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occasionally forming soft clots, which would be blown out, and 
the stream start again. It was principally to stop him from 
blowing out these clots that the nostril was plugged. 
Dr. Barstow, of Quincy, a practitioner of human medicine, 
happened to be in my office at the time and asked if I had ever 
used intravenous injections of gelatin solution for hsemorrhages. 
I had not, but felt justified in trying it on this case. 
Neither of us had any data as to the proper strength to use, 
but I decided upon a two per cent, solution as a trial. I made 
one quart of a T 4 ^ solution of common salt in distilled water, 
sterilized it, dissolved the gelatin, and cooling to the proper 
temperature as rapidly as possible, injected it into the jugular 
vein by means of the apparatus I regularly employ for intra¬ 
venous injections. This consists of a regular family syringe 
with hard rubber connections with a bottle arranged for an air 
trap near the delivery tube. The delivery tube is a soft rubber 
human catheter, into which the needle is wired. The whole is 
sterilized by running boiling water through it immediately be¬ 
fore using. 
When we began the injection the mule was rapidly losing 
strength and the blood seemed thinner than ever. By the time 
we had finished the blood had begun to string down from the 
nose, reaching at times nearly to the floor before dropping off. 
Another case having taken me to the rear of the stable for 
about ten minutes, upon my return I found the haemorrhage 
had stopped. 
The animal was given salted water at intervals until his 
thirst was allayed, when he was sent home. He had no return 
of the trouble. 
Since then, another physician has shown me a memoran¬ 
dum from some medical journal indicating a 2$ solution of gela¬ 
tin in normal salt solution, intravenously in hsemorrhages—ex¬ 
actly what I had used. 
I believe, however, that most veterinarians consider io to 
be normal salt proportion for horses’ blood or for delicate mem¬ 
branes. 
Case II—Local Paralysis. 
A blocky-built team horse, while at work, stepped into a low 
place in the pavement, seemingly stumbled, knuckling with the 
front feet, and immediately displayed great pain, stumbling in 
front and even going down upon his knees. 
He was removed to his stable with difficulty, where I saw 
him shortly afterward. He was then tramping around with 
