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and scanty, but general tension of muscular system was more re¬ 
laxed, with tail less erect, and I dared to hope for convalescence, 
but cautioned the owner that the enemy we were fighting was 
treacherous, and he must spare no patience to keep the mule 
quiet. On the sixteenth day I had expected to see my tetanus 
case, but received word that he was dead. On inquiry I learned 
that immediately after the termination of the second week the 
owner turned the mule into the yard, so as to better judge of 
the progress of his improvement, and the next morning he was 
found as most of the subjects of tetanus terminate. I was dis¬ 
heartened when defeated in apparent view of success. 
Case No. j was a four-year-old gelding, fairly well bred. 
I told the owner “ the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but 
the truth,” as I had found it in this disease ; that the old form 
of medical treatment was decidedly uncertain, and I advised the 
antitetanic serum treatment, which was promptly rejected on 
account of the price quoted. I cut the wound out in the foot 
that had been healed, according to the owner’s statement, for 
two weeks, and advised the iodine treatment, covered by anti¬ 
septic poultices. I 
I ordered an easily digested diet and quartered him in a 
darkened box-stall to await developments. As the owner seemed 
very particular about expense I overlooked the case, but he 
came for me in a week and informed me how much he thoimht 
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of the horse, which is generally the case. When the animal 
becomes critical and the owner fears loss by death they become 
more valuable in his opinion. On visiting patient found tonic 
contraction of muscular system, apparent profuse salivation, but 
able and persisting in eating, although lips and tongue were 
stiffened and mouth would open but slightly. Pulse, tempera¬ 
ture and excretions were fairly good, but respiration was labored 
and he had been standing two days. I prescribed similar to 
case No. 2, and at the owner’s earnest request sent for the anti¬ 
tetanic serum, which I administered the following day, it being 
the eighth since first called. I gave 40 *cc. in three doses, six 
hours apart; injected hypodermically with antiseptic precau- 
