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of Boston, Mass. Dr. Harrison reports eighty per cent, of cures 
by this method, which would indeed be very gratifying. I have 
often thought of trying it, but have neglected sending for the 
instrument. If any one does do so, I hope he will report re¬ 
sults. 
The prognosis of parturient apoplexy must of necessity be 
very grave, before one can tell how his case is going. Even 
after the patient rallies from the first attack and is up and eat¬ 
ing a little, she may relapse and die. My system of prophy¬ 
laxis is, if in summer or when the animal is out to grass, to feed 
her nothing whatever for six weeks prior to calving and if to be 
kept up give only hay and three quarts of bran, wet up soft, 
night and morning for same length of time. Keep salt where 
she can lick it at will and keep her out of doors all of every day 
unless stormy. That “it is better to seek health in the fields 
unbought than to fee the doctor for a nauseous draught ” applies 
well to the prevention of “ parturient apoplexy ” and even then, 
especially in winter, if the animal is fat, a pound of Epsom salts 
dissolved and given as one dose about a week before calving, 
will often avert this very serious trouble. 
Now, I am sure that some of you gentlemen present know 
more about this subject than I do, and I would be very much 
pleased to hear your suggestions. That “ we are never too old 
to learn ” we all, I think, find out occasionally, and I would be 
glad indeed to hear the experience of others and get some points 
for future use. 
I thank you, gentlemen, for your kind attention. 
SUPPURATIVE CELLULITIS IN THE LIMBS OF CAT* 
TLE DUE TO STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION. 
By Veranus a. Moore, M. D. 
Professor of Coviparative Pathology and Bacteriology, New York State Veterinary 
College, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 
In August, 1897, my attention was called to an interesting 
disease affecting the feet and lower limbs of cattle in certain 
parts of Herkimer County. The affection had received the local 
