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animal dying in violent convulsions. In bad cases of poisoning the 
animal may die in fifteen minutes. In milder cases it may live for 
several hours or even days with symptoms less pronounced. 
Treatment. The decomposed state of the bowels after death 
indicate that it is a violent, irritant poison. The remedy most 
available and effective to counteract this condition is melted lard, 
or linseed oil, morphine in three grain doses hypodermically, or 
laudanum in ounce doses to relieve pain are indicated. Chloral 
hydrate for the same purpose has been recommended, but being 
itself very irritating* should not be used. 
rupines. ( Tnpinus) 
Other names : Wild pea, wild bean, blue bean. 
There are several species of the lupine, but they resemble one 
another so closely, that a person knowing one will have no difficulty 
in recognizing the others. 
They belong to the pea family the same as the loco weeds, and 
the two have often been confused. The different species of lupine 
are found growing extensively in the central and western half of the 
State, by the road side, in the meadows, and on the mountain side. 
It is generally eaten throughout the season by all kinds of range 
animals and is cut extensively for hay. The poison is confined en¬ 
tirely to the seeds. It blooms about June ist at an altitude of 6,000 
feet. Most of the cases of poisoning observed in this State have 
been in sheep and from eating lupine seeds in hay. When the pods 
become ripe most of the seeds fall to the ground and the lupine 
hay may be fed with safety, and it makes a valuable forage crop. 
It is when the plants are cut a little green or during damp weather 
and the seeds are retained in the pods in large quantities that 
trouble occurs. 
Symptoms. The symptoms are characteristic. In chronic 
poisining ( lupinosis ) there is a yellow appearance of the skin and 
mucous membranes. The urine is highly colored or bloody, de¬ 
praved appetite, clammy mouth, and general appearance of un¬ 
thriftiness. This chronic condition has been seen in horses of this 
State more than in other animals. 
Sheep are very fond of the seeds, and where they are accessible, 
eat them in large quantities, producing the disease in the acute form. 
In the acute poisoning the animal rushes about in different direc¬ 
tions in a state of frenzy. It finally falls in a fit, has violent spasms 
and dies, usually inside of two hours. 
Treatment. In severe cases the violent symptoms come on 
so rapidly that it seems all but useless to try to save them. In less 
violent cases of poisoning melted lard, bacon grease, or linseed oil 
