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tinued, with a drench of two quarts of soap suds and walking 
exercise when the colics should he too severe. 
On the 10 th and 11 th the rectum, which theretofore had been 
constantly empty, was relieved of a small handful comprising 
three or four balls of a gray mass, calcareous and very brittle. 
On the 12 th no improvement being obtained, he received hy¬ 
podermically two grains and a half of sulph. of eserine without 
any result. This was renewed the next day, giving rise to the 
general effects of the medicine, some slight nervous excitement, 
and strong contractions of the muscles of the abdomen, with pro¬ 
fuse perspiration, but with no effect upon the intestinal action. 
No foecaTmatters were passed off by the rectum. 
On Dec. 14tli his pulse had risen to 88 , his respiration 24 and 
temperature to 1031°. No change having been obtained by the 
treatment of the previous day, with the injections—which were 
continued, he was given four drachms of aloes, two of belladonna 
and eight ounces of linseed oil. The collicky pains having dis¬ 
appeared, the opium was stopped. 
From this to the 19th, the animal’s general condition seemed 
to improve, his symptoms were better, he had some appetite and 
partook of some liquid and sloppy food. He had no colics, but 
still had passed nothing. 
On the 20th the colics reappeared; no change otherwise. 
The case of constipation was undoubtedly becoming complicated 
with paralysis of the muscular coat of the intestines. Quinine 
and nux vomica in drachm doses, with alcoholic stimulants, were 
prescribed three times a day. 
On the 24th the temperature and pulse had come down to 
101° and 70 respectively. The treatment was changed to podoph- 
yllin grs. v., pulv. aloes gr. xv., sulf. quinine grs. xx, nux vomica 
3 iss, thriaca § ii, aqua 3 iv., given in drenches three times with 
injections as usual. 
This treatment was kept up until January 2 d, and no improve¬ 
ment was noticed. On that morning a last attempt was made to 
soften the foecal impackment of the colon,and an eight-drachm ball 
of aloes was given in the morning. He showed no change during 
the day. In the evening had some slight abdominal pains, and 
