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posed into carbonate of ammonia in the kidney, the administration of 
carbonate of ammonia would be inadmissible. 
Mr. Welsley (the President) referred, in appreciative terms, to the 
excellency of Professor Walley’s paper, but said that, although he could 
quite understand the benefit arising from the combined effects of phle¬ 
botomy and ammonia, he could not fully see the advisability of com¬ 
bining two such antagonistic remedies as aconite and ammonia, 
recommended by Professor Walley in his paper. 
Mr. Blam said that it was fourteen years since he had discarded alcohol 
in favour of ammonia. In parturient apoplexy he had found Ammon. 
Carb. an invaluable remedy. He then related several cases illustrative 
of its beneficial effects in this disease. He said he gave as much as four 
ounces of the carbonate of ammonia to a cow in one draught before joiner 
down. You run no risk in cattle of injuring the buccal membrane. 
Referring to Mr. Morgan’s remarks on external stimulation, he said that, 
in acute pleurisy and pneumonia, he placed great reliance on the external 
application of mustard in every case. He had never given aconite with 
ammonia, but he failed to see any reason why the action of aconite 
should be different when combined with carbonate of ammonia in the 
solid form from its action when administered with the same medicine in 
the liquid form. In torpidity of the bowels he had found that a ball 
composed of Aloes 5j, Ammon. Carb. 5 ij, and repeated for several morn¬ 
ings, acted very much more satisfactorily than the ordinary physic 
ball. 
Mr. B. Kettle , in a humorous speech, related the history of a case of 
inflammation of the bowels in a horse, which very forcibly pointed to 
the beneficial effects of large doses of Liq. Ammonia, When he first saw 
the case he administered some appropriate medicine, and gave instruc¬ 
tions to send him word in three hours how the horse was. A messenger 
came and reported that the animal was no better. He (Mr. Kettle) then 
prepared some ammonia liniment, to be applied to his abdomen, and a 
powder, which was to be administered in a pint of warm water, stating 
that he would see him soon after. When he arrived he found the horse 
standing with his tongue hanging out its full length from his mouth, and 
completely stripped of its mucous covering; the whole of the buccal 
membrane was also removed. On making inquiries as to how this was 
brought about, he ascertained that they had given the horse the ammonia 
liniment as a draught, and rubbed the powder on to his belly, adding 
that the pain ceased immediately after he got the draught. He (Mr. 
Kettle) was very much alarmed at the probable result at first; however, 
the case terminated favorably. As to the beneficial effects of ammonia 
in parturient apoplexy, Mr. Kettle said that he had given ammonia and 
whiskey, both separate and combined; but, under either mode of treat¬ 
ment, he was sorry to have to report a large 'percentage of deaths. 
Mr. Welsley , referring to parturient apoplexy, said that he had been 
induced to try ergot; in one case he gave two drachms of strong solu¬ 
tion in half a pint of gruel. The animal was almost comatose ; half an 
hour afterwards she became very excited—almost mad. She continued 
in that state for about two hours, after which she became quiet, and 
finally recovered. He treated other two cases after the same manner, 
but both died. He then treated other two cases by the hypodermic 
injection of ergot, one of which recovered. Reasoning from his expe¬ 
rience and the physiological action of ergot, he was inclined to recom¬ 
mend it for further trial. He said he was also very favorably impressed 
with the benefits likely to be derived from the intra-venous injection of 
ammonia in this disease. 
