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abandoned on account of the danger of tracheotomy, its complica¬ 
tion, and also as a question of economy, the horse being put to a 
long rest, and, lastly, there were other safer methods of treatment. 
Dr. Levi continued this method of administration by the 
means of a hypodermic syringe, adjusted to a trocar, thus pre¬ 
venting tracheotomy. Dr. Levi’s experience has shown us that 
most of the drugs can be administered by the trachea and pro¬ 
duce the same effect as though introduced in the digestive pas¬ 
sages, with the exception of purgatives, which give no results 
whatever. Dr. Levi reccommends these injections only in cases 
where a sudden change of the organism is needed because of the 
activity of the respiratory mucous membrane due to its large 
area. This gentleman has obtained quite a number of cures in 
cases of glanders and farcy by injecting i ^ drachms of iodu- 
rated sodium, according to the following directions : 
Metallic iodine, 2 parts. 
Iodide of potassium, 10 parts. 
Distilled water, 100 parts. 
Increasing the dose drachm every three days until 5 drachms are 
given in a day. 
Dr. Levi also treated a case of pulmonary emphysema of 
one year’s standing and obtained a cure in two days, with the 
following injection : 
Sulphate of atrophine, i centigramme, 
Aqua pura, 2 grammes, 
twice daily. 
He has used with success the following injections against 
chronic bronchitis : 
Essence of turpentine. 
Sweet oil, 
in one dose daily, during twelve days. 
aa grammes iij 
Against typhoid fever, an injection of i drachms of bi¬ 
sulphate of quinine, once daily, brought the cure in seven days. 
Quite a number of other cases have been treated by Dr. 
Levi by this method of administration with success. 
As far as my experience is concerned, I have a case of epis- 
taxis to communicate to you, which took me eight hours to 
