A NEW TREATMENT OF PATURIENT PARESIS OF COWS. 
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out into a yard wet by rain and exposed to a rough’ wind, in 
order to clean the stable, I feel safe .in concluding that the 
mastitis had been caused by taking cold after recovery. Besides, 
this is a common cause of mastitis, so frequently met with in 
dairy stables. 
Yet till's case gives a warning, and I can only repeat my ad¬ 
vice to observe the strictest carefulness and cleanliness. ' Antici¬ 
pating just such an occurrence I had added to my outfit for 
Schmidt’s treatment a white oil-cloth on which I place the 
udder for disinfection after I ’have thoroughly washed it with 
soap and water. Kor disinfecting the udder, and especially the 
teats and the infusion apparatus, I use creolin, which may be 
considered as efficient as the lysol recommended by Schmidt. 
Finally, I wish to mention that I have improved the apparatus 
for infusion by inserting at the lower end of the rubber-tube the 
glass-tube of a straight eye-dropper instead of the recommended 
milking tube. By this means it can be observed when the 
column of fluid has been fully expended into the teats, which 
must be guessed at by using a milking tube. 
For the present I shall abstain from a critical consideration 
of the value of this new treatment of milk fever. It has been 
said, and it is very true, that this method of treatment is em¬ 
pirical, as we do not know the exact cause and nature of the 
disease. But if the rapidly increasing number of favorable 
recoveries are impassionately weighed, it looks as if Schmidt s 
theories cannot be far from being correct, and that after all we 
have been enriched by a new method of treatment which, by 
further improvement, is likely to lead to a successful therapeu¬ 
tic of milk fever. 
Veterinarians of Chicago have an excellent chance to 
study pathological anatomy and histology under the direction of 
Prof. Klebs and his very able assistant. Prof. Ziet. Only eight 
B. A. 1 . veterinarians avail themselves of the opportunity. The 
hours of attendance are from eight until eleven Tuesday and 
Friday evenings. ' 
