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very inoriiing' by the local veterinarian. I sent a special mes¬ 
senger after a flask of tetanus antitoxin from the pharmacy of 
the Dresden High vSchool. Upon the label stood “ Government 
Control No. 4, Offlcially Tested, Feb. 18, 1897.” The patient, 
a fonr-year-old, well-nonrished, fnll-blooded, dark brown ^ Hano¬ 
verian mare, presented the following symptoms : the rigidity of 
the head, the rigid pointing of the ears upward and forward, 
the trismus, the dilated nostrils, the onset of twitchings and 
convulsions upon the least excitement confirmed the diagnosis.’ 
The closely amputated tail was stiffly carried a little to the left; 
the hind quarters were widely separated and posteriorly placed; 
pulse was 52 and respirations 38 to the minute ; rectal tempera¬ 
ture was 38.3° C. Muscular rigidity of the head and neck 
marked, that of the back and loins less so. Inquiry showed 
that the patient’s tail had been amputated five weeks before. 
No other wounds were observable, nor was the horse in any¬ 
thing but a healthy condition before amputation. On March 
26th the animal was driven in the presence of an^ offlcer for 
some time along various pathways, and on the evening of that 
day the first symptoms of tetanus set in. Examining the wound 
occasioned by the amputation of more than one-half of the tail, 
a yellowish red pus issued from beneath the protecting crusta- 
tion. The grave condition of the animal diduiot admit of fur¬ 
ther amputation ; hence the granulating surface was removed 
by the sharp curette and the whole tail, especially the wounded 
surface, thoroughly disinfected with a i per cent, sublimate solu¬ 
tion. The wounded surface, after parenchymatous hsemorrhages 
had been checked, had been dusted over with the potent bacte¬ 
ricide, actol (credi). As the antitoxin would only arrive by 
nightfall the patient was left undisturbed in a darkened stall, 
whereupon it carefully lay down, and, according to the stable¬ 
men, remained quietly in that position for two hours that morn¬ 
ing. But on my entering the stall to inject the antitoxin, it 
sprang to its feet. The antitoxin, according to directions, was 
dissolved in sterilized water, and at the same time it was care¬ 
fully noted that the water bath in which the sterilizedNvater 
was warmed did not go beyond 39.5° C. The previously disin¬ 
fected syringe and canula were again thoronghly sterilized be¬ 
fore the injection. The hair over the right jugular was lathered, 
razed off, and the locality rendered aseptic by washing and 
scrubbing it for three minutes with a i per cent, sublimate solu¬ 
tion. After the injection, the condition of the animal became 
worse in that it no longer laid itself down. On the contrary. 
