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The history of the case is about as follows. For several weeks 
had been noticed to be out of condition, eating well but still 
^ming to grow poor. When, one afternoon, on being taken out 
drive, the owner, in ascending a slight eminence, noticed the 
imal roar some, and seemed to be unusually fatigued. 
On returning, a veterinarian was called in, who gave the animal 
purge, making it out a case of “intestinal irritation.” The 
imal purged freely for some thirty-six hours, and at the end of 
s time became so weak as to be hardly able to stand, refusing 
food and being unable to swallow, except after repeated at- 
npts. Saliva now began running from the mouth, being of a 
ingy, frothy character, and flowing out in large quantities. It 
s about this time that he came to the attention of the college, 
1 was put under electuaries of belladonna, and had a cantharides 
ster thoroughly rubbed around the neck. 
Upon being brought to the hospital, an examination was made 
the pharynx, the mucous membrane of which was found to be 
hby, and with but little reflex action when touched with the 
id. Electricity w r as now applied to the region of the throat, by 
> poles of a galvano-electric battery, one being held on either 
e and slowly passed up and down, causing a direct current to 
;s through the affected structures, evinced by the animal’s re- 
ited attempt at swallowing. This was kept up for about twenty 
mites, and gone through with three times a day. Strychnia was 
o given in two grain doses three times a day. For the first day 
j so the a slight improvement seemed to take place, the animal 
nking about two quarts of milk per day, but would eat no oats 
| - hay. The electricity was then increased to half an hour, but the 
mal seemed to be at a standstill and gradually became worse, 
e strychnia w r as also increased to two and one-lialf grains three 
les a day, and finally to three grains, and the electricity discon- 
ued. This was kept up until symptoms of strychnia poisoning 
re observed, when it was cut down to a grain and a half, in 
obination with the same quantity of nitrate of silver; but with. 
■ any good results, the animal gradually growing weaker, as he 
used all nourishment, until April 3d, when he died. 
Upon post mortem examination, the pharynx was found full of 
