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J. S. LAMKIN. 
possible, and keep her well bedded. It is one man’s work to 
attend to her for the first few hours. Draw her water if she is 
not passing it and give frequent enemas of warm soapy water. 
As to medicinal agents, I generally confine myself to two or 
three—aconite and mix vomica or strychnia and digitalis ; but 
if the animal is very uneasy, I give chloral hydrate and bromide 
of potash, in six-dram doses each, as seems necessary. Two 
drams tinct. of aconite in same quantity of cold water every half 
hour upon the tongue and one grain sulphate of strychnia hy¬ 
podermically every two hours, until there is a change lor the 
better, is my rule. Aconite is called “ the therapeutical lan¬ 
cet ” and is certainly indicated in this disorder. If the heart is 
weak or unsteady, I give ten minims of fluid extract digitalis 
with the aconite. If not practicable to give the strychnia hypo¬ 
dermically, two drams tine, mix vomica, given also with the 
aconite, may be substituted. Alcoholic stimulants come in as 
soon as there is a change for the better, but until the secretions 
are aroused somewhat not much can be expected of them. As 
soon as the animal begins to want to rise, a pint of raw linseed 
oil and four to six ounces of tine, of aloes may be given. The 
enemas should be continued until the bowels operate naturally. 
Frequent milking is necessary, even if very little is obtained. In 
the administration of medicines, the greatest care should be ex¬ 
ercised or some of it will pass into the trachea and thus into the 
lungs. Even if the animal seems perfectly sensible and can 
swallow somewhat, deglutition is often imperfect and I have 
found it a safe rule to use a piece of half-inch rubber hose to 
give all medicines, excepting the small quantities of aconite and 
nux vomica, until she can drink from a pail and even then they 
should be turned down very slowly. In the American Vet¬ 
erinary Review of December, 1894, is an article by Dr. R. H. 
Harrison, of Atchison, Kansas, recommending a new method of 
treating this disease, which consists of one introduction of a pint 
of water at 100° F., containing ten grains common salt, into the 
jugular vein, in the upper third of the neck. This is to be done 
with a Dieulafay’s aspirator to be had of Cod man & Shurtleff, 
