply started out to narrate my experience with 
certain of the agents which are used to reduce and control 
these fevers. 1 said that I had just emerged from two fatal 
cases, which 1 had treated with quinine and stimulants, and I 
will qualify that by saying that those cases began with tem¬ 
peratures of 107°, that quinine was administered in two 
drachm doses every four hours, and this was reinforced by 
two and three ounce doses of alcohol between the doses of 
quinine. Later, as debility succeeded, nutrients, (such as milk 
and egg, oatmeal gruel, hay tea, etc.,) were freely adminis¬ 
tered ; and when the heart began to show an enfeebled'and 
threatening character, digitalis and counter irritation were 
resorted to and persevered with. Not only were my own 
resources exhausted, but two other veterinarians were con¬ 
sulted at various times during the disease, and, despite all our 
efforts, both animals died after a sickness of about ten days 
each, during the whole of which the thermometer kept up a 
register of between 105 and 107. They were very valuable 
road horses, and their loss was much regretted. Scarcely 
had the contractor removed their bodies, when two new 
cases, presenting the same characteristic symptoms were pre¬ 
sented to me for treatment. One of these was the off horse 
of a peculiarly marked team, whom it would be next to im¬ 
possible to replace, and valued very highly; the other a pacer 
with the capacity to go a mile close to :20. With my past 
experience I naturally assumed control of these two cases 
with many misgivings, and with a determination to reduce 
the temperature, and keep it down if possible. A learned 
friend, whose name would be recognized by every reader of 
the Review, should I write it, cautioned me against the too 
free use of acetanilid, and good naturedly advised me to 
stick to “ quinine and whiskey,’’ and “ whiskey and quinine.” 
To distinguish the two horses, I will call the carriage horse 
No. 1, and the pacer No. 2. They both began with a tem¬ 
perature of 106J, and I administered to each 100 grains of 
quinine at 10 A.M.; at 1 P.M. No. 1 had risen to 107, pulse 66, 
respiration 22 ; at 7 P.M. 107-^. I now decided that I should 
place No. 1 under acetanilid and digitalis (the latter to over- 
