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of these had already put the treatment into use in their prac¬ 
tice. These, however, agreed to report their subsequent results 
to me. Accordingly a circular of instructions, an infusion 
apparatus, two ounces of potassium iodide, and ten special 
blanks for report of cases treated were forwarded to each veteri¬ 
narian who had consented to cooperate. In November, 1900, a 
letter was issued to each of these veterinarians requesting that 
the reports they had collected be sent in.' Up to this time I 
have received replies from thirty-three veterinarians. In all, 
166 cases were reported ; of these 166, 119 resulted in recovery 
while 47 were fatal. Of the fatal cases in eight of the cows 
death may be traced to some complication such as prolapse of 
the uterus, foreign-body, pneumonia, etc. In these cases the 
Schmidt treatment cannot be said to have failed, for it is not 
in any way intended that it shall be able to overcome such 
accidental conditions. If the cow has recovered from her con¬ 
dition of paralysis as a result of the Schmidt treatment far 
enough to be out of danger from that source and to promise re¬ 
covery, but later falls victim to some complication that is in no 
measure a part of parturient paralysis, but only a result of that 
disease, it may with justice be said that the Schmidt treatment 
was a success so far as the malady against which it was directed 
is concerned. Looking at the reports from this generous point 
of view, iu 127 cases out of 166, or 76.5 per cent., the Schmidt 
treatment was successful so far as the parturient paralysis was 
• concerned. 
I regret that the limit of this article forbids the presentation 
of a full report of each case, and that it must be confined to the 
following tabulated report, which gives a summary of the im¬ 
portant features of these reports. 
1. Breed— 
Shorthorn .... 
. . . . *31 
Galloway. 
. . 1 
Jersey. 
. . . . 17 
Polled Angus . . . 
. . . . 1 
Holstein. 
.... 4 
Devon . 
.... 1 
Hereford. 
.... 3 
Grade. 
, ... 42 
Not stated ... 
. : . . 66 
* Note—T he figures represent the number of cases. 
